Whole Foods Market

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
  Inspector note: Equipment and utensils should get proper exposure to the sanitizing solution during the rinse cycle. Bactericidal treatment shall consist of exposure of all dish and utensil surfaces to a rinse of clean water at a temperature of not less than 180F. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINE IN THE KITCHEN DISHWASH AREA WAS NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS. ALSO, THE WASH AND RINSE TEMPERATURE GAUGES WERE NOT OPERATIONAL. THE MACHINE WAS BEING USED DURING THE INSPECTION TO WASH AND SANITIZE UTENSILS. A MAXIMUM REGISTERING THERMOMETER WAS PLACED INSIDE OF THE DISHMACHINE WITH A TEMPERATURE OF 125.7 F. UNIT TAGGED BY CDPH. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR MACHINE AND GAUGES SO THAT MACHINE SANITIZES UTENSILS ABOVE 180F. FAX REINSPECTION LETTER TO (312) 746-4240. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
  code 8Priority
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. DETAIL CLEAN THE SCALE BUILDUP INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE AND FOOD DEBRIS BETWEEN THE WIRE STORAGE RACKS IN THE BAKERY WALK-IN COOLER.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR IN THE CHEESE WALK-IN COOLER, THE BAKERY WALK-IN COOLER AND THE BAKERY FLOOR UNDER THE PREP TABLE IN THE CORNER NEAR THE WALK-IN COOLER, AND FLOOR BELOW EMPLOYEE LOCKERS AND THE STOCKROOM.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. OBSERVED CHIPPED PAINT ON THE BRICK WALL ABOVE THE SINKS IN THE PRODUCE AREA. MUST SCRAPE AND REPAINT THE WALL.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 11, 2010: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 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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