THE SEASON EVENTS

Observed several pans of mashed potatoes cooling from day before (more than 6 hours) in walk in cooler at 51-, 45- and 44-degrees F. CA: Discussed 2 step cooling process with pic. COS: PIC removed food and discarded.

Observed packages of deli ham held past the expiration date in reach in cooler. (Best by dates were December 2, 2025, uncured deli ham, ham November 23 and 25th 2025) CA: Discussed expired foods and discarding by best by dates with pic. COS: pic removed and discarded deli meat packages with expired dates.

Observed multiple potentially hazardous TCS food held past seven days in front reach-in cooler (ex. baked ziti 11/19, swiss cheese 11/30, housemade italian dressing 11/19.)

Corrective Action: PIC was notified. The PIC will assign an employee to clean out reach-in cooler and discard all items that are either past their discard date. PIC will train all food service employees on date marking and disposition.

Observed potentially hazardous TCS foods held more than 24 hours not date marked in front reach-in cooler.

Corrective Action: PIC was notified. The PIC will assign an employee to discard all items that have been open for greater than 24 hours without a date mark. PIC will train all food service employees on proper date marking.

Observed warewashing machine not automatically dispensing sanitizer. On further investigation, the tubing did not appear to be fully inserted in sanitizer and after briefly priming the machine, the sanitizer continued to not automatically dispensing.

Corrective Action: PIC was notified and the machine was put out of service. The facility will use their three compartment sink until the automatic warewashing machine has been serviced. Discussed and educated PIC on the importance of regularly testing the sanitizer concentration in the machine to ensure it is functioning properly.