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Whole Foods Market

May 21, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings7
critical findings1

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Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: FOUND PRODUCTS DISPLAYED AT ROOM TEMPERATURE OF 80 DEGREES (PIZZA AND BREAKFAST SANDWICHES)IN DELI PREP AREA THAT HAS A CDPH APPROVED TIME TEMPERATURE PROCEDURE NOT PROPERLY LABELED AS REQUIRED ACOORDING TO THE APPROVED PROCEDURE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE PRODUCT FROM SALE AND TO FOLLOW WRITTEN PROCEDURE. 5LB VALUED AT $50 VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
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: OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED, LARGE GAP(1 INCH) AT THE CENTER BOTTOM SECTION OF ENTRY DOORS. MUST REPAIR MAKING DOORS TIGHT-FITTING TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY. OBSERVED 30 GNATS IN BAKERY REAR PREP AREA ON THE WALL NEAR THE UNUSED EXPOSED HANDSINK, AND AROUND THE FLOOR DRAIN IN BETWEEN PREP TABLES IN SAME AREA. MUST CLEAN ALL AFFECTED, KEEP ALL AREAS DRY (LOT'S OF STANDING WATER FOUND ON FLOORS) AND REQUEST VISIT FROM PEST CONTROL COMPANY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: REMOVE ICY BUILD-UP FROM COMPRESSOR INSIDE BAKERY WALK-IN COOLER. REPLACE BROKEN LID ON SALAD CONTAINER IN MAIN WALK-IN COOLER.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: WHITE ROLLING STORAGE CARTS AND STORAGE SHELVES INSIDE REAR FOOD PREP AREA NEAR ICE MACHINE, INTERIORS OF BREAD DISPLAY CASE AND SHELVES UNDERNEATH, CLEAN THE INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF THE PROOFER BOX AND OVEN IN FRONT BAKERY PREP AREA, CLEAN AND/OR REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS IN MAIN REAR FOOD PREP AREA, AND INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE IN REAR NEAR MAIN WALK-IN COOLER. CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF MICROWAVE OVENS IN EMPLOYEE BREAK ROOM.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: LARGE PUDDLES OF WATER FOUND ON FLOORS IN ALL PREP, AND DISHWASHING AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP ALL AREAS DRY. MUST ALSO DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS IN REAR STORAGE AREA OF BAKERY AND MAIN FOOD PREP AREAS UNDERNEATH ALL STORAGE RACKS AND SHELVES ON BACK WALL, AND ALONG THE BASES OF THE THROUGHOUT THE DISHWASHING ROOM(DIRT, DEBRIS AND BUILD-UP).
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: CLEAN AND/OR PAINT ALL WALLS AND DOORS IN PREP AREAS WHERE STAINS, SPILLS, DIRT AND/OR AREAS WHERE SURFACES ARE CHIPPING. CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS IN HOT FOOD PREP AREA. CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF HOOD ABOVE DISHWASHING MACHINE.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: EXPOSED HAND SINK IN DELI PREP AREA HAS EITHER HOT OR COLD WATER, BOTH CANNOT BE USED AT THE SAME TIME. INSTRUCTED TO DISCONTINUE USE UNTIL REPAIRED. INSTRUCTED TO USE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN ADJACENT AREA UNTIL REPAIRED.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 25, 2015: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred.

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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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