PAM'S PLACE

OBSERVED SEVERAL CONTAINERS WITH SCOOPS LEFT INSIDE WITH HANDLES NOT ABOVE FOOD SURFACE. CA: DISCUSSED WITH PIC IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING HANDLES ABOVE FOOD SURFACE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. PIC REMOVED SCOOPS.

OBSERVED SEVERAL RTE TCS FOOD ITEMS STORED UNCOVERED INSIDE THE WALK-IN FREEZER. CA: DISCUSSED WITH PIC THAT ALL FOOD WILL BE STORED COVERED WITH LIDS EXCEPT WHEN ACTIVELY COOLING THE FOOD.

OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS BEING STORED IN SANITIZER BUCKETS WITH SANITIZER SOLUTION NOT MEETING THE MINIMUM CONCENTRATION REQUIRMENTS FOR SANITIZING PER MANUFACTURERS GUIDELINES. CA: PIC REPLACED ALL SANITIZER BUCKETS.

OBSERVED CONTAINER OF BOLOGNA WITH DATE MARK OF 12/5. CA: PIC STATED IT WAS FROZEN ON 12/5 AND REMOVED FROM FREEZER YESTERDAY 12/18. DISCUSSED WITH PIC THAT CONTAINER SHOULD BE RELABELED WITH DATE IT IS REMOVED FROM FREEZER AND BE DISCARDED IN 6 DAYS. BOLOGNA WAS FROZEN SAME DAY IT WAS OPENED. PIC DISCARDED.

OBSERVED LARGE CONTAINER OF HOT CHICKEN BROTH COOLING IN REACH IN COOLER. CA: DISCUSSED WITH PIC THAT HOT FOODS SHOULD BE COOLED IN WALK IN FREEZER TO FACILITATE RAPID COOLING AND PREVENT WARMING OF OTHER FOODS BEING STORED IN REACH IN COOLERS.

OBSERVED EMPLOYEE PREPARING FOOD WHILE NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT. CA: PIC HAD EMPLOYEE PUT ON HAIR RESTRAINT.

OBSERVED PIC WEARING WATCH ON WRIST WHILE WORKING WITH FOODS. CA: PIC REMOVED WATCH.

OBSERVED EMPLOYEE DRINKS AND ITEMS STORED ABOVE AND NEXT TO CLEAN EQUIPMENT AND/OR FOOD. CA: PIC WILL DESIGNATE APPROPRIATE LOCATION FOR EMPLOYEE ITEMS. FOR INSIDE COOLERS, ITEMS WILL NEED TO BE IN SEPARATE BIN ON BOTTOM SHELF AND LABELED FOR EMPLOYEES ONLY.

Observed cooked TCS foods being cooled in reach-in coolers that would not have meet 135F to 70F 2 hour cooling requirement without corrective action. CA - Discussed with CFSM and food items were moved to walk-in freezer and were left uncovered or loosely covered to encourage rapid cooling. Temperatures taken later during inspection revealed food items were cooled below 70 degrees in less than 2 hrs.

Observed employees purse and coats not being stored in approved designated areas. CA - Discussed with CFSM that all employee personal items should be stored in designated areas where contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and single-service and single-use articles cannot occur. CFSM moved items to approved designated areas (front counter under register or office area or will install coat hook in area not above food, equipment, or prep surfaces.