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Soma Salads

November 2, 2023 · Score 37
🫥not rated
  • official resultScore 37
  • score37 pts
  • inspection typeCycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
  • failed findings8
  • critical findings5

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Failed findings

  • fridge is giving… room tempcritical
    Official wording: Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
    code 02GCriticalstatus: Critical
  • questionable food sourcingcritical
    Official wording: Unclean or cracked whole eggs or unpasteurized liquid, frozen or powdered eggs kept or used.
    code 03CCriticalstatus: Critical
  • staff skipping handwashingcritical
    Official wording: Personal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
    code 06ACriticalstatus: Critical
  • surfaces not properly sanitizedcritical
    Official wording: Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
    code 06DCriticalstatus: Critical
  • utensils stored sketchycritical
    Official wording: Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
    code 06ECriticalstatus: Critical
  • garbage situation out of pocket
    Official wording: Pesticide not properly labeled or used by unlicensed individual. Pesticide, other toxic chemical improperly used/stored. Unprotected, unlocked bait station used.
    code 08Cstatus: Not Critical
  • food contact surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Design, construction, materials used or maintenance of food contact surface improper. Surface not easily cleanable, sanitized and maintained.
    code 09Cstatus: Not Critical
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Non-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
    code 10Fstatus: Not Critical

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Score 2 on July 5, 2022: Score changed by +35 points. 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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