Perdue - Cook Side South

Observed raw chicken wings sitting on top of ice (improperly) with a temperature of 55°F. Except during preparation, cooking, or cooling, or when time is used as the public health control, time/temperature control for safety food shall be maintained at 41°F or below. Person in charge placed chicken wings in an appropriate ice bath to decrease the the temperature.

Observed corn dogs (131°F) inside the warmer cabinet. Ambient air temperature of the unit is 125F. Except during preparation, cooking, or cooling, or when time is used as the public health control, time/temperature control for safety food shall be maintained at 135°F or above. Person in charge removed the corn dogs.

Observed cooked sausage and gravy tightly covered inside the reach in cooler while in the cooling process. When placed in cooling or cold holding equipment, food containers in which food is being cooled shall be:Loosely covered, or uncovered if protected from overhead contamination during the cooling period to facilitate heat transfer from the surface of the food. Employee loosely covered the foods.

Observed bags of chicken noodle soup inside the warmer cabinet with a temperature of 67F and partially frozen, per employee, the soup was placed inside warmer cabinet to thaw. Time/temperature control for safety food shall be thawed: Under refrigeration that maintains the food temperature at 41°F or less; or completely submerged under running water. Person in charge removed soup in order to be reheated.

Observed single use bowls being used to dispenser flour and other seasonings. During pauses in food preparation or dispensing, food preparation and dispensing utensils shall be stored:in the food with their handles above the top of the food and the container. Obtain food scoop with handle.

Observed food containers stacked wet. After cleaning and sanitizing, equipment and utensils: Shall be air-dried or used after adequate draining before contact with food. Re-wash, rinse and sanitize food containers.

Observed several cracked raw shell eggs inside of their original package container inside of the reach-in cooler. Eggs shall be received clean and sound and may not exceed the restricted egg tolerances for U.S. Consumer Grade B as specified in United States Standards, Grades, and Weight Classes for Shell Eggs, AMS 56.200 et seq., administered by the Agricultural Marketing Service of USDA. Corrected on Site (COS): Eggs discarded. Corrected On-Site. New Violation.