Jun 17, 2025
Followup
6-1A - proper cold holding temperatures
Observed sour cream sweet corm soup that were stored in the WIC that were holding above 41*F. C/A Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food, Hot and Cold Holding. Except during preparation, cooking, or cooling, or when time is used as the public health control, time/temperature control for safety food shall be maintained at 41°F (5°C) or below COS Manager tossed out the sour cream and the soup.
6-1B - proper hot holding temperatures
Regulation: 511-6-1.04(6)(f) - time/temperature control for safety; hot holding (p)
Observed a large pot with white rice that was in the main kitchen and was holding at 70*F. C/A ime/Temperature Control for Safety Food, Hot and Cold Holding. Except during preparation, cooking, or cooling, or when time is used as the public health control, time/temperature control for safety food shall be maintained at 41°F (5°C) or below or 135°F (57°C) or above, except that roasts cooked to a temperature and for a time specified in subsection (5)(a)2 of this Rule and reheated using the same temperature and time conditions as cooking may be held at a temperature of 130°F (54°C) or above. P COS MANAGER DISCARDED THE RICE
6-1C - proper cooling time and temperature
Regulation: 511-6-1.04(6)(d) - cooling (p)
Observed several foods that were stored in the WIC where the temperature remained unchanged. C/A Cooked time/temperature control for safety food shall be cooled:
(i) Within 2 hours from 135°F (57°C) to 70°F (21°C); P and
(ii) Within a total of 6 hours from 135°F (57°C) to 41°F (5°C) or less. P
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Time/temperature control for safety food shall be cooled within 4 hours to 41°F (5°C) or less if prepared from ingredients at ambient temperature, such as reconstituted foods and canned tuna. P
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Except as specified under paragraph 4 of this subsection, a time/temperature control for safety food received in compliance with laws allowing a temperature above 41°F (5°C) during shipment from the supplier shall be cooled within 4 hours to 41°F (5°C). P
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)
MANAGER/OWNER STATED THE FACILITY IS USING TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL WITHOUT A WRITTEN PROCEDURE NOR A DISCARD TIME. C/A Except as specified under paragraph 4 of this subsection, 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. P
MANAGER HAS 72 HOURS TO SUBMIT A PROCEDURE TO EHS
4-2B - food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Regulation: 511-6-1.05(7)(a)1 - equipment, food-contact surfaces,& utensils (pf)
Observed the can opener with visible debris on it. Observed spoons and forks stored in a drawer with crumbs and other debris in the drawer. Observed knives with stuck on food stored on the magnet strip in the main kitchen. C/A Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, and Utensils.
- Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. Pf. COS MANAGER REMOVED THE ITEMS AND HAD THEM PLACED INTO THE SINK TO BE WASHED
14A - in-use utensils: properly stored
Regulation: 511-6-1.04(4)(k) - in-use utensils, between-use storage (c)
Observed scoops stored in the flour, sugar and salt bin with the handle touching the product or not having a handle at all. Observed utensils stored in water on the stove with a water temperature of 88*F C/A 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);
4.In running water of sufficient velocity to flush particulates to the drain, if used with moist food such as ice cream or mashed potatoes;
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In a clean, protected location if the utensils, such as ice scoops, are used only with a food that is not time/temperature control for safety food; or
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In a container of water if the water is maintained at a temperature of at least 135°F (57°C) and the container is cleaned at a frequency specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.05(7)(b)3(vi).
COS Manager removed the scoops and the utensils from the stove and replaced the water.
14B - utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, handled
Regulation: 511-6-1.05(10)(a) - equipment & utensils, air-drying required (c)
Observed several metal trays that were recently washed and stacked wet on the shelf next to the three-compartment sink adjacent to the main kitchen. C/A quipment and Utensils, Air-Drying Required. After cleaning and sanitizing, equipment and utensils:
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Shall be air-dried or used after adequate draining before contact with food; and
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May not be cloth dried except that utensils that have been air-dried may be polished with cloths that are maintained clean and dry. Manger had the employees unstack the trays
15A - food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, and used
Regulation: 511-6-1.05(6)(q)1&3 - good repair & calibration (c)
Observed ambient temperature of prep top cooler in front kitchen area not maintaining at 41F or below. Observed the Walk in Cooler with an ambient temperature of 55F and 44F in the other one. Observed the dish washing machine with sanitizer concentration at 0ppm.
CA: Ambient air temperature, water pressure, and water temperature measuring devices shall be maintained in good repair and be accurate within the intended range of use Manager has 3 days to provide an invoice to EHS stating that the warewashing machine was repaired