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Whole Foods Market

March 12, 2026 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings3
critical findings1

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Failed findings

Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destructioncritical

Inspector note: OBSERVED DIFFERENT SPECIES OF OYSTERS (BLUEPINT, CHEBOOKTOOK, PACIFIC) EACH WITH DIFFERENT CERTIFICATION NUMBER, HARVEST DATES, AND GROWING AREAS BEING STORED IN SAME CONTAINER, COMMINGLED, AND TOUCHING IN WALK IN COOLER. INSTD TO STORE SHELLSTOCK PROPERLY AND NOT COMMINGLED WITH DIFFERENT SPECIES, CERTIFICATION NUMBERS, HARVEST DATES AND GROWING AREAS ALL VOLUNATARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED AT THIS TIME. APPROX 30LBS, $1000 VALUE. CITATION ISSUE 7-38-005 PRIORITY FOUNDATION
code 14Priority
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: CUTTING BOARDS IN HOT FOOD PREP AREA HEAVILY STAINED WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES . INSTD TO REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: BLACK SUBSTANCE ON CAULKING ABOVE 3-COMPARTMENT SINKS IN WAREWASHING AREA AND MEAT PREP AREA. INSTD TO REMOVE BLACK SUBSTANCE/REPLACE CAULKING AND MAINTAIN
code 49

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 22, 2025: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding 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.

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