Lunds & Byerlys Wines & Spirits

Official wording

Discontinue storage of food, clean equipment, linens, utensils, in locker rooms; toilet rooms; garbage rooms; mechanical rooms; under unshielded sewer lines; under leaking water lines or sources of condensation or moisture; under open stairwells; or under other sources of contamination.

Inspector’s notes

Observed boxes of beverage products stored in the basement directly under waste lines. Instructed the manager on duty that all food and beverage items beneath sewage lines must be relocated to an approved storage area or the waste lines must be properly enclosed or shielded.

In plain English

Food was stored or handled in a way that could let germs or other material get into it, such as raw meat stored above ready-to-eat food or uncovered food. Cross-contamination is a common cause of foodborne illness.