May 18, 2026
Routine
6-1A - proper cold holding temperatures
Regulation: 511-6-1.04(6)(f) - time/temperature control for safety; cold holding (p)
OBSERVED SEVERAL TCS FOOD ITEMS (DISTINGUISHED BY AN ASTERISK " * ") COLD HOLDING ABOVE 41F THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN
C/A: ALL TCS FOODS COLD HOLDING SHALL BE MAINTAINED AT 41F OR BELOW
COS: CHICKEN SALAD WAS PLACED IN WIC TO COOL(45F @ 10:45AM - 41F @ 11:50AM); ALL OTHER TCS FOODS DISCARDED
6-1D - time as a public health control: procedures and records
Regulation: 511-6-1.04(6)(i) - time as a public health control (tphc) (p, pf, c)
OBSERVED SEVERAL TCS PASTRIES IN SELF-SERVE DISPLAY CASE HOLDING AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE. PIC STATED THEY HOLD THE PASTRIES ON TIME, HOWEVER, THE TEMPERATURE LOG WAS DATED FOR 5/17/2026 AND NO TIME OR DATE STAMPS WERE ON THE DISPLAY CASE WHERE FOOD IS BEING HELD OR ANYWHERE NEAR THE TCS FOODS.
C/A: if time without temperature control is used as the public health control for a working supply of time/temperature control for safety food before cooking, or for ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food that is displayed or held for sale or service, written procedures shall be prepared in advance, maintained in the food service establishment, and made available to the regulatory authority upon request that specify: Pf
(i) Methods of compliance with paragraphs 2(i) - (iv) or 3(i) through (v) of this subsection; and
(ii) Methods of compliance with the cooling of time/temperature control for safety food that is prepared, cooked, and refrigerated before time is used as a public health control. Pf
- If time without temperature control is used as the public health control up to a maximum of 4 hours:
(i) Except as specified in paragraph 2.(ii) of this subsection, the food shall have an initial temperature of 41°F (5°C) or less when removed from cold holding temperature control, or 135°F (57°C) or greater when removed from hot holding temperature control;P
(ii) The food may have an initial temperature of 70°F (21°C) or less if;
(I) It is a ready-to-eat fruit or vegetable that upon cutting is rendered a time/temperature control for safety food, or
(II) It is a ready-to-eat hermetically sealed food that upon opening is rendered a time/temperature control for safety food,
(III) The food temperature does not exceed 70°F (21°C) within a maximum time period of 4 hours from the time it was rendered a time/temperature control for safety food; and
(IV) The food is marked or otherwise identified to indicate the time that is 4 hours past the point in time when the food is rendered a time/temperature control for safety food as specified in paragraph 2.(ii)(I) and (II).
(iii) The food shall be marked or otherwise identified to indicate the time that is 4 hours past the point in time when the food is removed from temperature control;Pf
(iv) The food shall be cooked and served, served at any temperature if ready-to-eat, or discarded, within 4 hours from the point in time when the food is removed from temperature control;P and
(v) The food in unmarked containers or packages, or marked to exceed a 4-hour limit shall be discarded.P
- If time without temperature control is used as the public health control up to a maximum of 6 hours:
(i) The food shall have an initial temperature of 41°F (5°C) or less when removed from temperature control and the food temperature may not exceed 70°F (21°C) within a maximum time period of 6 hours; P
(ii) The food shall be monitored to ensure the warmest portion of the food does not exceed 70°F (21°C) during the 6-hour period, unless an ambient air temperature is maintained that ensures the food does not exceed 70°F (21°C) during the 6-hour holding period; Pf
(iii) The food shall be marked or otherwise identified to indicate: Pf
(I) The time when the food is removed from 41°F (5°C) or less cold holding temperature control, Pf and
(II) The time that is 6 hours past the point in time when the food is removed from cold holding temperature control;
(iv) The food shall be:
(I) Discarded if the temperature of the food exceeds 70°F (21°C), P or
(II) Cooked and served, served at any temperature if ready-to-eat, or discarded within a maximum of 6 hours from the point in time when the food is removed from 41°F (5°C) or less cold holding temperature control; P and
(v) The food in unmarked containers or packages, or marked with a time that exceeds the 6-hour limit shall be discarded.
COS: ALL FOOD DISCARDED
2-2A - management knowledge, responsibilities, reporting
Regulation: 511-6-1.03(2)(o) - person-in-charge duties (pf)
PIC UNABLE TO VERIFY THAT ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES ARE MADE AWARE OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT TO MANAGEMENT THEIR HEALTH AS IT RELATES TO SYMPTOMS/ILLNESSES TRANSMISSIBLE VIA FOOD
C/A: 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
PIC HAS UNTIL MAY 21, 2026 TO PROVIDE SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH AGREEMENTS; EHS WILL EMAIL DOCUMENT