3717-1-02.3(A) / Food contamination prevention - eating, drinking, or using tobacco.
Observed employee drink cups being stored on a food prep table.
To ensure proper hygiene, an employee shall eat, drink, or use tobacco only in designated areas where the contamination of exposed food; clean equipment, utensils or linens; unwrapped single service or single use articles; or other items needing protection cannot result.
3717-1-03.2(M) / Wiping cloths - use limitation.
Observed a wet wiping cloth being stored on a food prep table. When wet wiping cloths are not being used, they should be stored in a sanitizer solution at the correct ppm's. Observed improper use and/or maintenance of wiping cloths.
(1) Cloths that are in use for wiping food spills from tableware and carry-out container that occur as food is being served shall be maintained dry and used for no other purpose; (2) Cloths that are in use for wiping counters and other equipment surfaces shall be: (a) held between uses in a chemical sanitizer of the appropriate concentration; and (b) shall be laundered daily; (3) Cloths that are used with raw animal foods shall be kept separate from cloths used for other purposes; (4) Dry wiping cloths and the chemical sanitizing solution in which wet wiping cloths are held between uses shall be free of food debris and visible soil; (5) Containers of chemical sanitizing solutions specified in paragraph (M)(2)(a) of this rule in which wet wiping cloths are held between uses shall be stored off the floor and used in a manner that prevents contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service articles, or single-use articles; (6) Single-use disposable sanitizer wipes shall be used in accordance with EPA-approved manufacturer's label use instructions.
3717-1-03.2(Q) / Food storage - preventing contamination from the premises.
Observed food items in the small reach in and stand up freezer not properly covered to help prevent contamination.
Food shall be protected from contamination by storing the food in a clean, dry location, where it is not exposed to splash, dust, or other contamination, and at least six inches above the floor.
3717-1-04(A) / Multiuse utensils and food contact surfaces - material characteristics.
Repeat Observed a plastic container storing onions with a broken corner. This dish can no longer be sanitized properly.
To prevent contamination, materials that are used in the contruction of utensils and food contact surfaces may not allow the migration of deleterious substances or impart colors, odors, or tastes to food and under normal use conditions shall be: Safe; durable, corrosion-resistant, and nonabsorbent; Sufficient in weight and thickness to withstand repeated warewashing; finished to have a smooth, easily cleanable surface; and resistant to pitting, chipping, crazing, scratching, scoring, distortion, and decomposition.
3717-1-04.1(D) / CIP equipment - cleanability.
Repeat Observed visible food debris on the clean mixer. Clean-in-place equipment should be washed, rinished and sanitized. The facility's clean-in-place (CIP) equipment was not being properly cleaned and sanitized or monitored.
To prevent contamination: (1) CIP equipment shall meet the characteristics specified under paragraph (C) of this rule and shall be designed and constructed so that: (a) cleaning and sanitizing solutions circulate throughout a fixed system and contact all interior food-contact surfaces, and (b) the system is self-draining or capable of being completely drained of cleaning and sanitizing solutions; and (2) CIP equipment that is not designed to be disassembled for cleaning shall be designed with inspection access points to ensure that all interior food contact surfaces throughout the fixed system are being effectively cleaned.
3717-1-04.4(A)(1) / Equipment - good repair and proper adjustment.
Observed several of the coolers with torn gaskets. Equipment and/or components are not maintained in good working order.
Equipment shall be maintained in a state of repair and condition that meets the requirements specified under rules 3717-1-04 and 3717-1-04.1 of this code.
3717-1-04.5(A)(3) / Cleanliness of nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment.
Observed visible food debris in the pie display case. Non-food contact surfaces of equipment are dirty.
Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept clean.
3717-1-05.1(C)(1) / Handwashing sink - required water temperature
The waitress handwashing sink hot water handle was broken off. Observed a handwashing sink without water at the required temperature.
To ensure proper cleaning of hands, a handwashing sink shall be equipped to provide water at a temperature of at least 100° F (thirty-eight degrees Celsius) through a mixing valve or combination faucet.
3717-1-06(A)(1) / Indoor areas - surface characteristics
Observed missing floor tiles and baseboards in the kitchen and back storage room.
Where FSO or RFE activities are conducted, materials for indoor floor, wall, and ceiling surfaces shall be smooth, durable, and easily cleanable; closely woven and easily cleanable carpet for carpeted areas; and nonabsorbent for areas subject to moisture.
3717-1-06.1(L) / Toilet rooms - enclosed.
The employee restroom door was not able to self-close.
A toilet room located on the premises shall be completely enclosed and provided with a tight-fitting and self-closing door,except where located outside an FSO or RFE, or does not open directly into the food preparation area.
3717-1-06.4(B) / Cleaning - frequency and restrictions.
Observed a build-up of dirt and debris on the floors and walls under the equipment.
The physical facilities shall be cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean, and cleaning shall be done during periods when the least amount of food is exposed.
3717-1-06.4(D) / Cleaning ventilation systems, nuisance and discharge prohibition.
Observed vents in the kitchen with visible build-up. The ventilation system was not being properly cleaned..
Intake and exhaust air ducts shall be cleaned and filters changed so they are not a source of contamination. If vented to the outside, ventilation systems may not create a public health hazard or nuisance or unlawful discharge.