Sweet Choices Bakery & Deli, 601 Preston Avenue, Charlottesville, VA 22902 - Full Service Restaurant inspection findings and violations



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Restaurant: Sweet Choices Bakery & Deli
Address: 601 Preston Avenue, Charlottesville, VA 22902
Type: Full Service Restaurant
Phone: 434 249-7595
Total inspections: 4
Last inspection: 12/30/2014

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Ready to eat foods observed to be labeled and dated with production dates. Quaternary ammonia in 3 compartment sink noted to be at proper concentration of 300ppm. Food temperatures observed to be within required range.
  • Critical: Food - Consumption of Raw or Undercooked Animal Foods (repeated violation)
    Observation: The raw and/or undercooked foods provided on the menu, menu board, table tent or brochure do not provide a disclosure statement.
    Correction: The Consumer Advisory shall include a disclosure statement that includes a description of the animal-derived foods and identification of the animal-derived foods by astericking (*) them to a footnote that states that the items are served raw or undercooked, or contain raw or undercooked ingredients.
  • Critical: Food - Consumption of Raw or Undercooked Animal Foods (repeated violation)
    Observation: Raw and/or undercooked hamburgers and eggs is/are provided on the menu board without proper disclosure.
    Correction: The Consumer Advisory shall include a disclosure statement that includes a description of the animal-derived foods and identification of the animal-derived foods by asterisking (*) them to a footnote that states that the items are served raw or undercooked, or contain raw or undercooked ingredients.
  • Critical: Food - Consumption of Raw or Undercooked Animal Foods (repeated violation)
    Observation: A review of the menu with the foodservice operator indicates that there is no consumer advisory for the eggs and hamburgers that may be served raw and/or undercooked
    Correction: If an animal food such as beef, eggs, fish, lamb, milk, pork, poultry, or shellfish is served or sold raw or undercooked the permit holder shall inform consumers of the significantly increased risk of consuming such foods by way of a disclosure and reminder using brochures, deli case or menu advisories, label statements, table tents, placards, or other effective written means.
  • Nonfood-Contact Surfaces - Corrosion Resistant/Nonabsorbent (repeated violation)
    Observation: The nonfood contact surface of the gaskets to the ice machine are torn and are not corrosion resistant, nonabsorbent, and/or smooth.
    Correction: Nonfood contact equipment that is exposed to splash, spillage, food soiling, or requires frequent cleaning must be smooth, durable, and nonabsorbent. Door gasket needs replacing
  • Nonfood-Contact Surfaces - Corrosion Resistant/Nonabsorbent (repeated violation)
    Observation: The nonfood contact surface of the doors to refrigerators and inside of ovens are not corrosion resistant, nonabsorbent, and/or smooth.
    Correction: Nonfood contact equipment that is exposed to splash, spillage, food soiling, or requires frequent cleaning must be smooth, durable, and nonabsorbent.
  • Non-Food Contact Surfaces (repeated violation)
    Observation: The nonfood contact surface of the doors to refrigerator and ice machines have accumulations of grime and debris.
    Correction: Clean the surface at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues that become encrusted or attract insects and rodents.
  • Physical Facilities - Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions
    Observation: Buildup of grease noted under equipment--observed in need of cleaning.
    Correction: All floors, walls, and ceilings must be cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean. Cleaning of the physical facilities is an important measure in ensuring the protection and sanitary preparation of food. A regular cleaning schedule should be established and followed to maintain the facility in a clean and sanitary manner.
12/30/2014Follow-up
  • Person in Charge
    Observation: Poor handwashing procedures observed.
    Correction: Educate employees on proper handwashing and routinely monitor the employee's handwashing procedures to ensure they are effectively cleaning their hands.
  • Person in Charge
    Observation: Employees are not properly trained in food safety as it relates to their assigned duties.
    Correction: Train all employees in food safety as it relates to their assigned duties.
  • Person in Charge
    Observation: Employees are not aware of or are not monitoring the cold and hot holding temperatures of potentially hazardous food.
    Correction: Ensure that employees are properly cold and hot holding of potentially hazardous food in accordance with the Regulation. Be particularly careful in holding those foods known to cause severe foodborne illness and death, through daily oversight of the employees' routine monitoring of the holding temperatures.
  • Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Hot Holding* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
    Observation: Fried chicken hot holding at improper temperatures in display case.
    Correction: Hot hold potentially hazardous food at 135°F or above to inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria. Operator boost heated in oven to 173oF, then was to hot hold in oven. Operator needs to monitor every 2 hours in hot holding display case and write in log when temperatures checked.
  • Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding*
    Observation: Several foods cold holding at improper temperatures next to door of walk in cooler at improper temperature including macaroni salad, lasagne, cold slaw. Also, cold holding in sandwich prep unit including deli meats.
    Correction: Discard the food and ensure that potentially hazardous foods for cold holding are maintained at 41°F or below to inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria. Operator to monitor these foods in this unit every two hours and write into written food temperature logs. Operator will also move all the prepared foods in the walk in cooler to the middle or far end of walk in cooler. Also, sandwich prep unit needs to be repaired or replaced to ensure it can hold at proper temperature. A written invoice for this repair or replacement to be sent to the health dept. on 12/16/14 at 434-972-4310
  • Critical: Date Marking - Ready-to-Eat - Potentially Hazardous Food - Date Marking*
    Observation: The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) foods in the walk in and sandwich prep 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: Date Marking - Ready-to-Eat - Potentially Hazardous Food - Date Marking*
    Observation: The ready-to-eat (RTE) commercially processed deli meats in the sandwich prep refrigeration unit was not properly dated for disposition after opening.
    Correction: Mark a "consume by" date on commercially processed RTE foods at the time the original container is opened. 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: Food - Consumption of Raw or Undercooked Animal Foods (repeated violation)
    Observation: The raw and/or undercooked foods provided on the menu, menu board, table tent or brochure do not provide a disclosure statement.
    Correction: The Consumer Advisory shall include a disclosure statement that includes a description of the animal-derived foods and identification of the animal-derived foods by astericking (*) them to a footnote that states that the items are served raw or undercooked, or contain raw or undercooked ingredients.
  • Critical: Food - Consumption of Raw or Undercooked Animal Foods (repeated violation)
    Observation: A review of the menu with the foodservice operator indicates that there is no consumer advisory for the eggs and hamburgers that may be served raw and/or undercooked
    Correction: If an animal food such as beef, eggs, fish, lamb, milk, pork, poultry, or shellfish is served or sold raw or undercooked the permit holder shall inform consumers of the significantly increased risk of consuming such foods by way of a disclosure and reminder using brochures, deli case or menu advisories, label statements, table tents, placards, or other effective written means.
  • Critical: Food - Consumption of Raw or Undercooked Animal Foods (repeated violation)
    Observation: Raw and/or undercooked hamburgers and eggs is/are provided on the menu board without proper disclosure.
    Correction: The Consumer Advisory shall include a disclosure statement that includes a description of the animal-derived foods and identification of the animal-derived foods by asterisking (*) them to a footnote that states that the items are served raw or undercooked, or contain raw or undercooked ingredients.
  • Nonfood-Contact Surfaces - Corrosion Resistant/Nonabsorbent
    Observation: The nonfood contact surface of the gaskets to the ice machine are torn and are not corrosion resistant, nonabsorbent, and/or smooth.
    Correction: Nonfood contact equipment that is exposed to splash, spillage, food soiling, or requires frequent cleaning must be smooth, durable, and nonabsorbent. Door gasket needs replacing
  • Nonfood-Contact Surfaces - Corrosion Resistant/Nonabsorbent
    Observation: The nonfood contact surface of the doors to refrigerators and inside of ovens are not corrosion resistant, nonabsorbent, and/or smooth.
    Correction: Nonfood contact equipment that is exposed to splash, spillage, food soiling, or requires frequent cleaning must be smooth, durable, and nonabsorbent.
  • Temperature Measuring Devices - Food
    Observation: The food temperature measuring device (degrees F) located in the kitchen for checking food temperatures does not provide the proper range to monitor cold and hot holding food temperatures.
    Correction: Provide a temperature measuring device that is accurate within +/- 2 degrees Fahrenheit in the intended range of use wihch is 0-220oF..
  • Non-Food Contact Surfaces
    Observation: The nonfood contact surface of the doors to refrigerator and ice machines have accumulations of grime and debris.
    Correction: Clean the surface at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues that become encrusted or attract insects and rodents.
12/15/2014Routine
Operator to utilize written food temperature logs and check cold and hot holding, cooking and reheating temperatures. Cold and hot holding temperatures to be checked and written down every two hours. Operator to fax daily logs to health dept. every friday by Close of business starting Dec. 13, 2013.
  • Person in Charge
    Observation: Employees are not properly trained in food safety as it relates to their assigned duties.
    Correction: Train all employees in food safety as it relates to their assigned duties in how to manage all of the risk factors noted in this inspection..
  • Person in Charge
    Observation: Employees are not aware of or are not monitoring the cold and hot holding or cook temperatures of potentially hazardous food. Employees are not monitoring food temperatures. Operator agreed to use wrtten food temperature logs and fax to the health dept. every Friday by close of business to 972-4310 to the attention of Archer Campbell.
    Correction: Ensure that employees are properly cooking and holding potentially hazardous food to the minimum required temperature for the specified amount of time in accordance with the Regulation. Be particularly careful in cooking those foods known to cause severe foodborne illness and death, through daily oversight of the employees' routine monitoring of the cooking temperatures.
  • Critical: Employee Health* (corrected on site)
    Observation: Employees or applicants are not aware of the reporting procedures concerning information about their health as they relate to the symptoms caused by illness, infection, or other source that is associated with an acute gastrointestinal illness or a lesion.
    Correction: Have the license holder require employees or applicants report to the person in charge if they are experiencing the following symptoms or conditions: (1) diarrhea, fever, vomiting, jaundice, or sore throat with fever. (2) A lesion containing pus such as a boil or infected wound that is open or draining and is on the hands or wrists, unless an impermeable cover such as a finger cot or stall protects the lesion and a single-use glove is worn over by an impermeable cover or on other parts of the body, unless the lesions covered by a dry durable, tight-fitting bandage.
  • Critical: Hands and Arms Cleaning Procedure* (corrected on site)
    Observation: Improper handwashing procedures observed. Observed employee quickly washing hands after handling raw meat.
    Correction: Ensure all food employees clean their hands and exposed portions of their arms with a cleaning compound in a lavatory by vigorously rubbing together the surfaces of their lathered hands and warms for at least 20 seconds and thoroughly rinsing with clean water.
  • Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Hot Holding* (corrected on site) (repeated violation)
    Observation: Fried chicken observed being hot held under heat lamps at improper temperatures of 108-115oF.
    Correction: Rapidly reheat the food to 165°F and maintain at 135°F or above through the hot holding period. Corrected by reheating to 180oF
  • Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Cold Holding* (corrected on site)
    Observation: Multiple food items cold holding at improper temperatures in walk in cooler--potato salad, macaroni salad, meatloaf, ground beef, gravy, and soup
    Correction: Discard the food and ensure that potentially hazardous foods for cold holding are maintained at 41°F or below to inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria. Corrected by discarding items and refrigertion mechanic arrived to repair unit before inspector left facility. Operator needs to monitor food temperatures in this unit every two hours and write in log--fax to health dept. by close of business every week on Friday.
12/11/2013Risk Factor
  • Critical: Demonstration of Knowledge*
    Observation: The person in charge failed to explain the correct procedures for cleaning and sanitizing utensils and food-contact surfaces of equipment.
    Correction: Ensure the designated person in charge (PIC) is knowledgeable about foodborne disease prevention, Hazardous Analysis Critical Control Point principles and Regulation requirements. The PIC should be prepared to recognize conditions that may contribute to foodborne illness. The PIC must also recognize conditions that fail to comply with Regulation requirements and be authorized to take the appropriate preventive and corrective actions to ensure that the Regulations' objectives are fulfilled.
  • Critical: Demonstration of Knowledge*
    Observation: The person in charge failed to explain the hazards involved in the consumption of raw or undercooked meat, poultry, eggs and fish and to prevent potential for cross contamination when forming raw hamburger patties.
    Correction: Ensure the designated person in charge (PIC) is knowledgeable about foodborne disease prevention, Hazardous Analysis Critical Control Point principles and Regulation requirements. The PIC should be prepared to recognize conditions that may contribute to foodborne illness. The PIC must also recognize conditions that fail to comply with Regulation requirements and be authorized to take the appropriate preventive and corrective actions to ensure that the Regulations' objectives are fulfilled.
  • Critical: Demonstration of Knowledge*
    Observation: The person in charge failed to state the minimum cook and hot holding temperatures and times for potentially hazardous food. It did not appear routine temperature checks of foods were being made after cooking and routinely while hot holding at steamtable.
    Correction: Ensure the designated person in charge (PIC) is knowledgeable about foodborne disease prevention, Hazardous Analysis Critical Control Point principles and Regulation requirements. The PIC should be prepared to recognize conditions that may contribute to foodborne illness. The PIC must also recognize conditions that fail to comply with Regulation requirements and be authorized to take the appropriate preventive and corrective actions to ensure that the Regulations' objectives are fulfilled.
  • Critical: Hands - When to Wash*
    Observation: A food employee failed to wash his or her hands before engaging in food preparation, after handling raw hamburger meat with gloved hands. This may have contaminated his/her hands.
    Correction: Instruct food employees to clean their hands and exposed portions of their arms immediately before engaging in food preparation including working with exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles and during food preparation, as often as necessary to remove soil and contamination and to prevent cross contamination when changing task.
  • Cloths - Wiping Cloths - Use Limitation
    Observation: Wiping cloths improperly stored between use-on edge of handwashing sink.
    Correction: Ensure wet wiping cloths are stored in a chemical sanitizer at the proper concentration between use.
  • Critical: Food - Potentially Hazardous Food - Hot Holding* (corrected on site)
    Observation: Mashed potatoes and green beans hot holding at improper temperatures at right end of steamtable.
    Correction: Rapidly reheat the food to 165°F and maintain at 135°F or above through the hot holding period. Operator agreed to repair unit to ensure it maintains food at steamtable at proper temperatures.
  • Critical: Food - Consumption of Raw or Undercooked Animal Foods (repeated violation)
    Observation: The raw and/or undercooked foods noted above provided on the menu board do not provide a disclosure statement.
    Correction: The Consumer Advisory shall include a disclosure statement that includes a description of the animal-derived foods and identification of the animal-derived foods by astericking (*) them to a footnote that states that the items are served raw or undercooked, or contain raw or undercooked ingredients.
  • Critical: Food - Consumption of Raw or Undercooked Animal Foods (repeated violation)
    Observation: Raw and/or undercooked ground beef patties and eggs cooked to order are provided on the menu board without proper disclosure.
    Correction: The Consumer Advisory shall include a disclosure statement that includes a description of the animal-derived foods and identification of the animal-derived foods by asterisking (*) them to a footnote that states that the items are served raw or undercooked, or contain raw or undercooked ingredients.
  • Critical: Equipment - Food Contact Surfaces and Utensils
    Observation: Food contact surfaces of the ice bin used to transport ice was observed soiled with accumulations of food residues. Also heavy soil residues observed on door to walk in cooler inside and outside as well as bottom shelves under equipment on cooking line.
    Correction: Wash, rinse, sanitize food-contact surfaces of ice bins and other containers for food no less than every 4 hours to prevent the growth microorganisms on those surfaces.
01/29/2013Routine

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