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North & Pulaski Fresh Market

October 9, 2018 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings11
  • critical findings2

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Failed findings

  • sick-employee policy not followedcritical
    Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
    Inspector note: 2-102.14(N) OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FROM EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    code 3Priority
  • staff working while sickcritical
    Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
    Inspector note: 2-501.11 OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURE ON THE PREMISES FOR VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A CLEAN UP PROCEDURE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    code 5Priority
  • hot/cold holding temps off
    Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
    Inspector note: 3-501.16(A)(1) OBSERVED IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS. OBSERVED CHICKEN AT 99.3F, PORK AT 105.8F, AND COOKED RICE AT 103.3F AT THE HOT HOLDING UNIT NEXT TO THE DELI COUNTER. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 44# OF FOOD WORTH $175. PRIORITY 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
    code 21
  • cold food not cold enough
    Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
    Inspector note: 3-501.16(A)(2) OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS. OBSERVED GREEN SALSA AT 45.2F, SOUR CREAM AT 49.7F, AND CUT TOMATOES AT 49.8F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 10 GALLONS AND 5# OF FOOD WORTH $120. PRIORITY 7-38-005. SEE VIOLATION #21 FOR CITATION.
    code 22
  • food not cooled down right
    Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
    Inspector note: 3-501.17 OBSERVED READY-TO-EAT, TCS FOODS SUCH AS SALSA PREPARED AND HELD MORE THAN 24 HOURS, NOT DATE MARKED TO INDICATE WHEN THE FOOD MUST BE SOLD, CONSUMED OR DISCARDED. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO DATE MARK ALL READY-TO-EAT, TCS FOODS WITH A MAXIMUM OF 7 DAYS WITH THE DATE OF PREPARATION COUNTING AS DAY 1. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    code 23
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
    Inspector note: 6-501.111 OBSERVED LIVE SMALL FLIES IN THE PRODUCE PREP AREA AND PRODUCE STORAGE AREA. APPROXIMATELY 25 LIVE SMALL FLIES WERE OBSERVED IN THIS AREA. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED. • 6-202.15 OBSERVED THE EXIT DOOR TO THE PARKING LOT FROM THE PRODUCE PREP AREA NOT RODENT PROOFED. THERE IS A 1/2" GAP ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF ALL EXIT DOORS.
    code 38
  • Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
    Inspector note: 3-306.11 OBSERVED FOOD NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING DISPLAY. OBSERVED TRIPE STORED ON A SHEET PAN ON TOP OF THE DELI PREP COOLER WITH NO DISPLAY CASE OR SNEEZEGUARD TO PROTECT AGAINST CONTAMINATION BY THE PUBLIC. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE THE TRIPE IN A DISPLAY CASE OR OTHER MEANS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. PRIORITY 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. • 3-305.12 OBSERVED SEVERAL SEWAGE LINES RUNNING ABOVE THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO SHIELD SEWER LINES TO INTERCEPT POTENTIAL DRIPS.
    code 39
  • In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored
    Inspector note: 3-304.12(A) OBSERVED SALSA CONTAINERS WITHOUT HANDLES BEING USED AS SCOOPS FOR SALSA, SOFRITOS AND PICKLED VEGETABLES IN SEVERAL AREAS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE A SCOOP WITH AN ATTACHED HANDLE TO SCOOP FOODS OUT OF CONTAINERS.
    code 43
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: 4-501.11(B) REPLACE THE TORN DOOR GASKETS INSIDE OF THE TAQUERIA 2 DOOR PREP COOLER.
    code 47
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: 4-602.13 CLEAN THE PREP TABLE, PREP COOLERS AND MICROWAVE IN THE TAQUERIA FOOD PREP AREA.
    code 49
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: 6-201.11 OBSERVED FOAM SHEATHING USED AS A CEILING SURFACE IN THE PRODUCE PREP AREA AND BASEMENT PREP AREAS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE FOR ALL CEILINGS. • 6-501.11 REGROUT THE FLOOR TILES BEHIND THE DELI COUNTER AND BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREAS. REPLACE THE WATER STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT THE STORE.
    code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 25, 2017: 11 findings appeared for the first time. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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