National Fruit Stop

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeLicense-Task Force
• failed findings8
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
  Inspector note: Adequate and convenient hand washing facilities shall be provided for all employees. MUST PROVIDE SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICE FOR NEW ADDITIONAL WASHROOM. NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 12Priority
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. MUST CLEAN/SANITIZE; COOLERS, MOP SINK, AND ALL STORAGE SHELVES THRU-OUT PREMISES.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MUST REPLACE BROKEN AND MISSING FLOOR TILES THRU-OUT PREMISES, AND CLEAN CLEAN FLOORS.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. MUST REPLACE DAMAGED CEILING PANELS AND SEAL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES TO PREVEN PEST ENTRY; ALSO MUST REMOVE RAW/BARE WALL BETWEEN OLD AREA/SPACE AND ADDITIONAL NEW SPACE.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces. MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING FOR ADDITIONAL STORAGE AREA/ROOM.
  code 36
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters
  Inspector note: NO SELF-CLOSING DEVICES AT WASHROOM DOORS, MUST INSTALL.
  code 37
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units.
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: CLUTTER THRU-OUT STORAGE AREAS, MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEAN AND ORGANIZE TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. ARTICLES MUST BE STORED OFF FLOORS, AWAY FROM WALLS.
  code 41

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