Whole Foods Market

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST REPAIR/REPLACE THE BOTTOM OF THE PREPARED FOOD FREEZER DOOR THRESHOLD
  code 32
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST REPAIR PEELING PAINT UNDER 3COMP SINK NEAREST TO THE 3COMP SINK AND UNDER PREP TABLE CLOSEST TO SAME LOCATION. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS DRY UNDER AND AROUND THE FAST CHILLER IN THE REAR PREP AREA.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MUST REPAIR CURLED WALL CORNER ABOVE MEAT CUTTING PREP AREA SO AS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST REMOVE EXCESS DUST BUILDUP AT FAN GUARD COVERS AT CEILING INSIDE THE MEAT CUTTING ROOM. MUST CLEAN AND REMOVE EXCESS DUST BUILD-UP FROM FAN GUARD COVERS IN WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REMOVE ICE BUILD UP AT WALL CLOSEST TO THE DUST FAN COVERS.
  code 35
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: MUST DECLUTTER AND BETTER ORGANIZE THE FOLLOWING AREAS: REAR DRY GOODS STORAGE AREA AND WINE STORAGE CLOSET. ALL ITEMS MUST BE 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR AT ALL TIMES.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on October 17, 2012: 4 findings 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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