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Thorek Memorial Hospital

July 17, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE: ICE. OBSERVED ICE MACHINE WITH SLIME SUBSTANCE BUILD-UP DRIPPING ON ICE CUBES INSIDE THE BOTTOM ICE BIN. BLACK SUBSTANCE WAS OBSERVED ON INSIDE PANEL OF TOP PART OF ICE MACHINE, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ICE MACHINE. SERIUOS VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
code 16
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: WE OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF MICE DROPPINGS IN DIFFERENT LOCATION OF KITCHEN. DISH ROOM: UNDER EAST SHELF,NORTH- WEST CORNER, ABOVE THE CHEMICAL BOXES AT SAME AREA.UNDER THE CONVEYOR BELT OF DISH MACHINE. REAR STORAGE: UNDER SHELVES, CORNERS AND ON TOP ELECTRICAL BOX. KITCHEN:UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS,SOUTH-WEST CORNER; ON FLOOR BEHIND AND UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT;ON TOP THE MOBILE CART WERE THE OIL BOTTLES AND OTHER SPICES ARE STORED,ON TOP UNU WOOD CUTTING BOARD,STORED AT LAST METAL SHELF, SOUTH WALL BY THE EXPOSED HAND SINK. ON TOP WALL LEDGE UNDER THE ELECTRICAL PANEL AT NORTH SIDE OF PRODUCE PREP AREA; ON CARTS WERE CLEAN UTENSILS ARE STORED.TWO ANTS ON FLOORBY THE WEST WALL IN DISH ROOM.OBSERVED GAPS ON CEILING AROUND PIPE BY THE ELECTRICAL PANEL AND IN STORAGE AREA.INSTRUCTED TO SEAL SAID GAPS. OVER 80 DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT THE AREA MENTIONED. OBSERVED 10 SMALL FLIES IN REAR DRY STORAGE,BY THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS, AND ON WALL BY THE CONVEYOR BELT WERE DIRTY DISHES AREA STORED. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DROPPINGS AND SMALL FLIES,CLEAN AND SANITIZE SAID AREA. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-020
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: NO SPLASH GUARD PROVIDED BETWEEN METAL SHELF WHERE CLEAN POTS AND PANS ARE STORED, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SPLASH GUARD AT SAID AREA.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED HAIR RESTRAINTS,PAPER FROM CANDY AND OTHER ITEM INSIDE THE CLEAN DISHES MOBILE CARTS, IN KITCHEN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN • BUILD-UP OF ENCRUSTED /BURNED FOOD UNDER THE 4 BURNER STOVE,ALSO GREASE BUILD-UP INSIDE THE DEEP FRYER. GREASE ON FILTERS, HOOD AND PIPE UNDER THE HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAID AREAS.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: PUDDLES OF WATER IN SOME PART OF THE KITCHEN,INSTRUCTED TO KEEP FLOOR DRY THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN AND DISH ROOM
code 34
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: GREASE AND DUST BUILD-UP AROUND LIGHT SHIELD UNDER THE HOOD,IN KITCHEN AREA, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: WATER PIPE UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS ARE LEAKING INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 21, 2012: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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