Whole Foods Market

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings6
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous food shall have adequate refrigerated food storage facilities. The packaged fish display cooler has an ambient air temperature of 49°f and the packaged smoked meat display was holding ham hocks and turkey wings at 50°f. U.S. Refrigeration repaired the coolers to hold food at 40°f at this time, tags not issued.
  code 2Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. The packaged fish cooler is holding schucked oysters at 48.3°f and stuffed salmon fillets at 49.1°f. The packaged smoked meat display is holding ham hocks at 50°f and turkey wings at 47.3°f. 73.3 pounds of product valued $655.38 at was dumped and denatured.
  code 3Priority
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. The produce prep ice machine is rusty around the door interior and the fish dept crushed ice machine has some buildup starting in the chute area, have the machines serviced and sanitized.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. Clean and sanitize the floors in the cheese prep room, cheese prep cooler and under the cheese display area dishmachine.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. The ceiling above the main dishmachine is dirty, have the ceiling cleaned or the tiles replaced.
  code 35
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: Between uses and during storage ice dispensing utensils and ice receptacles shall be stored in a way that protects them from contamination. The ice tools are stored close enough to touch the floor squeegy. The tools were taken down, sanitized and the tool hangers moved further apart.
  code 43

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