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Save-A-Lot #852

September 10, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings7
critical findings0

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Failed findings

toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: EVIDENCE OF RODENTS AND INSECTS ON PREMISES. 30 MICE DROPPINGS OBSERVED ON FLOOR IN REAR ELECTRICAL CLOSET BEHIND CLUTTER IN THE CORNER. 20 GNATS AND 5 FLIES OBSERVED IN PRODUCE PREP AREA IN REAR AND IN PRODUCE DISPLAY AREA ON SALES FLOOR. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, SEAL ANY OPENINGS FOUND, CLEAN UP ALL SPILLED FOOD MATERIAL FROM FLOORS TO ELIMINATE PEST BREEDING AND REQUEST VISIT FROM PEST CONTROL COMPANY. ALSO FOUND A BUG ZAPPER INSTALLED ON THE WALL IN PRODUCE PREP AREA, MUST REMOVE THIS DEVICE FROM THIS AREA AND PLACE IN ANOTHER SECTION OF THE REAR STORAGE ROOM WHERE THERE IS NO OPEN FOOD. MUST ALSO REPAIR BOTTOMS(ENTRY AND EXIT DOORS 1/4 INCH GAPS) AND CENTER (1/4 INCH GAP) OF EXIT DOORS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-30-020.
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: REMOVE ICY BUILD-UP FROM INTERIOR OF WALK-IN FREEZER IN REAR STORAGE AREA.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN DISPLAY COOLERS ON SALES FLOOR, STORAGE SHELVES IN REAR STORAGE AREA, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF REFRIGERATOR AND STORAGE CABINET IN BREAK ROOM, INTERIOR OF MICROWAVE OVEN IN BREAK ROOM, LEDGES OF DISPLAY SHELVES ON DISPLAY FLOOR, 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN PRODUCE PREP AREA.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT REAR STORAGE AREA, INSIDE ALL STORAGE CLOSETS IN REAR STORAGE AREA, UNDERNEATH AND IN BETWEEN LOWER DISPLAY SHELVES ON SALES FLOOR, INSIDE WALK-IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS(FOOD DEBRIS, DIRT, FOOD SPILLS).
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: CLEAN WALLS IN MEAT PREP AREA WHERE NEEDED(DIRT), CLEAN AND/OR PAINT WALLS IN REAR FOOD STORAGE AREAS(DIRT). CLEAN ALL DEAD INSECTS AND DEBRIS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS. CLEAN DUST BUILD-UP FROM VENT IN WOMEN'S WASHROOM.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: REPAIR EXHAUST IN MEN'S WASHROOM. PROVIDE 3 STOPPERS FOR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN MEAT PREP AREA.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: ELIMINATE ALL CLUTTERED AREAS THROUGHOUT REAR FOOD STORAGE ROOM AND IN ALL CLOSETS AND ROOMS IN SAME AREA, ALL ARTICLES MUST BE PROPERLY STORED 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS TO ALLOW EASY ACCESS FOR CLEANING, SERVICING BY PEST CONTROL AND INSPECTING. DIRTY MOP WATER SHOULD BE DISCARDED AFTER USE AND MOP STORED UPTIGHT TO ELIMINATE INSECT BREEDING.
code 41

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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