Safeway Store 2910

Official wording

3-501.16(A)(2) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food, Hot and Cold Holding (P) Observation: Packaged watermelon and cantaloupe are stored between 45-47°F in the fruit display cooler near the flowers. Observed Litehouse feta cheese at 50°F in the cheese display cooler by the deli. Code Citation: Except during preparation, cooking, or cooling, or when time is used as the public health control, TCS foods shall be maintained at 41 deg F or less. Correction: Packaged watermelon and cantaloupe were relocated to the walk-in cooler for rapid cooling. The feta cheese was voluntary discrded. Education provided.

In plain English

Food was not kept cold enough, hot enough, cooled fast enough, or cooked or reheated to the right temperature. Bacteria grow quickly in the "danger zone" between 41°F and 135°F, which makes this one of the most important food-safety checks.