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Potash Bros. Supermarket

March 19, 2015 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings10
  • critical findings4

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Failed findings

  • food from a questionable sourcecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
    Inspector note: NOTED HAND WASH SINK AT THE PRODUCE PREP AREA AT THE BASEMENT TO BE INACCESSIBLE WITH GARBAGE CANS(BIG AND SMALL) AND A BOX IN FRONT OF SINK. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL HAND WASH SINKS ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED FOR CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-030
    code 11Priority
  • certified manager paperwork missingcritical
    Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
    Inspector note: NOTED TEMPERATURE OF SALAD DISPLAY COOLER TO BE IMPROPER AT 44.9F. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL EQUIPMENT IS MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE OF 40F AND BELOW. CITATION ISSUED FOR CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-005(A)
    code 2Priority
  • sick-employee policy not followedcritical
    Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
    Inspector note: NOTED INTERNAL TEMPERATURES OF THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ITEMS INSIDE 3 DOOR REFRIGERATION UNIT,DELI DISPLAY COOLER AND SALAD BAR DISPLAY COOLER TO BE IMPROPER: ROAST BEEF(57.7F,TURKEY 44.6F,HAM 45.3F,EGG SALAD 45.6F(3 DOOR REFRIGERATION UNIT),TUNA 44.3F,POTATO SALAD 44.5F(DELI MEAT DISPLAY COOLER),EGGS 48.2F,CRAB MEAT 48.9F,COLE SLAW 47.9(SALAD BAR DISPLAY COOLER). MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF 126 LBS OF PRODUCTS WORTH $1000.00 THROUGH DENATURING PROCESS. CITATION ISSUED FOR CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-005(A)
    code 3Priority
  • hand hygiene slippingcritical
    Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
    Inspector note: NOTED EMPLOYEES CHANGING GLOVES AND MOVING FROM ONE STATION TO ANOTHER WITHOUT WASHING HANDS. NOTED EMPLOYEES AT THE DELI PREP COUNTER AFTER ASSISTING CUSTOMERS REMOVED GLOVES AND WENT TO CLEAN OTHER DISPLAY COOLERS, PLAYED WITH HAIR AND HAIR NET,THEN TO DISH OUT HOT FOODS BEHIND FOOD COUNTER,TO THE DI SWASHING ROOM THEN TO PULL OUT HOT FOODS FROM WARMER AND FINALLY BACK TO THE DELI MEAT COUNTER TO PUT ON NEW GLOVES; ALL THESE WITHOUT WASHING HANDS AT ANY TIME. INSTRUCTED TO WASH HANDS AT ALL TIMES ESPECIALLY WHEN MOVING FROM ONE PREP AREA TO ANOTHER AND AFTER CHANGING GLOVES. CITATION ISSUED FOR VIOLATION #7-38-010(A)
    code 6Priority
  • Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
    Inspector note: NOTED RUSTY SHELVES INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNITS AT THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REPAINT WITH A NON TOXIC FOOD GRADE PAINT AND/OR REPLACE.
    code 32
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
    Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN COOKING EQUIPMENT, SHELVES BELOW COOKING EQUIPMENT AND ALL SLICERS AT THE PREP AREA.
    code 33
  • Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
    Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDER NEATH EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY AT THE PREP AREA,UNDERNEATH THE DISH WASHING AREA, UNDERNEATH THE STAIR WAYS AND INSIDE WALK IN COOLER AT THE BASEMENT PREP AREA.
    code 34
  • Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
    Inspector note: NOTED MULTIPLE HOLES AND OPENING AT ON CEILING AT TOP OF HAND WASH SINK AT THE KITCHEN DISH WASHING AREA, ON CEILING INSIDE THE MEAT WALK IN COOLER(HOLE)AND CRACKED WALL BASE BY ENTRANCE AT THE REAR EXIT DOOR.ALSO NOTED STAINED AND DIRTY WALLS AT THE DISH WASHING ROOM WITH FOOD STAINS AND DIRT. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL HOLES AND OPENINGS, CLEAN WALLS AND MAINTAIN.
    code 35
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
    Inspector note: NOTED LEAKAGE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DISH WASHER, LEAKAGE AT THE FAUCET OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND LEAKAGE AT THE BOTTOM PIPING OF THE SAME 3 COMPARTMENT SINK ALL INSIDE THE MEAT PREP ROOM. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
    code 38
  • Food Handler Requirements Met
    Inspector note: NOTED EMPLOYEES WITH NO FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL EMPLOYEES MUST HAVE THE FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATE ON SITE ALWAYS.
    code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 31, 2014: 10 findings appeared for the first time.

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