OBSERVATIONS |
25 DCMR |
CORRECTIVE ACTIONS |
3. - The establishment did not provide proof of an employee health policy for the prevention of foodborne illness. I provided the establishment with a copy of the Food Code's conditional employee and food employee interview, reporting agreement, and medical referral forms.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 14 CALENDAR DAYS)
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300.1 |
The licensee shall require food employees and conditional employees to report to the person in charge, in accordance with this Section, information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food.
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5. - The establishment does not have approved procedures for responding to a contamination event due to vomiting or diarrhea.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 3 CALENDAR DAYS)
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504.1 |
A licensee shall ensure that its food establishment shall have procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomiting or diarrheal events that involve the discharge of vomitus or fecal matter onto surfaces in the food establishment. The procedures shall address the specific actions employees must take to minimize the spread of contamination and the exposure of employees, consumers, food, and surfaces to vomitus or fecal matter. Pf
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8. - Observed employees changing task without washing hands properly nor donning gloves. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 3 CALENDAR DAYS)
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402.1 |
Food employees shall clean their hands and exposed portions of their arms as specified in Section 401 immediately before working in direct contact with food, clean equipment and utensils, and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles, P and: (a) After touching bare human body parts other than clean hands and clean, exposed portions of arms; P (b) After using the toilet room; P (c) After caring for or handling aquatic animals as specified in Section 503.2; P (d) After coughing, sneezing, using a handkerchief or disposable tissue, using tobacco, eating, or drinking; P (e) After handling soiled surfaces, equipment, or utensils; P (f) During food preparation, as often as necessary to remove soil and contamination and to prevent cross-contamination when changing tasks; P (g) After each absence from the work station; P (h) Immediately before touching ready-to-eat food or food-contact surfaces; P (i) When switching between working with raw food and working with ready-to-eat food; P (j) Before donning gloves for working with food; P and (k) After engaging in other activities that contaminate the hands. P
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10. - Handwashing sink on service line not at least 100 degrees F or above. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 3 CALENDAR DAYS)
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2402.1 |
A handwashing sink shall be equipped to provide water at a temperature of at least thirty-eight degrees Celsius (38 degrees C) (one hundred degrees Fahrenheit (100 degrees F)) through a mixing valve or combination faucet. Pf
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10. - Provide divider between the handwashing sink and mop sink in the washware area. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 3 CALENDAR DAYS)
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2414.2 |
A handwashing sink shall not be used for purposes other than handwashing. Pf
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15. - Food is not stored in a manner to protect from cross contamination. The food stored in the proper hierarchy in the refrigeration unit (2) and the freezer unit. Observed several food items on the drink ice in the ice machine. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 3 CALENDAR DAYS)
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802.1(a)-(b) |
Food shall be protected from cross contamination by: (a) Except as specified in Section 802.1(a)(3), separating raw animal foods during storage, preparation, holding, and display from: (1) Raw ready-to-eat food including other raw animal food such as fish for sushi or molluscan shellfish, or other raw ready-to-eat food such as fruits and vegetables; P and (2) Cooked ready-to-eat food; P and (3) Frozen, commercially processed and packaged raw animal food may be stored or displayed with or above frozen, commercially processed and packaged, ready-to eat food; (b) Except when combined as ingredients, separating types of raw animal foods from each other such as beef, fish, lamb, pork, and poultry during storage, preparation, holding, and display by: (1) Using separate equipment for each type; P or (2) Arranging each type of food in equipment so that cross contamination of one type with another is prevented, and (3) Preparing each type of food at different times or in separate areas. P
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15. - Uncovered food in the reach-in and on the prep counter. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 14 CALENDAR DAYS)
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802.1(c)-(h) |
Food shall be protected from cross contamination by: (c) Cleaning equipment and utensils as specified in Section 1901 and sanitizing as specified in Section 2002; (d) Except as specified in Section 802.2, storing the food in packages, covered containers, or wrappings; (e) Cleaning hermetically sealed containers of food of visible soil before opening; (f) Protecting food containers that are received packaged together in a case or overwrap from cuts when the case or overwrap is opened; (g) Storing damaged, spoiled, or recalled food being held in the food establishment as specified in Section 3103; and (h) Separating fruits and vegetables, before they are washed as specified in Section 806 from ready-to-eat food.
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16. - Several food contact surfaces (the interior of food cooking equipment) and mold observed in the interior of the ice machine. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 3 CALENDAR DAYS)
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1900.1 |
Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. Pf
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21. - Hot food item(s) are held at improper temperatures on the prep counter. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 3 CALENDAR DAYS)
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1005.1 |
Except during preparation, cooking, or cooling, or when time is used as the public health control as specified in Section 1009, potentially hazardous food (time/ temperature control for safety food) shall be maintained: (a) At fifty-seven degrees Celsius (57 degrees C) (one hundred thirty-five degrees Fahrenheit (135 degrees F)) or above, except that roasts cooked to a temperature and for a time specified in Section 900.2 or reheated as specified in Section 906.5 may be held at a temperature of fifty-four degrees Celsius (54 degrees C )(one hundred thirty degrees Fahrenheit ((130 degrees F)) or above. P
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22. - Cold food items are held at improper temperatures in prep refrigeration unit (2). (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 3 CALENDAR DAYS)
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1005.1 |
Except during preparation, cooking, or cooling, or when time is used as the public health control as specified in Section 1009, potentially hazardous food (time/ temperature control for safety food) shall be maintained: (b) At five degrees Celsius (5 degrees C) (forty-one degrees Fahrenheit (41 degrees F)) or less. P
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23. - Proper date marking not observed for food in the refrigeration unit. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 3 CALENDAR DAYS)
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1007.2 |
Except as specified in Section 1007.4 through 1007.6, a container of refrigerated, ready-to-eat potentially hazardous food (time/temperature control for safety food) prepared and packaged by a food processing plant shall be clearly marked, at the time the original container is opened in a food establishment and if the food is held for more than twenty-four (24) hours, to indicate the date or day by which the food shall be consumed on the premises, sold, or discarded based on the temperature and time combinations specified in Section 1007.1 and: Pf (a) The day the original container is opened in the food establishment shall be counted as Day 1; Pf and (b) The day or date marked by the food establishment may not exceed a manufacturer-s use-by-date if the manufacturer determined the use- by date based on food safety. Pf
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36. - Observed refrigeration units with no thermometers in them. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 14 CALENDAR DAYS)
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1524.1 |
In a mechanically refrigerated or hot food storage unit, the sensor of a temperature measuring device shall be located to measure the air temperature in the warmest part of a mechanically refrigerated unit and in the coolest part of a hot food storage unit.
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37. - Working containers of foods that are not name labeled. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 14 CALENDAR DAYS)
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803.1 |
Working containers holding food or food ingredients that are removed from their original packages for use in the food establishment, such as cooking oils, flour, herbs, potato flakes, salt, spices, and sugar shall be identified with the common name of the food, except that containers holding food that can be readily and unmistakably recognized, such as dry pasta, need not be identified.
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38. - Observed small flies in the rear area. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 3 CALENDAR DAYS)
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3210.1 |
The premises shall be maintained free of insects, rodents, and other pests. The presence of insects, rodents, and other pests shall be controlled to minimize their presence on the premises by: Pf (a) Routinely inspecting incoming shipments of food and supplies; Pf (b) Routinely inspecting the premises for evidence of pests; Pf (c) Using methods, if pests are found, such as trapping devices or other means of pest control as specified in Sections 3402, 3410 and 3411; Pf and (d) Eliminating harborage conditions. Pf
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39. - Observed food on the floor in the side storage area and rear prep/kitchen area. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 14 CALENDAR DAYS)
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816.1 |
Except as specified in Sections 816.2 and 816.3, food shall be protected from contamination by storing the food: (a) In a clean, dry location; (b) Where it is not exposed to splash, dust, or other contamination; and (c) At least fifteen centimeters (15 cm) or six inches (6 in.) above the floor.
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39. - Observed insufficient sneeze guards at the counter area. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 3 CALENDAR DAYS)
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820.1 |
Except for nuts in the shell and whole, raw fruits and vegetables that are intended for hulling, peeling, or washing by the consumer before consumption, food on display shall be protected from contamination by the use of: packaging; counter, service line, or salad bar food guards; display cases; or other effective means. P
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41. - Wet wiping cloths are not stored in sanitizer buckets when not in use.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 14 CALENDAR DAYS)
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812.1 |
Cloths that are in-use for wiping food spills from tableware and carry-out containers that occur as food is being served shall be: (a) Maintained dry; and (b) Used for no other purpose.
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43. - Remove knife rack from directly next to the mop sink. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 14 CALENDAR DAYS)
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810.1 |
During pauses in food preparation or dispensing, food preparation and dispensing utensils shall be stored: (a) Except as specified in Section 810.1(b), in the food with their handles above the top of the food and the container; (b) In food that is not potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety food) with their handles above the top of the food within containers or equipment that can be closed, such as bins of sugar, flour, or cinnamon; (c) On a clean portion of the food preparation table or cooking equipment only if the in-use utensil and the food contact surface of the food preparation table or cooking equipment are cleaned and sanitized at a frequency specified in Sections 1901 and 2001; (d) In running water of sufficient velocity to flush particulates to the drain, if used with moist food such as ice cream or mashed potatoes; (e) In a clean, protected location if the utensils, such as ice scoops, are used only with a food that is not potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety food); or (f) In a container of water if the water is maintained at a temperature of at least fifty-seven degrees Celsius (57 degrees C) (one hundred thirty-five degrees Fahrenheit (135 degrees F)) and the container is cleaned at a frequency specified in Section 1901.3.
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47. - Observed raw wood throughout the establishment in the side storage area, warewash area, rear prep/kitchen area and service line area. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 14 CALENDAR DAYS)
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1400.1(b)-(e) |
Materials that are used in the construction of utensils and food-contact surfaces of equipment shall not allow the migration of deleterious substances, or impart colors, odors, or tastes to food, and under normal use conditions shall be: (b) Durable, corrosion-resistant, and nonabsorbent; (c) Sufficient in weight and thickness to withstand repeated warewashing; (d) Finished to have a smooth, easily cleanable surface; and (e) Resistant to pitting, chipping, crazing, scratching, scoring, distortion, and decomposition.
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48. - There are no chemical test strips available to measure the concentration of the sanitizing solution.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 3 CALENDAR DAYS)
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1608.1 |
A test kit or other device that accurately measures the concentration in micrograms per liter (mg/L) of sanitizing solutions shall be provided. Pf
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49. - Observed grease and debris accumulation on the exterior of all the cooking equipment throughout the establishment. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 14 CALENDAR DAYS)
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1900.2 |
The food-contact surfaces of cooking equipment and pans shall be kept free of encrusted grease deposits and other soil accumulations.
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49. - Observed grease, dirt and debris on the exterior of all the cooking equipment, the interior of the cabinets and interior of refrigeration equipment. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 14 CALENDAR DAYS)
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1900.3 |
Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.
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51. - No air gap observed at the floor drain for the warewash sink, mop sink and handwashing sink in the rear area. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 3 CALENDAR DAYS)
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2409.1 |
A plumbing system shall be installed to preclude backflow of a solid, liquid, or gas contaminant into the water supply system at each point of use at the food establishment, including on a hose bibb if a hose is attached or on a hose bibb if a hose is not attached and backflow prevention is required by the D.C. Plumbing Code (2008) incorporating the International Plumbing Code 2006, as amended by the D.C. Plumbing Code Supplement (subtitle F of 12 DCMR) by: (a) Providing an air gap as specified in Section 2403; P or (b) Installing an approved backflow prevention device as specified in Section 2404. P
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55. - Clean to remove dirt, grease spillage and debris from the floors, walls and ceilings in the rear prep/kitchen area and the service line area. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 14 CALENDAR DAYS)
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3201.1 |
The physical facilities shall be cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean.
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55. - Observed mops and brooms on the floor of establishment not in mop rack. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 14 CALENDAR DAYS)
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3212.1 |
Maintenance tools such as brooms, mops, vacuum cleaners, and similar items shall be: (a) Stored so they do not contaminate food, equipment, utensils, linens, and single-service and single-use articles; and (b) Stored in an orderly manner that facilitates cleaning the area used for storing the maintenance tools.
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55. - Remove all unnecessary items from the establishment (broken and/or unused equipment, papers, used items).(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 14 CALENDAR DAYS)
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3213.1 |
The premises shall be free of: (a) Items that are unnecessary to the operation or maintenance of the establishment such as equipment that is nonfunctional or no longer used; and (b) Litter.
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56. - Remove grease accumulation from the hood. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 14 CALENDAR DAYS)
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1509.4 |
Hoods, grease-removal devices, fans, ducts and other appurtenances shall be cleaned at intervals necessary to prevent the accumulation of grease.
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56. - Observed fryers, wok and other food equipment not under a proper ventilation hood. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 3 CALENDAR DAYS)
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1509.3 |
The ventilation system in connection with hoods shall be operated at the required rate of air movement, and classified grease filters shall be in place when equipment under a kitchen grease hood is used in accordance with the D.C. Fire Code (2008) incorporating the International Fire Code (2006) or most recent edition as amended by the D.C. Fire Code Supplement, as amended (subtitle H of 12 DCMR). P
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