MOTHER EARTH'S CAFE

High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. - three compartment sink setup. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands.

High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands.

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. - employee handled cooked toast and cooked bacon without gloves. No AOP on premises.

High Priority - Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. - shelled eggs on counter at 68° F (less than 20 minutes (no Time as a Public Health Control Program in place)). Warning

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. - sausage links 45° F (less than 2 hours); - sour cream 46° F (less than 1 hour). Warning

Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. - gallon of milk in walk-in cooler open around 7:00 A.M. on 10/04/2021 not labeled.

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. - ice shield in ice machine.

Basic - Food stored on floor. - box with plastic jugs of Bleu Cheese salad dressing sitting on the floor of the walk-in cooler.

Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. - manager removed Corrected On-Site

Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. - container of egg salad had date of 09/27/2021. Manager states egg salad made on 10/04/2021.

Basic - Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. - pot sitting on clean pots and pans shelf has two mop heads sitting on it and air conditioning filters leaning against it.