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Whole Foods Market

November 27, 2017 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeShort Form Complaint
  • failed findings7
  • critical findings2

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Failed findings

  • certified manager paperwork missingcritical
    Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
    Inspector note: FACILITIES DO NOT MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE. OBSERVED THE AIR TEMPERATURE INSIDE OF THE OPEN DISPLAY CASE IN THE PREPARED FOODS AISLE WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 47.2F. THE COOLER WAS USED TO STORE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS SUCH AS SOUPS AND DIPS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN THE COOLER BELOW 40F. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
    code 2Priority
  • sick-employee policy not followedcritical
    Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
    Inspector note: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF THE OPEN DISPLAY COOLER IN THE PREPARED FOODS AISLE. OBSERVED SPINACH/ARTICHOKE DIP AT 47.1F, UNPASTEURIZED JUICES AT 52.5F, CHICKEN SOUP AT 46.4F, CHILI AT 45.7F, CHICKEN STOCK AT 47.5F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 100# OF FOOD WORTH $500. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
    code 3Priority
  • Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
    Inspector note: THE BULK FOOD CONTAINER LABELS IN THE BREAD PREP AREAS ARE FADED AND NOT VISIBLE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE PROVIDE NEW VISIBLE LABELS FOR ALL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS ONSITE.
    code 30
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
    Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE GLASS CASE AND HANDLES TO THE SLIDING DOORS ON THE GLASS CASE AT THE MEAT MARKET TO REMOVE RAW MEAT DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE CAN OPENER BLADE IN THE PRODUCTION ROOM TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS BUILDUP AND MAINTAIN.
    code 33
  • Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
    Inspector note: FOUND MEAT DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR IN THE MEAT FREEZER, OBSERVED EGG AND EGG SHELL DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR IN THE REAR BEHIND THE REACH-IN EGG COOLER, AND ICE ON THE FLOOR IN THE PREPARED FOODS FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS, REMOVE ICE BUILDUP AND MAINTAIN.
    code 34
  • Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
    Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE STAINED AND FADED CEILING TILES ABOVE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE MEAT PACKING DISHROOM AND MAINTAIN.
    code 35
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
    Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR DRAINS UNDER THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE THAT WAS TAGGED IN THE PRODUCTION ROOM TO REMOVE GRIME BUILDUP AND MAINTAIN.
    code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on November 17, 2017: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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