Sanitizing Solution in Kitchen Below Required Concentration
Penalty
Summary
During an initial kitchen tour, the Assistant Dietary Manager tested the sanitizing solution in the sanitation bucket at the three-compartment sink and found the concentration to be 170, as indicated by the test strip. The Assistant Dietary Manager was unsure of the correct color on the test strip bottle that should be matched. Later, she acknowledged that the sanitizing solution was low and that the required concentration should have been between 272-700, according to facility policy. The facility's policy, revised recently, states that cleaning and sanitizing buckets must be prepared at the start of each shift and replaced as needed to maintain proper concentration. This deficiency was identified for 1 of 1 sanitation bucket reviewed and had the potential to affect all 35 residents served from the kitchen.