LA FERIA MEXICAN RESTAURANT

Violations (7)

• 4-302.12(A)Critical

  Iowa food code item 36 (Good Retail Practices)

  Observation: A fine-tip thermometer for measuring the temperature of thin foods was not available at the time of the inspection.

  Good Retail Practices | PF | Item 36

• 4-302.14, 4-501.116CriticalCorrected on site

  Iowa food code item 48 (Good Retail Practices)

  Observation: Facility did not have chlorine test strips available to verify sanitizer concentration. Corrected by: A technician arrived onsite during the inspection and provided chlorine test strips to the facility.

  Good Retail Practices | PF | Item 48

• 4-204.115, 4-204.116, 4-204.117CriticalCorrected on site

  Iowa food code item 48 (Good Retail Practices)

  Observation: The mechanical ware-washing machine was not dispensing chlorine sanitizer solution during operation. Corrected by: The Person in Charge contacted the service company. A technician arrived onsite within minutes and recalibrated the ware-washing machine. The machine was verified to be dispensing the proper chlorine sanitizer solution after adjustment.

  Good Retail Practices | PF | Item 48

• 3-501.18CriticalCorrected on site

  Iowa food code item 23 (Risk Factors)

  Observation: Multiple in-house prepared food items were observed being held beyond their marked discard date. Corrected by: Person in Charge voluntarily discarded the expired food items during the inspection.

  Risk Factors | P | Item 23

• 3-305.11

  Iowa food code item 39 (Good Retail Practices)

  Observation: Buckets and boxes containing food were observed stored directly on the floor in the walk- in cooler and walk-in freezer.

  Good Retail Practices | C | Item 39

• 3-305.11Corrected on site

  Iowa food code item 39 (Good Retail Practices)

  Observation: Personal care items, including lotion, medication, and other personal belongings, were stored in with food storage and equipment areas. Corrected by: All personal items were removed and relocated.

  Good Retail Practices | C | Item 39

• 3-304.14

  Iowa food code item 41 (Good Retail Practices)

  Observation: In-use wiping cloths were found outside of sanitizer solution buckets throughout the facility.

  Good Retail Practices | C | Item 41