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Whole Foods Market

May 25, 2022 · Pass w/ Conditions

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

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS AT HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED AT MEAT DEPARTMENT. MUST PROVIDE PAPER TOWELS AT HAND SINK AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destructioncritical

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SHELLSTOCK TAG ATTACHED TO CONTAINER IN WHICH LITTLE NECK CLAMS WERE BEING STORED. ALSO OBSERVED NO SHELLSTOCK TAG ATTACHED TO CONTAINER IN WHICH BLUE POINT OYSTERS WERE BEING STORED. MUST HAVE SHELLSTOCK TAG ATTACHED TO CONTAINER UNTIL LAST ITEM IS SOLD. FOOD HAS BEEN DISCARDED AND DENTURED. FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 15 LBS AT A COST OF $130.00. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 14Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED ATLANTIC SALMON STEAK AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE AT 48.7F. TCS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT PROPER TEMPERATURE OF 41.0F OR BELOW. FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 5 LBS AT A COST OF $30.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED WATER TEMPERATURE AT WASH BOWL IN WOMEN'S PUBLIC BATHROOM (RIGHT SIDE) AT 80.1F. MUST MAINTAIN WATER TEMPERATURE AT 100.0F OR ABOVE. WASH BOWL ON LEFT SIDE WAS AT PROPER WATER TEMPERATURE OF 100.0F.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED STACKED CARD BOARD BOXES IN PRODUCE PREP AREA. MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED SHOES STORED INSIDE CHICKEN WALK IN COOLER. MUST STORE SHOES IN DESIGNATED AREA AWAY FROM FOOD.
code 56

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Compared with Pass on December 10, 2020: 6 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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