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Whole Foods Market

December 6, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeSuspected Food Poisoning
failed findings6
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE: OBSERVED MOLD-LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE INTERIOR SURFACE OF THE ICE CHUTE IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH ICE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE INTERIOR SURFACE OF THE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A
code 16
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS ON PREMISES.
code 30
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: OBSERVED THE HANDLE OF THE HANDLED SCOOPS LYING DIRECTLY IN THE READY TO EAT FOODS AT THE SALAD BAR. INSTRUCTED TO STORE SCOOPS EITHER IN THE FOOD WITH THE HANDLE FACING UP OR IN A SEPERATE CONTAINER IN BETWEEN USE TO AVOID CONTAMINATION.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO HAVE THE HOODVENTS ABOVE THE PIZZA OVENS SERVICED TO REMOVE BUILDUP. • OBSERVED CLEAN CUTTING BOARD STORED DIRECTLY BEHIND THE 3-COMPARMTENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE CUTTING BOARD TO A CLEAN SEPERATE AREA TO AVOID SPLASH CONTAMINATION FROM DIRTY DISHES AND UTENSILS.
code 32
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: REMOVE DUST BUILDUP FROM CEILING VENTS IN THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S WASHROOMS AND MAINTAIN.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED CLUTTER, EMPTY BOXES AND DEBRIS IN THE WALK-IN FREEZER IN THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN WALK-IN FREEZER AND MAINTAIN.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 9, 2016: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 3 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.