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Restaurant: Jewel of India
Address: 45 Western Ave, South Portland, ME 04106
Phone: (207) 828-2001
Total inspections: 4
Last inspection: Dec 8, 2011

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75

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6: 2-301.12: C: Food employees are not following proper hand cleaning procedures.
INSPECTOR NOTES: COS

8: 6-301.12: N: Sanitary towels / hand drying device not provided for handwash lavatory.
INSPECTOR NOTES: COS

8: 5-205.11.(B): N: Handwashing facility being used for other than handwashing.
INSPECTOR NOTES: COS

14: 4-602.11.(E): C: Non-potentially hazardous food contact surfaces are not cleaned with proper frequency.
INSPECTOR NOTES:

26: 7-207.11.(B).2: C: Medicines that are for the employees' use are not located so as to prevent the contamination of FOOD, EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS,
LINENS, and SINGLE-SERVICE and SINGLE-USE ARTICLES.
INSPECTOR NOTES: COS ~ MEDICINES IN NUMEROUS LOCATIONS MOVED

35: 3-302.12: N: Food/ingredients containers not properly labeled.
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37: 3-305.11.(A).(B): N: Food not protected from contamination during storage.
INSPECTOR NOTES: COS

38: 2-402.11: N: Food Employees not wearing effective hair restraints.
INSPECTOR NOTES: COS

39: 3-304.14.(A): N: Wiping cloths being used for other purposes.
INSPECTOR NOTES: COS

41: 3-304.12: N: Improper between-use storage of utensils..
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45: 4-202.11: C: Multiuse food contact surfaces are not properly designed and constructed.
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8: 6-501.18: N: Handwash facilities are not clean / properly maintained.
INSPECTOR NOTES: COS

8: 5-205.11.(A): N: Handwash facility not accessible.
INSPECTOR NOTES: COS

14: 4-602.11.(C): C: Potentially hazardous food contact surfaces are not cleaned with proper frequency. At least every 4 hours.
INSPECTOR NOTES: COS

26: 7-209.11: N: Employees are not storing their personal care items in facilities as specified under 6-305.11(B).
INSPECTOR NOTES: COS

36: 6-202.15: N: Outer openings are not protected from the entry of insects or rodents.
INSPECTOR NOTES: COS

39: 4-101.16: N: Unacceptable use of sponges.
INSPECTOR NOTES: COS

41: 3-304.12: N: Improper between-use storage of utensils..
INSPECTOR NOTES: COS

45: 4-202.11: C: Multiuse food contact surfaces are not properly designed and constructed.
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52: 5-501.110: N: Refuse, Recyclables, and Returnables accessible to insects / rodents.
INSPECTOR NOTES: COS

52: 5-501.113: N: Receptacles not covered.
INSPECTOR NOTES: COS

52: 5-501.116: N: Receptacles are not properly cleaned.
INSPECTOR NOTES: COS

6: 2-301.12: C: Food employees are not following proper hand cleaning procedures.
INSPECTOR NOTES: COS, NO HANDWASHING OCCURRED, WHILE I WAS PRESENT. FOOD PREPARERS SWITCHED TASKS SEVERAL TIMES,
THROUGHOUT.

8: 6-501.18: N: Handwash facilities are not clean / properly maintained.
INSPECTOR NOTES: HW SINK NOT BEING KEPT SANITARY, AS WELL AS HANDWASH AIDS & USING FOR OTHER THAN HANDWASHING

8: 5-205.11.(B): N: Handwashing facility being used for other than handwashing.
INSPECTOR NOTES: DRINK PITCHER INSIDE SINK

14: 4-501.114.(C).(2): C: Quaternary ammonium compound solution concentration is too low or too high.
INSPECTOR NOTES: COS, NO SANITIZER MADE UP AND ONCE WAS, NOT MADE STRONG ENOUGH. RETRAINED.

19: 3-501.16.(A): C: Hot foods not maintained at proper temperature.
INSPECTOR NOTES: COS, I BELIEVE ITEMS BEING HEATED IN THE HOTHOLD UNIT, ALTHOUGH BEING TOLD NOT. HAD THEM RE-HEATED,
BEFORE REPLACEMENT IN BUFFET STATION AND THOROUGHLY EXPLAINED PROPER TEMPS NEEDED.

20: 3-501.16.(B): C: Cold Food not maintained at proper temperature.
INSPECTOR NOTES: COS, HAD ALL ITEMS MOVED BACK IN TO THE WALK IN AND INSTRUCTED THAT TEMPERATURE BE TAKEN, BEFORE
SETTING OUT AGAIN AND MUST BE AT 41 OR BELOW. ALSO INSTRUCTED THEM TO BEGIN UTILIZING TEMPERATURE LOGS AND TESTING
PERIODICALLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY, DOCUMENTING TEMPS AND ANY CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TAKEN

26: 7-301.11: C: Poisonous or toxic materials are not being stored and displayed for retail sale so they can not contaminate FOOD, EQUIPMENT,
UTENSILS, LINENS, and SINGLE-SERVICE and SINGLE-USE ARTICLES.
INSPECTOR NOTES: COS, HAD ALL CHEMICALS STORED ON SHELF ABOVE 3-BAY SINK MOVED TO A SEPARATE LOCATION

34: 4-302.12: N: Inadequate number of temperature measuring devices provided.
INSPECTOR NOTES: COLD HOLD STATION STILL DOES NOT HAVE AN INTERNAL THERMOMETER

36: 6-202.15: N: Outer openings are not protected from the entry of insects or rodents.
INSPECTOR NOTES: REAR SCREEN DOOR NEEDS REPAIR, AS DOES GAP BETWEEN THE TWO DOORS OUT FRONT

36: 6-501.111.(D): N: Evidence of insects, rodents or other pests.
INSPECTOR NOTES: FRUIT FLIES AND HOUSE FLIES PRESENT

1: 2-102.12: N: No Certified Food Protection Manager.
INSPECTOR NOTES: PIC was supposedly out sick. Suggested that the CFPM be present daily

2: 2-201.11: C: The person in charge failed to require food employees to submit required information.
INSPECTOR NOTES: Person that was in charge did not know any information towards employee health

8: 6-301.12: N: Sanitary towels / hand drying device not provided for handwash lavatory.
INSPECTOR NOTES: Hand wash sink by front service counter had no paper towels COS

8: 5-205.11.(B): N: Handwashing facility being used for other than handwashing.
INSPECTOR NOTES: using front service H/wash for drinking water COS

14: 4-601.11.(A): C: Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils are not clean.
INSPECTOR NOTES: Knives were very dirty COS

16: 3-401.11: C: Raw animal food being served.
INSPECTOR NOTES: Chicken not cooked to 165F COS

26: 7-201.11: C: Improper storage of poisonous or toxic materials.
INSPECTOR NOTES: Comet was above rice in 3 bay sink COS

38: 2-402.11: N: Food Employees not wearing effective hair restraints.
INSPECTOR NOTES: Employees were not wearing hair restraints COS

39: 3-304.14.(D): N: Wiping cloths are not clean.
INSPECTOR NOTES: used for other purposes other than wiping with sani solution

42: 4-904.11.(B): N: Eating utensils not properly handled, displayed, dispensed.
INSPECTOR NOTES: spoons displayed wrong In Buffet area COS

52: 5-501.115: N: Refuse areas and enclosures not properly maintained.
INSPECTOR NOTES: Boxes were outside of back door on the ground

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