Whole Foods Market

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• 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: UNREFRIGERATED CONTAINERS OF CUBED GOUDA CHEESE AND ALSO BLOCKS OF GOUDA CHEESE ON DISPLAY AND OFFERED FOR SALE IN PRODUCE AREA AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 55.0F-60.2F. LABEL ON PRODUCT STATES "MUST KEEP REFRIGERATED". ALL PRODUCT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED AT THIS TIME. APPROX 75LBS, $750 VALUE. INSTD TO MAINTAIN PRODCUT AT 40F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A CRITICAL.
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS NOT LABELED OR DATED. INSTD TO PROPERLY LABEL.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: CUTTING BOARDS IN SEAFOOD PREP AREA AND AT DELI SANDWICH PREP AREA IN POOR REPAIR WITH DEEP, DARK, GROOVES. INSTD TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN CUTTING BOARDS.
  code 32
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MISSING LIGHTSHIELD IN PRODUCE PREP AREA. REPLACE LIGHTSHIELD. LIGHTSHIELDS AND CEILING IN PRODUCE PREP AREA AND LIGHTSHIELDS IN MAIN PREP AREA NOT CLEAN, DUST AND DEBRIS ACCUMULATION. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.
  code 35
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: MISSING THERMOMETERS FOR ALL DISPLAY MEAT CASES. PROVIDE SAME.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on January 5, 2016: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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