- Critical: Date Marking - Ready-to-Eat - Potentially Hazardous Food - Date Marking* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) foods in the refrigeration unit is are properly dated for disposition. (sausage, lasagne, cooked veg)
Correction: Mark the name and "consume by" date on the container of RTE foods at the time of preparation if the food is to be held for more than 24 hours. If the food is held at 41°F or below the food shall be served or sold within 7 calendar days. Some harmful bacteria continue to grow even at refrigeration temperatures so limiting the amount of time in storage limits the amount of growth allowed for these bacteria.
- Responsibilities of Owner or Proprietor
Observation: Absence of no-smoking signs or international no-smoking signs in non-smoking area.
Correction: Post no-smoking signs or international no-smoking signs in non-smoking area. These can be found online at www.vdh.virginia.gov/breatheeasy
- Lighting, Intensity
Observation: Less than 20 foot candles of light was noted in the front refrigerator.
Correction: Provide at least 20 foot candles at a distance of 30 inches from the floor in consumer self-service areas, inside equipment, warewashing, equipment storage, toilet rooms
- Toilet Rooms - Closing Toilet Room Doors
Observation: Toilet room doors are being kept open
Correction: Keep toilet room doors closed except when cleaning or during maintenance operations to prevent insect and rodent entrance and the associated potential for the spread of disease.
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02/08/2016 | Routine | |
Operator contacted service rep for dishmachine who arrived prior to my leaving. Operator adjusted temperatures in units which were not holding foods cold enough. Advised to monitor unit thermometers and to take appropriate measures if potentially hazardous foods are not maintained at or below 41 degrees F. Potentially hazardous foods must be maintained at proper temperatures even with doors opening and closing. Advised that foods must be refrigerated as soon as they are prepared (i.e. raw meat that is sliced and bagged.)
- Critical: Shellfish - Shellstock - Maintaining Identification* (corrected on site)
Observation: Inadequate record keeping system of mussel and clam tags.
Correction: Use an approved record keeping system that keeps the tags or labels in chronological order correlated to the date when, or dates during which the shellstock are sold or served. Dates that batches were completely sold or served are not noted on tags.
- Critical: Cooling* (corrected on site)
Observation: Meatballs and egg plant noted not being adequately cooled to prevent the growth of harmful bacteria.
Correction: Cool potentially hazardous foods from 135°F to 70°F within 2 hours and within a total of 6 hours from 135°F to 41°F. A longer time for cooling allows an ideal situation for bacterial growth. This has been shown to be the major contributing factor in many foodborne illnesses.
- Cooling Methods (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: The methods used for cooling were not adequate.
Correction: Cool foods by the following methods: 1. Placing food in shallow pans 2. Separating food into smaller thinner portions 3. Using rapid chill cooling equipment 4. Stirring the food in a container placed in an ice water bath 5. Using containers that facilitate heat transfer 6. Adding ice as an ingredient 7. Any other method that can effectively accomplish cooling.
- Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding* (corrected on site)
Observation: Potentially hazardous foods are cold holding at improper temperatures.
Correction: Cold hold potentially hazardous food at 41°F or below to inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria.
- Critical: Date Marking - Ready-to-Eat - Potentially Hazardous Food - Date Marking* (corrected on site)
Observation: The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) prepared food such as lasagne in the refrigeration unit is not properly dated for disposition.
Correction: Mark the name and "consume by" date on the container of RTE foods at the time of preparation if the food is to be held for more than 24 hours. If the food is held at 41°F or below the food shall be served or sold within 7 calendar days. Some harmful bacteria continue to grow even at refrigeration temperatures so limiting the amount of time in storage limits the amount of growth allowed for these bacteria.
- Critical: Warewashing - Manual & Mechanical Warewashing Equipment, Chemical Sanitization - Temperature, pH, Concentration & Hardness* (corrected on site)
Observation: Chlorine sanitizing solution used was not at an acceptable concentration.
Correction: Adjust the chlorine sanitizing solution to a level of at least 50 parts per million when the pH is at 10 or less and the water temperature is 100°F.
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09/09/2015 | Routine | |
- Handwashing Signage/Handwashing Facilities (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: A sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands is not provided at all lavatories used by food employees
Correction: Provide a sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands at all handwashing lavatories used by food employees.
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04/27/2015 | Routine | |
Complaint on 13-Dec-2012 :
- Jewelry - Prohibition (corrected on site)
Observation: Employees wearing jewelry on their arms and hands while preparing food.
Correction: Ensure employees are not wearing jewelry on their arms and hands while preparing food. This section does not apply to a plain ring such as a wedding band.
- Hair Restraints - Effectiveness (corrected on site)
Observation: Employees observed working in the food service area without proper hair restraints.
Correction: Ensure all employees wear hair restraints such as hats, hair coverings or nets, beard restraints, and clothing that covers body hair, that are designed and worn to effectively keep their hair from contacting exposed food, clean equipment, utensils and linens, and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles. This section does not apply to food employees such as counter staff who only serve beverages and wrapped or packaged foods, hostesses, and wait staff if they present a minimal risk of contaminating exposed food
- Cooling Methods (corrected on site)
Observation: The methods used for cooling were not adequate. The cooked eggplant is stacked too deep to cool properly.
Correction: Cool foods by the following methods: 1. Placing food in shallow pans 2. Separating food into smaller thinner portions 3. Using rapid chill cooling equipment 4. Stirring the food in a container placed in an ice water bath 5. Using containers that facilitate heat transfer 6. Adding ice as an ingredient 7. Any other method that can effectively accomplish cooling.
- Handwashing - Using a Handwashing Lavatory (corrected on site)
Observation: The handwashing facility located in kitchen is blocked, preventing access by employees for easy handwashing.
Correction: Access to the handwashing facility identified above is to be available during all hours of operation. Remove the sanitizing bucket in it preventing its use.
- Handwashing Signage/Handwashing Facilities
Observation: A sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands is not provided at all lavatories used by food employees. (toilet room)
Correction: Provide a sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands at all handwashing lavatories used by food employees.
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02/03/2015 | Routine | |
- Shellfish - Shellstock - Condition (corrected on site)
Observation: The mussels and clams received for sale or service are dead.
Correction: Discard dead shellfish or shellstock with badly broken shells. Upon receipt, shellstock should be reasonably free of mud, dead shellfish and shellfish with broken shells.
- Critical: Shellfish - Shellstock - Maintaining Identification* (corrected on site)
Observation: Tags for clams and mussels are not dated when last batch is sold/served.
Correction: Use an approved record keeping system that keeps the tags or labels in chronological order correlated to the date when, or dates during which the shellstock are sold or served.
- Cloths - Wiping Cloths - Use Limitation (corrected on site)
Observation: Wiping cloths improperly stored between use.
Correction: Ensure wet wiping cloths are stored in a chemical sanitizer at the proper concentration between use.
- Critical: Date Marking - Ready-to-Eat - Potentially Hazardous Food - Date Marking* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) foods such as meatballs in the refrigeration unit are not properly dated for disposition.
Correction: Mark the name and "consume by" date on the container of RTE foods at the time of preparation if the food is to be held for more than 24 hours. If the food is held at 41°F or below the food shall be served or sold within 7 calendar days. Some harmful bacteria continue to grow even at refrigeration temperatures so limiting the amount of time in storage limits the amount of growth allowed for these bacteria.
- Toilet Rooms - Enclosed
Observation: Toilet room door is not tight fitting. and/or provided with a self- closing door
Correction: Provide toilet room door that is tight fitting. Completely enclosed toilet facilities minimize the potential for the spread of disease by the movement of flies and other insects between the toilet facility and food preparation areas.
- Hand Drying Provision (repeated violation)
Observation: No disposable towels were provided at the hand washing lavatory in the employee toilet room.
Correction: Hand drying devices such as individual disposable paper towels, a continuous towel system that supplies the user with a clean towel or heated air hand drying device must be provided at all hand washing lavatories to encourage proper hand washing and avoid employees to drying their hands on their clothing or other unclean materials
- Critical: Sanitizer - Criteria/Chemicals for food contact* (corrected on site)
Observation: Chlorine solution being applied to food contact surfaces does not meet the requirements of 40 CFR 180.940
Correction: Utilize only concentrations that meet the requirements of 40 CFR 180.940 when applying to food contact surfaces
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11/03/2014 | Routine | |
Advised operator that date when mussels/clams are used must be written on back of shellfish tag. Advised breading for shrimp must be refrigerated or it must be labeled with time and discarded after 4 hours.
- Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
Observation: Unlabeled food containers.
Correction: Label working containers with the common name of its contents. Consumers may be allergic to certain foods or ingredients. The mistaken use of an ingredient when the consumer has requested that it not be used may result in severe medical consequences. Liquid foods and granular foods may resemble cleaning compounds. The mistaken use of food from an unlabeled container could result in chemical poisoning.
- Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: Heavy cream cold holding at improper temperatures.
Correction: Cold hold potentially hazardous food at 41°F or below to inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria.
- Critical: Date Marking - Ready-to-Eat - Potentially Hazardous Food - Date Marking* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) food such as meatballs in the refrigeration unit are not properly dated for disposition.
Correction: Mark the name and "consume by" date on the container of RTE foods at the time of preparation if the food is to be held for more than 24 hours. If the food is held at 41°F or below the food shall be served or sold within 7 calendar days. Some harmful bacteria continue to grow even at refrigeration temperatures so limiting the amount of time in storage limits the amount of growth allowed for these bacteria.
- Critical: Warewashing - Manual & Mechanical Warewashing Equipment, Chemical Sanitization - Temperature, pH, Concentration & Hardness* (corrected on site)
Observation: Chlorine sanitizing solution used was not at an acceptable concentration.
Correction: Immediately discontinue the use of the machine until it is operating in accordance with minimum requirements. Initiate manual wash, rinse, and sanitize method to properly clean and sanitize equipment and utensils. To minimize workload you can move to all single service utensils.
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08/12/2014 | Routine | |
Reminded operator to write date on shellfish tags indicating when that batch was completely used. Reminded operator that any food employee with artificial nails must wear gloves when handling and preparing food.
- Critical: Eating, Drinking, or Using Tobacco* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: In use open drinking container stored in a manner that may contaminate food, food contact surfaces or utensils.
Correction: Employees may drink from a closed beverage container if the container is handled to prevent contamination of (1) The employee's hands (2) The container and (3) Exposed food clean equipment, utensils, and linens and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles.
- Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: Sausage and chicken on prep table, heavy cream are cold holding at improper temperatures.
Correction: Cold hold potentially hazardous food at 41°F or below to inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria.
- Critical: Time as a Public Health Control* (corrected on site)
Observation: Pizza for which time rather than temperature is being used as a control was not labeled or otherwise marked with a 4 hour cook, serve or discard by time.
Correction: Discard food that is not cooked and served or served if ready-to-eat within 4 hours from the point in time when the food is removed from temperature control. Clearly label or otherwise mark the food with a 4-hour cook-serve or serve by time.
- Prohibitions (corrected on site)
Observation: Clean pitcher was stored under paper towel dispenser at handsink.
Correction: Discontinue storage of clean equipment and utensils in a location subject to contamination.
- Handwashing Cleanser - Availability (corrected on site)
Observation: Soap was not provided at the hand washing lavatory in the employee toilet room.
Correction: Hand soap must be provided at all hand washing lavatories to encourage proper hand washing. Hand cleanser must always be present to aid in reducing microorganisms and particulate matter found on hands.
- Hand Drying Provision (corrected on site)
Observation: No disposable towels were provided at the hand washing lavatory in the employee toilet room.
Correction: Hand drying devices such as individual disposable paper towels, a continuous towel system that supplies the user with a clean towel or heated air hand drying device must be provided at all hand washing lavatories to encourage proper hand washing and avoid employees to drying their hands on their clothing or other unclean materials
- Critical: Toxics - Storage of Toxic Containers* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: Container of butane fuel not properly stored to prevent the contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens or single service items.
Correction: Containers must be located in an area that is not above food, equipment, utensils, linens or single service items.
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04/30/2014 | Routine | |
In-use breading is stored at room temperature. Need to keep refrigerated or discard every 4 hours.
- Critical: Eating, Drinking, or Using Tobacco* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: In use open drinking containers stored in a manner that may contaminate food, food contact surfaces or utensils.
Correction: Employees may drink from a closed beverage container if the container is handled to prevent contamination of (1) The employee's hands (2) The container and (3) Exposed food clean equipment, utensils, and linens and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles.
- Hair Restraints - Effectiveness (repeated violation)
Observation: Employees observed working in the food service area without proper hair restraints.
Correction: Ensure all employees wear hair restraints such as hats, hair coverings or nets, beard restraints, and clothing that covers body hair, that are designed and worn to effectively keep their hair from contacting exposed food, clean equipment, utensils and linens, and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles. This section does not apply to food employees such as counter staff who only serve beverages and wrapped or packaged foods, hostesses, and wait staff if they present a minimal risk of contaminating exposed food
- Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: Unsifted breading and heavy cream are cold holding at improper temperatures
Correction: Relocate food to a refrigeration unit that is capable of maintaining food storage at 41°F or below.
- Critical: Date Marking - Ready-to-Eat - Potentially Hazardous Food - Date Marking* (repeated violation)
Observation: The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) food such as lasgne, eggplant parmesian, etc.in the refrigeration unit is not properly dated for disposition.
Correction: Mark the name and "consume by" date on the container of RTE foods at the time of preparation if the food is to be held for more than 24 hours. If the food is held at 41°F or below the food shall be served or sold within 7 calendar days. Some harmful bacteria continue to grow even at refrigeration temperatures so limiting the amount of time in storage limits the amount of growth allowed for these bacteria.
- Equipment, Utensils, Linens, and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles
Observation: Unassembled pizza boxes were found stored on floor.
Correction: Store in a clean, dry location where not exposed to splash, dust or other contamination at least 6 inches above the floor.
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01/28/2014 | Routine | |
Reminded that prepared ready-to-eat food must be date-marked if it will not be used within 24 hours. Permit issued.
- Critical: Eating, Drinking, or Using Tobacco* (corrected on site)
Observation: Employee drink is stored in area where it may contaminate food, clean equipment, utensils or other items needing protection.
Correction: Provide a designated area where employees may store drinks so as not to contaminate exposed food, clean equipment, utensils, and linens, or unwrapped single-service and single-use articles, or other items needing protection.
- Hair Restraints - Effectiveness (repeated violation)
Observation: Employees observed working in the food service area without proper hair restraints.
Correction: Ensure all employees wear hair restraints such as hats, hair coverings or nets, beard restraints, and clothing that covers body hair, that are designed and worn to effectively keep their hair from contacting exposed food, clean equipment, utensils and linens, and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles. This section does not apply to food employees such as counter staff who only serve beverages and wrapped or packaged foods, hostesses, and wait staff if they present a minimal risk of contaminating exposed food
- Critical: Date Marking - Ready-to-Eat - Potentially Hazardous Food - Date Marking* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) food such as lasagne, grilled eggplant, eggplant parm. etc in the refrigeration unit is not properly dated for disposition.
Correction: Mark the name and "consume by" date on the container of RTE foods at the time of preparation if the food is to be held for more than 24 hours. If the food is held at 41°F or below the food shall be served or sold within 7 calendar days. Some harmful bacteria continue to grow even at refrigeration temperatures so limiting the amount of time in storage limits the amount of growth allowed for these bacteria.
- Equipment, Utensils, Linens, and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles
Observation: Single service items observed stored on floor. (unassembled pizza boxes)
Correction: Store single service items a minimum of 6 inches off the floor.
- Critical: Toxics - Storage of Toxic Containers* (corrected on site)
Observation: Container of butane used in food preparation is not properly stored to prevent the contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens or single service items.
Correction: Containers must be located in an area that is not above food, equipment, utensils, linens or single service items.
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10/30/2013 | Routine | |
Reminded to put date on each shell fish tag indicating when that batch had been completely used. Shell fish tags must be organized and kept in chronological order for 90 days.
- Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: Salmon cold holding at improper temperatures.
Correction: Cold hold potentially hazardous food at 41°F or below to inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria.
- Critical: Date Marking - Ready-to-Eat - Potentially Hazardous Food - Date Marking* (corrected on site)
Observation: The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) food such as cooked egg plant and cooked meatballs in the refrigeration unit is not properly dated for disposition.
Correction: Mark the name and "consume by" date on the container of RTE foods at the time of preparation if the food is to be held for more than 24 hours. If the food is held at 41°F or below the food shall be served or sold within 7 calendar days. Some harmful bacteria continue to grow even at refrigeration temperatures so limiting the amount of time in storage limits the amount of growth allowed for these bacteria.
- Prohibitions - Single Service
Observation: Boxes of food handler gloves were found stored in employee toilet room.
Correction: Discontinue storage of clean equipment and utensils in a location subject to contamination.
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08/13/2013 | Routine | |
- Hair Restraints - Effectiveness
Observation: Employees observed working in the food service area without proper hair restraints.
Correction: Ensure all employees wear hair restraints such as hats, hair coverings or nets, beard restraints, and clothing that covers body hair, that are designed and worn to effectively keep their hair from contacting exposed food, clean equipment, utensils and linens, and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles. This section does not apply to food employees such as counter staff who only serve beverages and wrapped or packaged foods, hostesses, and wait staff if they present a minimal risk of contaminating exposed food
- Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding* (corrected on site)
Observation: Salmon (marinating at room temperature) is cold holding at improper temperatures.
Correction: Cold hold potentially hazardous food at 41°F or below to inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria.
- Critical: Time as a Public Health Control* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
Observation: Pizza and rice balls for which time rather than temperature is being used as a control was not labeled or otherwise marked with a 4 hour cook, serve or discard by time.
Correction: Discard food that is not cooked and served or served if ready-to-eat within 4 hours from the point in time when the food is removed from temperature control. Clearly label or otherwise mark the food with a 4-hour cook-serve or serve by time.
- Critical: Time as a Public Health Control*
Observation: No written procedures for the use of time as a public health control with potentially hazardous foods.
Correction: Provide written procedures for the use of time as a public health control. The procedures must include the following steps or practices: a. Food must be marked with the time within which it must be cooked, served or discarded. b. The food is served or discarded within four hours from the time when the food is removed from temperature control c. Food in unmarked containers or packages, or for which the time expires is discarded and d. Written procedures are maintained in the food establishment and made available to the regulatory authority upon request e. Once time is implemented as a control measure for potentially hazardous food, no other measures may be substituted.
- Handwashing - Using a Handwashing Lavatory (corrected on site)
Observation: The handwashing facility located in the employee toilet room is blocked, preventing access by employees for easy handwashing.
Correction: Access to the handwashing facility identified above is to be available during all hours of operation. Remove the linens in it preventing its use.
- Floor Carpeting, Restrictions and Installation (repeated violation)
Observation: There is a fabric mat in the kitchen near 3 compartment sink.
Correction: Remove carpeting and replace with approved floor material.
- Critical: Toxics - Identifying Toxic Containers* (corrected on site)
Observation: Chemical spray bottle observed without a label.
Correction: Label spray bottles with contents or discard.
- Critical: Sanitizer - Criteria/Chemicals for food contact* (corrected on site)
Observation: Sanitizing solution being applied to food contact surfaces does not meet the requirements of 40 CFR 180.940. Is too strong.
Correction: Utilize only concentrations that meet the requirements of 40 CFR 180.940 when applying to food contact surfaces
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05/08/2013 | Routine | |
EHS consulted with supervisor by phone about water from handsink backing up onto floor. EHS flushed all toilets and tried all sinks. No other back-up observed. Operator contacted plumber who will be here to correct this immediately. Water became warmer prior to my leaving.
- Utensils - In-Use - Between-Use Storage (corrected on site)
Observation: In-use utensils improperly stored between use. Utensils are improperly stored in sanitizing solution.
Correction: Store in-use utensils or dispensing utensils in one of the following manners: 1) In the food with their handles above the top of the food and the container. 2) In food that is not potentially hazardous with their handles above the top of the food within containers or equipment that can be closed. 3) On a clean portion of the food preparation table or cooking equipment only if the in-use utensil and the food-contact surface of the food preparation table or cooking equipment are cleaned and sanitized every 4 hours. 4) In running water of sufficient velocity to flush particulates to the drain. 5) In a clean, protected location if the utensils are used only with a food that is not potentially hazardous. 6) In a container of water if the water is maintained at a temperature of at least 135°F.
- Thawing (corrected on site)
Observation: Improper methods used to thaw veal and chicken.
Correction: Thaw potentially hazardous foods by either of the following methods: 1. Under refrigeration that maintains food temperature at 41°F (45°F) 2. Completely submerged under running water at a temperature of 70°F or below with sufficient water velocity to agitate and float off loose particles in an overflow. Ready-to-eat food shall not exceed 41°F and raw animal foods shall not exceed 41°F for more than four hours 3. As part of the cooking process
- Critical: Cooling* (corrected on site)
Observation: Lentil soup noted not being adequately cooled to prevent the growth of harmful bacteria.
Correction: Cool potentially hazardous foods from 135°F to 70°F within 2 hours and within a total of 6 hours from 135°F to 41°F. A longer time for cooling allows an ideal situation for bacterial growth. This has been shown to be the major contributing factor in many foodborne illnesses.
- Cooling Methods (corrected on site)
Observation: The methods used for cooling were not adequate. Lentil soup is cooling at room temperature.
Correction: Cool foods by the following methods: 1. Placing food in shallow pans 2. Separating food into smaller thinner portions 3. Using rapid chill cooling equipment 4. Stirring the food in a container placed in an ice water bath 5. Using containers that facilitate heat transfer 6. Adding ice as an ingredient 7. Any other method that can effectively accomplish cooling.
- Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding* (corrected on site)
Observation: Potentially hazardous food in and on refrigerated prep table is cold holding at improper temperatures. Operator adjusted thermometer to colder temperature and will monitor temperature)
Correction: Cold hold potentially hazardous food at 41°F or below to inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria.
- Critical: Plumbing System Maintained in Good Repair
Observation: There is no hot water as hot water heater was replaced earlier in the day and water has not yet been heated. The drain under the kitchen hand sink is backing up onto the floor.
Correction: Repair and maintain all plumbing components ans fixtures.
- Floor Carpeting, Restrictions and Installation
Observation: There is a fabric carpet in kitchen at 3 compartment sink.
Correction: Remove and replace with cleanable non-absorbent floor mat.
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02/08/2013 | Routine | |
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