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Whole Foods Market

July 9, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOUND 53 BOTTLES OF COLD BREWED COFFEE AND 45 BOTTLES OF UNSWEETENED TEA ON SITE THAT FACILITY BREWS, FILLS, AND MANUALLY CAPS ON SITE WITHOUT CDPH APPROVAL. TAGGED ALL BOTTLES HELD FOR INSPECTION BY CDPH AND STORED INSIDE THE BAKERY WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED FACILITY THEY CAN NOT USE OR RETAIL UNTIL AUTHORIZED BY CDPH. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).
code 16
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: OBSERVED OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER LIDS NOT ABLE TO CLOSE DUE TO GARBAGE OVERFLOWING. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN SO LIDS CLOSE COMPLETELY AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020.
code 19
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED SLIGHT DIRT AND MINERAL ACCUMULATION ON THE UPPER INTERIOR PORTION OF THE SEAFOOD DEPARTMENT ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED SLIGHT DIRT ACCUMULATION IN THE SEAFOOD FRESH FISH DISPLAY COOLER (WITH ICE BEDS INSIDE). INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED STANDING WATER ON THE FLOOR UNDERNEATH THE SHELF IN THE STACK OVEN CORNER. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO MAINTAIN DRY AT ALL TIMES.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRT ACCUMULATION ON THE WALLS SURROUNDING THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE MEAT DEPARTMENT REFRIGERATED PREP ROOM. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: OBSERVED MULTIPLE LEAKS ON SITE: AT A PIPE UNDERNEATH THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE SEAFOOD PREP AREA, AT THE FAR LEFT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE PRODUCE PREP ROOM UNDERNEATH, AT THE REAR SUSHI PREP ROOM EXPOSED HANDSINK, AND UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE DISH ROOM. ALSO OBSERVED A LOOSE FAUCET AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE REAR SUSHI PREP ROOM. ALSO OBSERVED THE MEAT DEPARTMENT SERVICE AREA EXPOSED HANDSINK TO BE SLOW DRAINING. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REPAIR ALL AND TO MAINTAIN.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 3, 2014: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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About this record

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.