Expired Food Items Not Discarded in Kitchen
Penalty
2 days payment denial
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Summary
The facility failed to discard expired food items as required by its Food Receiving and Storage policy. During a kitchen tour with the Dietary Manager, surveyors observed multiple expired food items, including ground allspice seasoning, ground ginger seasoning, French-style dressing packets, gelatin, cabbage, cream cheese, cottage cheese, and ricotta cheese. The Dietary Manager confirmed these findings and stated that inventory checks were conducted and expired food should be discarded. The Administrator also confirmed that kitchen staff were expected to ensure all expired food items were removed.