FOODBORNE ILLNESS RISK FACTORS AND PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTIONS
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Compliance Status |
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Supervision |
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1. |
Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties |
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OUT |
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2. |
Certified Food Protection Manager |
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Employee Health |
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OUT |
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3. |
Management, food employee, and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities, and reporting |
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IN |
OUT |
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4. |
Proper use of restriction and exclusion |
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IN |
OUT |
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5. |
Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events |
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Good Hygienic Practices |
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OUT |
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N/O |
6. |
Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use |
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OUT |
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N/O |
7. |
No discharge from eyes, nose, and mouth |
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Control of Hands as a Vehicle of Contamination |
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OUT |
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N/O |
8. |
Hands clean and properly washed |
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OUT |
N/A |
N/O |
9. |
No bare hand contact with RTE foods or a pre-approved alternate procedure properly allowed |
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OUT |
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10. |
Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible |
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Approved Source |
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OUT |
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11. |
Food obtained from approved source |
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OUT |
N/A |
N/O |
12. |
Food received at proper temperature |
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OUT |
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13. |
Food in good condition, safe, and unadulterated |
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IN |
OUT |
N/A |
N/O |
14. |
Required records available: shellstock tags, parasite destruction |
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Protection from Contamination |
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OUT |
N/A |
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15. |
Food separated and protected |
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OUT |
N/A |
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16. |
Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized |
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OUT |
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17. |
Proper disposition of returned, previously served, reconditioned, and unsafe food |
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Potentially Hazardous Food (Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food) |
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IN |
OUT |
N/A |
N/O |
18. |
Proper cooking time and temperatures |
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OUT |
N/A |
N/O |
19. |
Proper reheating procedures for hot holding |
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OUT |
N/A |
N/O |
20. |
Proper cooling time and temperature |
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OUT |
N/A |
N/O |
21. |
Proper hot holding temperatures |
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OUT |
N/A |
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22. |
Proper cold holding temperatures |
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OUT |
N/A |
N/O |
23. |
Proper date marking and disposition |
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OUT |
N/A |
N/O |
24. |
Time as a public health control: procedures and records |
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Consumer Advisory |
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OUT |
N/A |
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25. |
Consumer advisory provided for raw or undercooked foods |
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Highly Susceptible Populations |
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OUT |
N/A |
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26. |
Pasteurized foods used; prohibited foods not offered |
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Chemical |
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OUT |
N/A |
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27. |
Food additives: approved and properly used |
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OUT |
N/A |
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28. |
Toxic substances properly identified, stored, and used |
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Conformance with Approved Procedures |
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OUT |
N/A |
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29. |
Compliance with variance, specialized process, and HACCP plan |
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GOOD RETAIL PRACTICES
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Compliance Status |
COS |
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Safe Food and Water |
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OUT |
N/A |
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30. |
Pasteurized eggs used where required |
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OUT |
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31. |
Water and ice from approved source |
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OUT |
N/A |
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32. |
Variance obtained for specialized processing methods |
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Food Temperature Control |
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OUT |
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33. |
Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control |
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OUT |
N/A |
N/O |
34. |
Plant food properly cooked for hot holding |
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OUT |
N/A |
N/O |
35. |
Approved thawing methods used |
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OUT |
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36. |
Thermometers provided and accurate |
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Food Identification |
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OUT |
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37. |
Food properly labeled; original container |
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Prevention of Food Contamination |
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OUT |
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38. |
Insects, rodents, and animals not present |
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OUT |
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39. |
Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage, and display |
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OUT |
N/A |
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40. |
Personal cleanliness |
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OUT |
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41. |
Wiping cloths: properly used and stored |
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IN |
OUT |
N/A |
N/O |
42. |
Washing fruits and vegetables |
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Proper Use of Utensils |
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OUT |
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43. |
In-use utensils: properly stored |
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OUT |
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44. |
Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, and handled |
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OUT |
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45. |
Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored and used |
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OUT |
N/A |
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46. |
Gloves used properly |
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Utensils, Equipment, and Vending |
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OUT |
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47. |
Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, and used |
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OUT |
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48. |
Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, and used; test strips |
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OUT |
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49. |
Nonfood-contact surfaces clean |
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Physical Facilities |
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OUT |
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50. |
Hot and cold water available; adequate pressure |
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OUT |
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51. |
Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices |
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OUT |
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52. |
Sewage and waste water properly disposed |
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OUT |
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53. |
Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, and cleaned |
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OUT |
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54. |
Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained |
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OUT |
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55. |
Physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean |
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OUT |
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56. |
Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used |
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IN = in compliance |
OUT = not in compliance |
N/O = not observed |
N/A = not applicable |
COS = corrected on-site |
R = repeat violation |
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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. (REPEATED). (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 3 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. (REPEATED). (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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14. - No parasite destruction assurance information provided for the raw ready-to-eat fish. (REPEATED). (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 3 CALENDAR DAYS)
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903.1 |
Except as specified in Section 903.2, before service or sale in ready-to-eat form, raw, raw-marinated, partially cooked, or marinated-partially cooked fish other than molluscan shellfish shall be: (a) Frozen and stored at a temperature of minus twenty degrees Celsius (-20 degrees C) (minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit (-4 degrees F)) or below for a minimum of one hundred sixty-eight (168) hours or seven (7) days in a freezer; P (b) Frozen at minus thirty-five degrees Celsius (-35 degrees C) (minus thirty-one degrees Fahrenheit (-31 degrees F)) or below until solid and stored at minus thirty-five degrees Celsius (-35 degrees C) or below for a minimum of fifteen (15) hours; P or (c) Frozen at minus thirty-five degrees Celsius (-35 degrees C) (minus thirty-one degrees Fahrenheit (-31 degrees F) or below until solid and stored at minus twenty degrees Celsius (-20 degrees C) (minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit (-4 degrees F) or below for a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours. P
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21. - Acidified sushi rice held at temperature danger zone. (Discarded). (REPEATED). CEASE and DESIST acidifying sushi rice and holding it at temperature danger zone.)
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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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25. - The establishment does not have any consumer advisory notices regarding the potential health risks associated with the consumption of raw or undercooked animal foods. (REPEATED). (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 3 CALENDAR DAYS)
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1105.1 |
Except as specified in Sections 900.4, 900.3, and 1300.3, if an animal food such as beef, eggs, fish, lamb, milk, pork, poultry, or shellfish that is served or sold raw, undercooked, or without otherwise being processed to eliminate pathogens either in ready-to-eat form or as an ingredient in another ready-to-eat food, the licensee shall inform consumers by brochures, deli-case or menu advisories, label statements, table tents, placards, or other effective written means of the significantly increased risk of consuming such foods. This information shall read: Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Pf
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32. - No variance has been obtained from the District of Columbia Department of Health to acidify cocked rice (sushi rice) and hold it at temperature danger zone. (Cease and Desist acidifying sushi rice and holding it at temperature danger zone until a variance approval letter is obtained from the Department.) (REPEATED).
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4103.2 |
A variance shall be requested in writing and be accompanied by the appropriate fee.A request for a variance shall contain the following information, which shall be retained in the Department's file on the food establishment: (a) The specified provision(s) of this Code from which the variance is requested; (b) The reasons why the requirements of the provision(s) cannot be met; (c) Alternative measures that will be taken to ensure a comparable degree of protection to public health, safety, and the environment if a variance is granted; (d) Whether a HACCP Plan, as specified in Section 4202 is involved that includes information specified under Section 4205 that is relevant to the variance request; (e) The length of time for which the variance is requested; and (f) A statement that the party applying for the variance will agree to comply with the terms of any variance, if one is granted.
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48. - There are no chemical test strips available to measure the concentration of the sanitizing solution. (REPEATED). (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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51. - One of the basins of 3-compartment ware washing sink is missing drain pipe. (CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 3 CALENDAR DAYS)
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2418.1 |
A plumbing system shall be: (a) Repaired according to 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); and (b) Maintained in good repair.
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52. - No garbage disposal unit (food waste grinder) is installed in the establishment.(CORRECT VIOLATION WITHIN 3 CALENDAR DAYS)
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2607.2 |
Each food establishment served by a sanitary sewer and conducting any activity or activities which generate food wastes shall have and use one (1) or more commercial food waste grinders that are conveniently located near each such activity and which have adequate capacity to dispose of all readily grindable food waste produced. Pf
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Temperatures
Item/Location |
Temp |
Item/Location |
Temp |
Item/Location |
Temp |
Item/Location |
Temp |
Tuna (Refrigerator - reach-in) (Cold Holding)
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39.0F
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Hot Water (Handwashing Sink - Service Line)
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113.0F
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Hot Water (3-compartment sink)
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117.0F
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Tofu (Refrigerator - reach-in) (Cold Holding)
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39.0F
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Shrimp cooked (Refrigerator - reach-in) (Cold Holding)
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40.0F
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Fish Eggs Tobiko (Refrigerator - reach-in) (Cold Holding)
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40.0F
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Avocado (Refrigerator - reach-in) (Cold Holding)
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40.0F
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Rice - Sushi (Hot Holding Unit) (Hot Holding)
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130.0F
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Rice - Sushi (Cooler) (Holding)
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74.0F
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Lettuce (Refrigerator - reach-in) (Cold Holding)
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40.0F
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Inspector Comments:
This inspection is based on the routine inspection conducted on 08/16/017.
Failure to comply with 3-day and 14-day notices (further action shall be taken).
Correct items stated within 3-days.
If you have question, please email the area supervisor at food.safety@dc.gov
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DC Health does not assign a grade, percentage, or rating for establishment inspection reports. We perform a pass-fail inspection. The amount of Priority, Priority Foundation, and Core violations are tallied at the top of each inspection report. DC Health also performs follow up inspections to ensure the violations which were cited on the initial report have been corrected. To view an establishment's inspection report, follow this link: https://dc.healthinspections.us.