Whole Foods Market

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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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: OBSERVED LIVE SMALL FLIES ON WALLS AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS- 10 SMALL FLIES AROUND THE BALER, 20 SMALL FLIES AT PREP FOODS STATION, 5 SMALL FLIES IN WOMENS WASHROOM (PUBLIC WASHROOM), 15 SMALL FLIES AT BAKERY PREP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE SMALL FLIES BY DATE OF REINSPECTION. ADVISED TO CALL PEST CONTROL OPERATOR FOR SERVICE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
  code 18
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE BUILD INSIDE FREEZER AROUND DOORS AND DAMAGED GASKETS AT SAME (VEGETARIAN SECTION). MUST REMOVE ICE BUILD UP AND REPLACE/REPAIR DAMAGED DOOR GASKETS.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON EXTERIOR OF PREP AREAS KNIFE RACKS. INSTRUCTED MAANGER TO CLEAN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED STANDING WATER ON FLOOR UNDER AND AROUND DISHMACHINE AT MAIN PREP AREA ALSO OBSERVED DUST/LITTER ON FLOOR UNDER SHELVES/PALLETS AT REAR STORAGE AREAS. MUST CLEAN FLOOR THROUGHOUT REAR STORAGE AREAS ALSO MUST KEEP FLOOR DRY/CLEAN THROUGHOUT MAIN PREP AREA.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD STAINS/FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS AT DISHWASH 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN/SANITIZE WALLS.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: DISHMACHINE WATER LINE LEAKING IN MAIN PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR LEAK.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 4, 2014: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 4 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.

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