Perry Fairground Inn & Express (FS)

Observed the person in charge (PIC) cannot provide the Employee Reporting Agreement of any of their employees. Food employees and conditional employees are informed in a verifiable manner of their responsibility to report in accordance with the Chapter, to the person in charge, information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food. A new copy will be printed out for them to make copies and provide to their employees.

Observed no paper towels at the hand sink in the breakfast area and no paper towels in any of the bathrooms that are connected to the breakfast area. Each handwashing sink or group of adjacent handwashing sinks shall be provided with individual, disposable towels, or other means of single use hand drying options. Add paper towels to all handsinks.

Observed a bowl of apples that are not wrapped and that do not have any utensils to grab them with to avoid bare hand contact. Food, such as apples, must be stored wrapped or with utensils such as tongs to avoid bare-handing. Wrap apples in plastic or set out tongs with them.

Observed the facility has no test strips for sanitizer. PIC states that they use bleach from housekeeping. A test kit or other device that accurately measures the concentration in mg/L of sanitizing solutions shall be provided. Buy test strips.

Observed employee washing and rinsing and not sanitizing while warewashing. After being cleaned, equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be sanitized in hot water or chemical sanitizer. Purchase approved sanitizer and strips in order to properly sanitize dishes, equipment, and utensils properly.

Observed milk at 44°F within the main kitchen reach in the cooler. Ambient air temperature was 45°F. All cold holding TCS foods shall be held at 41°F or below. Milk was discarded, and the facility needs to provide maintenance on its coolers.

Observed that both restrooms near the self-service area were out of paper towels. All handwashing facilities must be provided with adequate soap and single-use items for hand drying. Facility needs to ensure all handwashing areas are stocked with hand drying provisions, such a paper towels.

Observed a household air fryer within the self-service area. Household appliances are not allowed to be used for commercial purposes. Facility must only use the appropriate equipment within their self-service area.

Observed the reach in the cooler within the self-service area with an ambient temperature of 44°F. No TCS foods were within the cooler at the time of inspection, but all cold holding equipment should be in working order. The facility needs to have maintenance and repair of the reach-in cooler unit.

Observed waffle batter (65F) being held on time as public health control without start or end time for today. When utilizing Time as a Public Health Control, the times and dates must be recorded when waffle batter is served. Train staff to properly record start times for the batter. Employee discarded the waffle batter.

Observed no time log indicating the waffle batter's start or end time for today. Noticed on the wall the time log indicating dates up to August 19th and other time logs before August 2024, but no time logs for September and October 2024. A representative stated no waffle batter was served in September, but was served during October. When utilizing Time as a Public Health Control, the times and dates must be recorded when waffle batter is served. Please start a new time log document for tomorrow's date. Corrected on Site (COS): Waffle batter discarded.