Failure to Store and Date Food Items Properly in Kitchen
Penalty
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Summary
Surveyors observed that food items in the facility's kitchen were not stored in a sanitary manner. Specifically, a bag of beef patties was found in the freezer with the plastic bag left open, and two bags of chicken in a store bag were placed on the floor of the refrigerator. The freezer floor had visible food debris, and numerous bags of vegetables and sandwich meat lacked a date received. Additionally, nine loaves of bread with an expiration date of 02/22/25 were found with mold growing on them. The Dietary Manager confirmed that staff were expected to date all food items with the open date, expiration date, and date received, and to rotate stock using the first-in, first-out method, but these procedures were not followed as observed.