PANDA EXPRESS #695

PIC could not verify that employees that were working during the inspection have been trained on the reportable illness and symptoms. 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; COS: Employees signed paper employee health policy.

PIC unable to show written procedure for bodily fluid clean up. C/A:A food establishment shall have written procedures for employees to follow and an EPA registered disinfectant effective against Norovirus available on-site at the food service establishment when responding to vomiting or diarrheal events t

Observed food employee enter facility from outside, put gloves on, and grabbed frozen bags of chicken to place in fryer. C/A: Food employees shall clean their hands and exposed portions of their arms immediately before engaging in food preparation including working with exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles COS: Food employee instructed to wash hands.

Carton of liquid eggs in Prep Top Cooler, shredded cabbage in Prep Cooler, and kale in Prep Cooler 2 observed cold holding above 41 F. CA: All cold holding TCS foods must remain at 41 F or lower. COS: Discarded.

Shrimp at Steam Table observed hold holding at 125 F. CA: All hot holding TCS foods must remain at 135 F or higher. COS: Discarded.

2019 inspection (91-A) posted instead of current inspection 8/2023 (84-B). CA: Most recent inspection must remain posted within 15' of main entrance, at an eye level of 5-7' from floor, and where customers can approach within 1'.

Cold holding TCS foods in Prep 2 and Prep Drawers held from overnight observed over 41 F. CA: All cold holding TCS foods must remain 41 F or lower. COS: Discarded.

Rice in Warmer- Cabinet held from overnight observed hot holding below 135 F. CA: All hot holding TCS foods must remain at 135 F or higher. COS: Discarded.

Prep Unit 2 unable to maintain proper cold holding temperatures. Ambient cooler temperature observed at 43 F. CA: Equipment for cooling and heating food, and holding cold and hot food, shall be sufficient in number and capacity to provide proper food temperatures.

2019 inspection (91-A) posted instead of current inspection 5/2022 (83-B). CA: Most recent inspection must remain posted within 15' of main entrance, at an eye level of 5-7' from floor, and where customers can approach within 1'.