Failure to Label and Store Food Items According to Standards
Penalty
Summary
Surveyors observed multiple instances in which food items in the facility's kitchen were not properly labeled or stored according to professional standards and facility policy. Specifically, twelve individual containers of sliced strawberries were found in the refrigerator without labels or dates, and the Nutritional Lead confirmed that these should have been labeled with the prepared and use-by dates. Additionally, two containers of strawberry puree and one container of mixed fruit were found uncovered and undated in the tray line refrigerator, and the Nutritional Lead acknowledged that these items should have been covered and dated. Further observations revealed that a 25-pound bag of brown rice and a 25-pound bag of Panko dry breadcrumbs, both stored in plastic bins, were open but not labeled with the date they were opened. Staff confirmed that these items should have been dated upon opening. Review of the facility's policy indicated that all foods in process must be covered, labeled, and dated with the expiration or opened date, but these procedures were not followed for the items observed.