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Whole Foods Market

October 8, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings0

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: NOTED EVIDENCE OF INSECTS ON SITE. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 35-40 LIVE SMALL FLIES RESTING ON WALLS AND FLYING THROUGHOUT THE BAKERY,PREPARED FOODS,MEAT AND FISH PREP AREAS. ALSO NOTED FLIES IN REAR STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE INSECTS,SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND HAVE THE PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE AREAS. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST REPAIR THE SMALL OPENING BETWEEN THE TWO EAST FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE PREPARED FOODS PREP AREA. ALSO DETAIL CLEAN EXTERIOR OF COOLER DOORS AT THE MEAT SERVICE COUNTER.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST REPAIR OPENING IN THE FLOOR NEXT TO THE FRYERS IN THE PREPARED FOODS PREP AREA. MUST ALSO DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER SHLEVES AND PREP TABLES IN PREP AREAS AS NEEDED.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MUST REPAIR THE HOLES IN THE WALLS IN THE MOP SINK CLOSET ADJACENT TO THE PRODUCE PREP AREA. MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS AND DUSTY CEILING TILES IN THE PREPARED FOODS PREP AREA.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: REPAIR LEAKY PIPES UNDER THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE FISH PREP AREA.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on December 7, 2012: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.