Whole Foods Market

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

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: NOTED INTERNAL TEMPERATURES OF THE FOLLOWING FOOD ITEMS INSIDE DISPLAY CASING TO BE IMPROPER AND OFFERED FOR SALE:- GRILLED CHICKEN 130.3F,MASHED POTATOES 134.F. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF 29 LBS OF ITEMS WORTH #34.00 THROUGH DENATURING PROCESS. CITATION ISSUED FOR CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-005(A)
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: NOTED DUST ACCUMULATION ON WALLS AND CEILING ESPECIALLY AT THE PIZZA/HOT FOOD DISPLAY COOLER AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: NOTED MISSING LIGHT SHIELD AT THE REAR FOOD KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE LIGHT SHIELD
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: NOTED LEAKAGE AT THE FAUCET OF HAND WASH SINK AT THE FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. MUST ALSO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL VENTS AT THE DISPLAY COOLERS.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 24, 2014: 4 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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