Liberty County Head Start Center

Observed cartons of milk at 55F on shelf in walk-in cooler. These are taken out to the class rooms on carts in the morning. Milk cartons not consumed are collected approximately an hour later and taken back to the walk-in cooler. These should be under temperature control when they are taken out to the classrooms if the extras are to be returned to the walk-in cooler.

Facility should use ice or chilled insulated coolers to keep the milk cold. If milk it is to be sent out to classrooms without temperature control. They must be discarded.

Corrected on site by discarding.

Observed concentration of quarternary ammonium sanitizer above 500ppm in 3-compartment sink while employee was placing utensils into solution.

Corrected on site by adding freshwater to the solution until it was below 400ppm.

Facility should use their test strips to ensure the solution is between the 150 and 400ppm as directed by the label.

Observed meat/vegetable sink drain is installed in such a way that the water goes onto and across floor.

Observed concentration of QUAT sanitizer in the 3-compartment sink greater than 500ppm(upper limit of EH test strips). Facilty did not have test strips to measure QUAT sanitizer.

Observed no concentration of chlorine in final rinse of dish machine. Facility could not provide chlorine test strips for machine.

Observed a pan of prepared shepherd's pie stored in walk-in cooler with no date marking. Person in charge stated that it was prepared on Monday 4/14.Corrected on site by labeling.

Observed two containers of commercially prepared Cole Slaw with a use by date of 4/6. Corrected on site by discarding.

Person in charge could not provide the chlorine test strips for the dishwashing machine. PIC stated he will purchase the strips as soon as possible.

511-6-1.05(3)(h),(i) - Temperature Measuring Device, Manual Warewashing; Sanitizing Solutions, Testing Device (Pf) (h) Temperature Measuring Devices, Manual and Mechanical Warewashing.

1. In manual warewashing operations, a temperature measuring device shall be provided and readily accessible for frequently measuring the washing and sanitizing temperatures. Pf

Observed hand washing sink next to prep sink not stocked with paper towels.

Observed bag of cut lettuce and and shredded cabbage cole slaw mix held past their use by dates. Corrected on site by discarding.