Hinesville, Liberty County

Waldo Pafford Elementary

2550 W 15TH ST HINESVILLE, GA 31313

Food
Latest score
97
Apr 14, 2026
City
Hinesville
County
Liberty
Inspections
6

Score history

Inspection scores over time for this facility.

Inspection history

Georgia inspection history is score-based, with violations grouped under each recorded inspection.

Apr 14, 2026

Routine

Score: 971 violation

12C - wiping cloths: properly used and stored

Regulation: 511-6-1.04(4)(m) - wiping cloths, use limitation (c)

3 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Observed wet wiping cloths held in quat sanitizer solution below 200ppm. Cloths in-use for wiping counters and other equipment surfaces shall be held between uses in a chemical sanitizer solution at a concentration specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.05(6)(n). COS: PIC replaced water in wiping cloth bucket.

Oct 23, 2025

Routine

Score: 911 violation

4-1A - food separated and protected

Regulation: 511-6-1.04(4)(c)1(i)(ii)(iii)(v)(vi)(vii)(viii) - packaged & unpackaged food separation, packaging, and segregation (p, c)

9 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Observed raw ground beef thawing on shelf above fully cooked chicken in walk in cooler. Food shall be protected from cross contamination by arranging each type of food in equipment so that cross contamination of one type with another is prevented. COS: PIC rearranged food items in walk in cooler by cook temp.

Apr 8, 2025

Routine

Score: 961 violation

4-2B - food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized

Regulation: 511-6-1.05(7)(a)1 - equipment, food-contact surfaces,& utensils (pf)

4 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Observed brownish green substance on back of baffle inside ice machine. Equipment and food contact surfaces shall be clean to sight and touch. PIC needs to have ice machine cleaned.

Dec 10, 2024

Routine

Score: 961 violation

4-2B - food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized

Regulation: 511-6-1.05(6)(n) - manual and mechanical warewashing equipment, chemical sanitization-temperature, ph, concentration, hardness (p,pf)

4 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Observed sanitizer solution below 200ppm at the 3-compartment sink in the kitchen. Manager need to find alternate way to properly sanitize the dishes until the sanitizer distribution system is working properly and providing sanitizer at the proper level. Discussed with manager to utilize the chlorine sanitizer only in the 3-compartment sanitizing sink until the quat sanitizer distribution line is working properly. Manager stated she put in a work order to get the sanitizer Distibution repaired. Manager has bleach and chlorine sanitizer strips at the facility.

511-6-1.05(6)(n) - Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment, Chemical Sanitization-Temperature, pH, Concentration, Hardness (P,Pf) (n) Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment, Chemical Sanitization - Temperature, pH, Concentration, and Hardness. A chemical sanitizer used in a sanitizing solution for a manual or mechanical operation at contact times specified under subsection (8)(b)3 of this Rule shall meet the requirements specified in DPH Rule 511-6-1-.07(6)(g), shall be used in accordance with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-registered label use instructions P, and shall be used as follows:. A quaternary ammonium compound solution shall have a minimum temperature of 75ºF (24ºC), P have a concentration as specified in DPH Rule 511-6-1-.07(6)(g) and as indicated by the manufacturer’s use directions included in the labeling, P and be used only in water with 500 ppm hardness or less or in water having a hardness no greater than specified by the EPA-registered label use instructions; P

May 7, 2024

Routine

Score: 961 violation

8-2B - toxic substances properly identified, stored, used

Regulation: 511-6-1.07(6)(g) - chemical sanitizers, criteria (p)

4 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

observed Quaternary ammonia sanitizer in 3-compartment sink and rag buckets above 500ppm. Manufacturer's label says to prepare a concentration of 200ppm. Corrected on site by diluting sanitizer solution

Nov 3, 2023

Routine

Score: 1000 violations
No violations recorded for this inspection.