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Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, or Tobacco Use

2-401.11 - Core: Eating, Drinking, or Using Tobacco Addl Notes: Observed employees to-go container of cooked rice on the rack for cleaners and chemicals. Degreaser was directly over the rice. PIC moved employee consumables to the designated area and will retrain on proper eating, drinking, and tobacco use. To ensure food safety, prevent physical contamination and the transmission of disease; employee eating, drinking, beverage storage, and using tobacco must be done in an approved area. Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection.

Contamination Prevented during Food Preparation, Storage and Display

3-305.11 - Core: Food Storage - Preventing Contamination from the Premises Addl Notes: Observed boxes of food stored directly on the ground in the freezer. Person in charge (PIC) lifted the boxes to the shelf at time of inspection. Food must be stored at least 6 inches off the ground at all times to prevent contamination from the premises. Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection.

Utensils, Equipment and Linens; Properly Stored, Dried, Handled

4-901.11 - Core: Equipment and Utensils, Air-Drying Required Addl Notes: Observed stacked metal food containers that were still wet. Discussed air-drying procedures. Person in charge (PIC) coached employee doing dishes and separated the containers so that they can air-dry at time of inspection. All equipment and food contact surfaces must be air-dried after properly cleaning and sanitizing. Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection.

Single-Use/Single-Service Articles; Properly Stored, Used

4-502.13(A) - Core: Single-Service and Single-Use Articles-Use Limitations Addl Notes: Observed a can of ghee being used as storage after the can was open. Discussed switching the remainder of the ghee to a re-usable food container. Person in charge (PIC) switched containers at time of inspection. Single-use food containers are intended for single-use and may not be re-used for storage of food. Corrective Action: Corrected at time of inspection.