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Whole Foods Market

August 28, 2023 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings5
critical findings0

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Failed findings

thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED MISSING OR BROKEN THERMOMETERS IN THE CHEESE COOLER AND WALK IN PRODUCE COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 36
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: OBSERVED DIFFERENT SPECIES OF SHELLSTOCK COMINGLING IN SEAFOOD DISPLAY CASE AND STORED IN SAME ICE BIN DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO NOT COMINGLE SHELLSTOCK WITH BATCHES THAT HAVE DIFFERENT CERTIFICATION NUMBERS, HARVEST DATES, OR GROWING AREAS AND MAINTAIN TAGS ATTACHED FOR IDENTIFICATION. PERSON IN CHARGE DISCARDED SAID SHELLSTOCK VOLUNTARILY DURING THIS TIME. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 37
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 30 SMALL BLACK LIVE FLIES IN WOMENS TOILET ROOM BEHIND BAR PREP ON CEILINGS, WALLS, PLUMBING FIXTURES, 2 FLYING NEAR BAKERY DISPLAY CASE AND APPROX., 6 NEAR HANDSINK DRAIN AND LIQUOR STORAGE RACK IN BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. MUST ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY ON PREMISE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-020 (A). CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN CHEESE PREP AREA WITH HEAVY ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS ON ALL SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES AND INSIDE OF 6 DOOR REFRIGERATION UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DRIED FOOD DEBRIS AND TRASH FROM ALL WALK IN COOLER FLOORS ON PREMISE AND IN STOCK STORAGE SPACES IN REAR OF FACILITY. MUST MAINTAIN.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 27, 2022: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 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.