Observed a measuring cup stored in a bulk container of sugar with the handle touching the sugar. Sugar is used in the preparation of iced tea.
Corrected on site: The measuring cup was removed from the bulk container of sugar. Sugar to be discarded, container washed and sanitized.
511-6-1.04(4)(k) - In-Use Utensils, Between-Use Storage (C)
(k)Storage of In-Use Utensils. During pauses in food preparation or dispensing, food preparation and
dispensing utensils shall be stored:
1.Except as specified under paragraph 2 of this subsection, in the food with their handles above the top of the food and the container;
2.In food that is not time/temperature control for safety food with their handles above the top of the food within containers or equipment that can be closed, such as bins of sugar, flour, or cinnamon;
3.On a clean portion of the food preparation table or cooking equipment only if the in-use utensil and the food-contact surface of the food preparation table or cooking equipment are cleaned and sanitized at a frequency specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.05(7)(b) and (8)(a);