4.5(C) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Cooking and Baking Equipment - Cleaning Frequency
Inspector’s notes
Food contact surfaces of cooking and baking equipment or cavities and door seals of microwaves were not cleaned frequently enough.
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.
6.4(N)(1) - Maintaining premises: unnecessary items and litter.
Inspector’s notes
There are unnecessary or nonfunctional items and /or litter on the premises.
Unnecessary boxes, not the clear items boxed and stored on the top of the storage area in the back room.
In plain English
Floors, walls, ceilings, lighting, ventilation, or garbage areas needed repair or cleaning. These are usually less urgent than food-handling problems but still need to be fixed.
6.1(J) - Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning system vents
Inspector’s notes
HVAC air intake or exhaust vents contaminating food, equipment, or utensils.
Dirty ceiling vents next to food storage areas. Clean ceiling vents.
In plain English
This covers things like hair restraints, jewelry, clean clothing, eating or drinking in food prep areas, touching ready-to-eat food with bare hands, or not having a sick-employee policy.
Multiuse food-contact surfaces were not smooth or free of breaks, open seams, cracks, chips, inclusions, pits, sharp internal angles, space corners, or crevices.
Lid on food storage bin was cracked and will not be easy to clean.
In plain English
Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.
The floors coverings, walls coverings, or ceilings are not designed, constructed, and installed so they are smooth and easily cleanable.
Floor in walk-in freezer were not secured correctly, loosing floor panels, crakes and opening forming. Seal floor panels.
In plain English
Floors, walls, ceilings, lighting, ventilation, or garbage areas needed repair or cleaning. These are usually less urgent than food-handling problems but still need to be fixed.
The physical facilities are not cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean.
Floor in walk-in cooler is dirty under the shelves. Clean the floor. Maintain clean.
In plain English
Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.
6.4(N)(1) - Maintaining premises: unnecessary items and litter.
Inspector’s notes
There are unnecessary or nonfunctional items and /or litter on the premises.
In plain English
Floors, walls, ceilings, lighting, ventilation, or garbage areas needed repair or cleaning. These are usually less urgent than food-handling problems but still need to be fixed.
4.5(D) - Nonfood-contact surfaces - cleaning frequency
Inspector’s notes
Nonfood-contact surfaces are not cleaned frequently enough.
Lid on ice machine was soiled.
Clean the lid for the Ice machine, Maintain it clean.
In plain English
Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.
6.2(B) - III. Preventing Contamination by Hands - Handwashing Cleanser - Availability
Inspector’s notes
Each handwashing lavatory did not have a supply of hand cleanser.
In plain English
Staff were not washing their hands when required, or a handwashing sink was blocked, missing soap or paper towels, or used for something else. Hands are one of the most common ways germs reach food.
4.5(A)(1) - VII. Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
Inspector’s notes
Food-contact surfaces were not clean to the sight and touch.
Lid on food container was dirty.
Few containers were still soiled after cleaning, stored on clean dish rack.
Container still had labels after cleaning.
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.
4.1(Z) - Temperature Measuring Device - Functionality
Inspector’s notes
Temperature measuring devices are missing, not correctly placed, not readable, or of improper design.
Temperature measuring devices missing in three cooler. Each cooler should be provided with a thermometer.
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.
Cleaned equipment or utensils, laundered linens, or single-service or single-use articles are not stored in a clean, dry location, protected from contamination.
single use items stored on a dirty surface, not protected from contaminates. Secure single use items.
In plain English
Equipment, utensils, thermometers, cutting boards, or single-use items were not in good condition, not the right type, or not stored properly.