Deficient Food Storage and Handling Practices in Kitchen
Penalty
Summary
Surveyors observed multiple deficiencies in the facility's kitchen related to improper food storage and handling. During the initial kitchen tour, expired food items and undated opened items were found, including a half-full one-gallon mayonnaise container and corned beef wrapped in plastic wrap, both lacking open dates. Several snack cups were stored directly on the floor under storage shelves, and a container of buttermilk pancake mix was found to be expired. In the walk-in freezer, there was ice buildup on the floor and hanging icicles under the condenser. Dietary staff confirmed that kitchen staff are supposed to date leftover food items after opening and discard them after 72 hours, but the observed items did not comply with this practice. The Food Service Director validated all findings during the review.