MERIDIAN CAFE

High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Cook left kitchen area to outside cooler came back did not change gloves. Educated operator on importance of washing hands and switching to new gloves when switching tasks. Operator washed hands and put on new gloves. Corrected On-Site Warning

High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Operator touched toast with bare hands. Educated operator on importance of no bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods. Warning

High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Mascarpone cheese date marked 12/10/21 and today is 12/20/21. Warning

High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Mascarpone cheese date marked 12/10/21 and today is 12/20/21. Warning

High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Cook left kitchen area to outside cooler came back did not change gloves. Educated operator on importance of washing hands and switching to new gloves when switching tasks. Operator washed hands and put on new gloves. Warning

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed ice in service station area hand washing sink. Educated operator on importance of hand washing sink not to be used for other purposes. Warning

Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. No proof of food safety handling training. Warning

Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. No written plan for time as a public health control. Butter held as time as a public health control. Emailed copy of Time as a public health control to operator. Operator filled out form. Corrected On-Site Warning

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No hand washing sign on back kitchen hand washing sink. Operator supplied the hand wash sign. Corrected On-Site Warning