Supermercado La Tapatia

August 31, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings3

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: WALK-IN COOLER IN REAR ENCLOSED AREA NOT MAINTAINING ADEQUATE TEMPERATURE. AIR TEMP RECORDED AT 46.7F. FOUND MASSIVE ICE BUILD-UP ON THE COILS OF CONDENSER. MUST HAVE UNIT SERVICED. MUST BE CAPABLE OF MAINTAINING AN INTERNAL AIR TEMPERATURE OF 40 DEGREES OR BELOW. UNIT TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. 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: 8 GALLONS OF MILK FOUND IN REAR WALK-IN COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 49.1F. ALO FOUND COOKED RICE AT 45.8F AND COOKED CACTUS AT 45.9F IN 2 DOOR EACH-IN COOLER IN HOT FOOD PREP AREA(BOTH DOORS WERE LEFT OPEN (ALL OTHER FOOD ITEMS WERE AT ACCEPTABLE TEMPERATURES). INSTRUCTED TO MAKE SURE BOTH DOORS TO UNIT ARE CLOSED TIGHTLY. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
Inspector note: MULTI-USE EQUIPMENT NOT BEING SANITIZED IN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. OBSERVED EMPLOYEE WASH AND RINSE MULTI-USE EQUIPMENT IN MEAT DEPT. PREP AREA WITHOUT PROPERLY SETTING UP ALL 3 SECTIONS OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. ALL MULTI-USE EQUIPMENT MUST ALSO BE SANITIZED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 8Priority
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: IMPROPER PEST CONTROL NOTED ON PREMISES AT TIME OF INVESTIGATION. 80 MICE DROPPINGS NOTED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS AND IN CORNERS IN REAR STORAGE AREA WHERE MOP SINK AND WALK-IN COOLER ARE LOCATED , IN SMALL STORAGE ROOM INSIDE HOT FOOD PREP AREA, BEHIND UNUSED DISPLAY SHELVES IN REAR ACROSS FROM WASHROOMS, IN DINING AREA, IN FRONT AREA IN MEAT DEPT AND WHERE 5-DOOR REACH-IN COOLER(IN POOR REPAIR) IS LOCATED. ALSO FOUND FRONT DOOR OPEN UPON ENTERING BUSINESS AND 4 LARGE HOUSE FLIES INSIDE IN MEAT DEPT. AND IN REAR. MUST KEEP DOORS CLOSED OR INSTALL A SCREEN DOOR TO PREVENT INSECT ENTRY. MUST ALSO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, SEAL UP ANY OPENINGS FOUND IN FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS AND REQUEST VISIT FROM PEST CONTROL COMPANY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated

Inspector note: FOUND 2 COMPARTMENT SINK IN HOT FOOD PREP AREA FULL OF DIRTY DISHES IN BOTH COMPARTMENTS. OWNER STATED THIS SINK IS USED FOR WASHING ALL DISHES IN THIS AREA. OWNER ALSO HAS A 3 COMPARTMENT METAL SINK IN REAR STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE 2 COMPARTMENT SINK FROM HOT FOOD PREP AREA AND REPLACE IT WITH A 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WITH ATTACHED METAL DRAIN BOARD. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 24
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOTED 08-27-15 ON REPORT # 1566786 NOT CORRECTED: -30- OBSERVED FOODS (BEEF, COOKED CACTUS) IN COOLER, SALSA AND SLICED VEGETABLES IN A REFRIGERATOR (REAR PREP AREA) WITHOUT PROPER LABLES CONTAINING NAME OF PRODUCT, DATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL FOODS THAT OUTSIDE OF THE ORIGINAL PACKAGE AND MAINTAIN -32- OBSERVED NO DRAIN BOARD OVER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE MEAT DELI PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. -34- CLEAN THE FLOORS AROUND, UNDER AND BEHIND HEAVY STORE EQUIPMENT (COOLERS, SHELVES). CLEAN FLOORS INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA, IN THE STORAGE AREA AROUND AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT AND BEHIND THE LARGE ICE MACHINE IN THE STORAGE AREA. -35- OBSERVED WATER STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT THE STORE ON THE SELLING FLOOR AND IN THE PANTRY OF THE REAR PREP AREA; REPLACE CEILING TILE WHERE NEEDED. OBSERVED MOLD ON THE WALL BETWEEN THE EXPOSED HANDSINK AND THE TWO COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE REAR PREP AREA; CLEAN WALL TO REMOVE MOLD AND PAINT. OBSERVED RUSTY VENTS IN BOTH WASHROOMS ON THE CEILINGS OF EACH WASHROOM; PAINT VENTS. OBSERVED DUST ON THE VENT FANS ON THE CEILINGS OF BOTH WASHROOMS; CLEAN TO REMOVE DUST FROM FANS. -36- OBSERVED NO LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE HOT HOLDING UNITS, OVER PRODUCE SECTION AND NO LIGHT SHIELDS ON VARIOUS LIGHTS OVER THE GROCERY AISLES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. -41- OBSERVED UNNECCESSARY CLUTTER THRU OUT THE ENTIRE FACILITY. IN THE REAR OLD, UNUSED, DIRTY EQUIPMENT MUST BE CLEANED OR REMOVED. UNUSED REFRIGERATORS IN THE GROCERY AISLES MUST BE REMOVED TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE AND MAINTAINED.
code 29
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: ICE SCOPP IN REAR NEAR ICE MACHINE MUST BE PROPELY STORED TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 3, 2015: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 9 previous findings did not recur.

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