Mar 27, 2026
Routine
2-1B - hands clean and properly washed
Regulation: 511-6-1.03(5)(c) - when to wash (p)
Observed food service employee handle raw chicken and change tasks and start wrapping cooked chicken. CA: 511-6-1.03(5)(c) - When to Wash (P) (c) When to Wash.
- 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 P and:
(i) After touching bare human body parts other than clean hands and clean, exposed arms; P
(ii) After using the toilet room; P
(iii) After caring for or handling service animals or aquatic animals; P
(iv) After coughing, sneezing, using a handkerchief or disposable tissue, using tobacco products or electronic devices that simulate tobacco smoking, eating or drinking, except for drinking from a closed beverage container and the container is handled to prevent contamination of the hands;P
(v) After handling soiled equipment or utensils; P
(vi) During food preparation, as often as necessary to remove soil and contamination and to prevent cross contamination when changing tasks; P
(vii) When switching between working with raw food and working with ready-to-eat food; P
(viii) Before donning gloves to initiate a task that involves working with food; P and
(ix) After engaging in other activities that contaminate the hands. P
- All employees shall wash hands before leaving the restroom. All food employees leaving the restroom shall wash their hands again upon re-entering the food preparation area. COS: Food service employee removed soiled gloves and washed hands and donned clean gloves.
2-2D - adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible
Regulation: 511-6-1.06(2)(o) - using a handwashing sink- operation & maintenance (pf)
Observed handwashing sink with a metal lid sitting in it near the wok cooking station. CA: 511-6-1.06(2)(o) - Using a Handwashing Sink- Operation & maintenance (Pf) (o) Using a Handwashing Sink.
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A handwashing sink shall be maintained so that it is accessible at all times for employee use. Pf
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A handwashing facility may not be used for purposes other than handwashing. COS: PIC removed metal lid from the hand washing sink to 3 compartment sink.
6-2 - proper date marking and disposition
Regulation: 511-6-1.04(6)(g) - ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food, date marking (pf)
Observed ready to eat foods/TCS food (Chinese cheese, fried chicken nuggets, noodles) cold stored with no date marking system. CA: 511-6-1.04(6)(g) - Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food, Date Marking (Pf) (g) Ready-to-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food, Date Marking
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Except when packaging food using a reduced oxygen packaging method, and except as specified in paragraphs 5 and 6 of this subsection, refrigerated, ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared and held in a food establishment for more than 24 hours shall be clearly marked to indicate the date or day by which the food shall be consumed on the premises, sold, or discarded, when held at a temperature of 41°F (5°C) or below for a maximum of 7 days. The day of preparation shall be counted as Day 1. Pf
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Except as specified in paragraphs 5 through 7 of this subsection, refrigerated, ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared and packaged by a food processing plant shall be clearly marked, at the time the original container is opened in a food service establishment and if the food is held for more than 24 hours, to indicate the date or day by which the food shall be consumed on the premises, sold, or discarded, when held at a temperature of 41°F (5°C) or below for a maximum of 7 days after the original container is opened. The day the original container is opened in the food service establishment shall be counted as Day 1, except, the day or date marked by the food service establishment may not exceed a manufacturer’s use by date if the manufacturer determined the use-by date based on food safety; Pf
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A refrigerated, ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food ingredient or a portion of a refrigerated, ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food that is subsequently combined with additional ingredients or portions of food shall retain the date marking of the earliest-prepared or first-prepared ingredient. COS: PIC put a date on food items.
11C - approved thawing methods used
Regulation: 511-6-1.04(6)(c) - thawing (c)
Observed raw pork sitting in water thawing in the rinse compartment of the 3 compartment sink. CA: 511-6-1.04(6)(c) - Thawing (C) (c) Thawing. Except as specified in paragraph 4 of this subsection, time/temperature control for safety food shall be thawed:
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Under refrigeration that maintains the food temperature at 41°F (5°C) or less; PF or
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Completely submerged under running water:
(i) At a water temperature of 70°F (21°C) or below, PF
(ii) With sufficient water velocity to agitate and float off loose particles in an overflow PF, and
(iii) For a period of time that does not allow thawed portions of ready-to-eat food to rise above 41°F (5°C), or
(iv) For a period of time that does not allow thawed portions of a raw animal food requiring cooking to be above 41°F (5°C), for more than 4 hours including:
(I) The time the food is exposed to the running water and the time needed for preparation for cooking PF, or
(II) The time it takes under refrigeration to lower the food temperature to 41°F (5°C) PF;
- As part of a cooking process if the food that is frozen is:
(i) Cooked as specified under subsections (5)(a)1 or 2 or (5)(b) or 5(e) of this Rule PF, or
(ii) Thawed in a microwave oven and immediately transferred to conventional cooking equipment, with no interruption in the process PF; or
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Using any procedure if a portion of frozen ready-to-eat food is thawed and prepared for immediate service in response to an individual consumer's order.
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Reduced oxygen packaged fish that bears a label indicating that it is to be kept frozen until time of use shall be removed from the reduced oxygen environment:
(i) Prior to its thawing under refrigeration that maintains the food temperature at 41°F (5°C) or less; or
(ii) Prior to, or immediately upon completion of its thawing, using procedures to completely submerge in running water as specified in paragraph 2 of this subsection. COS: PIC removed the raw pork from the rinse compartment of the sink and to the proper compartment.
12D - washing fruits and vegetables
Regulation: 511-6-1.04(4)(g) - washing fruits & vegetables (pf)
Observed raw leeks being washed in the wash compartment of 3 compartment sink. CA: 511-6-1.04(4)(g) - Washing Fruits & Vegetables (Pf) (g) Washing Fruits and Vegetables.
- Except as specified in paragraphs (g)2 and 3 of this subsection and except for whole, raw fruits and vegetables that are intended for washing by the consumer before consumption, raw fruits and vegetables shall be thoroughly washed in water, in a sink designated for that purpose only, to remove soil and other contaminants before being cut, combined with other ingredients, cooked, served, or offered for human consumption in ready-to-eat form.
2.Fruits and vegetables may be washed by using chemicals as specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.07(6)(h) and a test kit or other device that accurately measures the active ingredient concentration of the fruit and vegetable wash solution may be provided.
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Ready-to-eat food such as potatoes, soups, chili, sauces, etc., may be thawed, rehydrated, or cooled after cooking in the sink if the sink is cleaned and sanitized before ready to eat food is placed in the sink and again before washing whole, raw fruits and vegetables. This does not apply to ready to eat food that is served as raw or undercooked animal foods.
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Devices used for on-site generation of chemicals meeting the requirements specified in 21 CFR 173.315, Chemicals used in the washing or to assist in the peeling of fruits and vegetables, for the washing of raw, whole fruits and vegetables shall be used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. COS: PIC removed raw vegetable leeks from the wash compartment.