Hampton Inn (Adairsville)

Observed employee handling food and clean dishes without a hair restraint. CA: All employees handling food or clean dishes must wear a proper hair restraint.

Observed potentially hazardous TCS foods improperly cold holding above 41 degrees F (see temp log). CA: Discussed with PIC, milk and hard boiled eggs in RIC had been stored for longer than 4 hours and were discarded. Pre-cooked bacon had been stored in RIC less than 4 hours and was moved to freezer to rapidly cool. Butter and cream cheese on serving bar had been out for longer than 4 hours and was discarded.

Observed employee personal drink stored on facility ice machine, and not in a single service cup without lid and straw (reusable tumbler). CA: Discussed with PIC, cup was moved to hotel office. Educated on employee drinks.

Observed no internal thermometer in RICs. CA: Discussed with PIC, employee placed hanging thermometers in warmest area of coolers.

Observed facility with no thermometer to measure internal food temperature. CA: Discussed with PIC, facility will purchase an appropriate thermometer for measuring internal temperature of food items.

Observed potentially hazardous TCS foods (scrambled eggs, pork sausage patties) that were not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. AT 11:45am pans of egg and sausage were cooling on the counter top (eggs temped 107F, sausage temped 97F). PIC stated that cooling began at 10:15am and the pans were moved to the freezer. At 12:20pm (>2 hours since cooling began) the foods were still above 70F (See temp log). CA: PIC discarded. Discussed time/temperature parameters for cooling and proper methods of cooling.

Observed no paper towels at the handwashing sink. CA: Discussed with PIC. Napkins were pulled from the breakfast buffet and the paper towel dispenser will be re-stocked.

Observed multiple boxes of food stored directly on the floor. CA: Discussed with PIC. Food boxes will be moved to a shelf or pallet at least 6 inches off the ground.

Observed old inspection report publicly displayed and not the current report with a score of 71. CA: Discussed with PIC. Current inspection report will be publicly displayed upon receipt.

Observed scoop stored in container of sugar with the handle laying directly in the sugar. CA: Discussed with PIC. Scoop handles stored in food containers must be stored above the top of the food in the container.

Observed boxes of single-use cups stored directly on the floor. CA: Discussed with PIC. Boxes of single-use items must be stored on a shelf or pallet at least 6 inches off the ground.

Observed employee hand personal cell phone, wash dirty dishes, then handle food without washing hands. CA: Discussed with PIC. Employee was stopped and hands were washed.

Observed potentially hazardous TCS foods (hard boiled eggs, milk) improperly cold holding above 41 degrees Fahrenheit on the self-serve breakfast bar. CA: Discussed with PIC. Unknown how long items were out of temperature. PIC instructed employee to discard. Discussed proper set up/maintenance of an ice bath. Discussed required documentation/procedure if facility intends to have items on the breakfast bar under time as a public health control.

Observed no proof that employees are informed in a verifiable manner of their responsibility to report information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food. CA: PIC was provided with DPH issued employee health policy and reporting agreement documents. All employees (whether they are employed by the hotel or through a temp agency) need to read and sign. Health dept will re-check. Moving forward agreements will be kept on file for health department review.

Observed employee personal drink stored on a food prep counter in the kitchen and not in a single use cup with lid and straw (re-useable tumbler). CA: Discussed with PIC. Personal drinks stored in the kitchen must be in a separate, designated area away from food prep/storage areas and must be in a single use cup with lid and straw.

Observed TCS foods cooling by nonapproved methods; hot foods (scrambled egg, sausage links, potatoes) were pulled directly from the hot bar and placed into large, tightly sealed lidded containers and put directly into the reach-in cooler. Discussed with PIC. PIC is unaware of the required cooling parameters (135F to 70F within 2 hours, 70F to 41F within 4 hours). Facility has no internal food thermometer to verify temps are met. DPH issued "cooling" and "cooling methods" handouts have already been provided and are on display in the kitchen. PIC removed the foods from the cooler and vented the lids.

Observed no means of measuring internal food temperatures in the facility. CA: Discussed with PIC. If the facility immediately discontinues prep/holding of TCS foods, then they have 30 days to get a food thermometer. Otherwise, a food thermometer will be purchased and utilized for verifying temps of TCS foods before tomorrow's breakfast period (11/23/23).

Observed multiple boxes of food stored directly on the floor. CA: Discussed with PIC. Food boxes will be moved to a shelf or pallet at least 6 inches off the ground.

Observed employee personal cell phone stored on box of cling wrap, and phone charging cable on food prep counter. CA: Discussed with PIC. Personal items store in the kitchen must be in a separate, designated area.

Observed no paper towels at handwashing sink. CA: Advised PIC to restock paper towel dispenser. PIC stated they are out of paper towels, and are waiting on order. PIC will need to go get paper towels.

Observed PIC not wearing hair restraint while prepping food. CA: PIC placed on hairnet