Whole Foods

January 21, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings10
critical findings2

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FOUND FACILITIES (REACH-IN COOLER BOTTOM UNIT) WITH POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS LOCATED IN MEAT PREP SERVING/PREP AREA NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE. NOTED WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 47.9F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR. THE SAID COOLER IS TAGGED 'HELD FOR INSPECTION'. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL REPAIRED. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT ALL COOLERS MUST MAINTAINING COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR BELOW. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENTS DURING STORAGE INSIDE REACH-IN COOLER BOTTOM UNIT (LOCATED IN PREP SERVING/PREP AREA). NOTED CHEESE INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF 47.8F, BACON AT 59.3F AND SLICED MUSHROOM AT 54.F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST MAINTAIN COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR BELOW AND HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 140F OR ABOVE. MANAGEMENT DISCARDED THE SAID FOOD PRODUCTS. TOTAL VALUE $80.00, TOTAL WEIGHT 10.00 LBS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005 (A)
code 3Priority
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: FOUND FRONT AND SIDE ENTRANCE BOTTOM DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF WITH 1/4 INCH GAP OR OPENING. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF BOTTOM OF THE SAID DOORS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST REPAIR CRACKED GASKET AROUND ICE MACHINE DOOR IN SEAFOOD/MEAT AREA.--------MUST CLEAN AND RESEAL AROUND DIPPER WELL IN CAFÉ AREA.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF MEAT DISPLAY COOLER AND BEHIND PANEL WITH EXCESSIVE DEBRIS IN MEAT PREP/SERVING AREA, INTERIOR SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE IN CAFÉ AREA, INTERIOR SURFACES OF DISH MACHINE IN MAIN DISH ROOM, INTERIOR SURFACES OF HOT HOLDING AND COLD HOLDING STORAGE CABINET IN MIDDLE AISLE, LIGHT SHIELDS WITH FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE SALAD DISPLAY COOLER, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF EXPOSED HAND SINK AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN BAKERY PREP AREA, STORAGE SHELVES IN MEAT AND SEAFOOD SECTION.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOOR DRAINS WITH BUILD-UP IN MAIN KITCHEN TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE, MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS UNDERNEATH ICE MACHINE IN CAFÉ AREA, FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN REAR PRODUCE PREP AREA.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALLS WITH DUST ACCUMULATION AROUND CAFÉ PREP AREA.---------MUST SEAL HOLES ON WALL AROUND MEAT PREP AREA.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR WATER LEAK UNDERNEATH FIRST AND THIRD COMPARTMENT OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN MAIN DISH ROOM, MUST PROVIDE AND AND COLD WATER LINE TO GELATO MACHINE IN CAFÉ AREA, MUST REPAIR LOOSE FAUCET NECK AT EXPOSED HAND SINK IN MAIN PREP/COOKING AREA. MUST REPAIR STRIPPED COLD FAUCET HANDLE AT PREP SINK IN MEAT PREP AREA.
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE AND ACCURATE INSIDE ALL COOLERS.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNUSED HOT HOLDING UNIT ON TOP OF MEAT DISPLAY COOLER AND HOT HOLDING UNIT IN DELI DISPLAY AREA.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 6, 2015: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 5 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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