Failure to Discard Spoiled Food and Date Open Items in Walk-In Cooler
Penalty
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Summary
Surveyors observed that the facility failed to discard food items showing signs of spoilage and did not date open food items in the walk-in cooler. Specifically, an opened container of sour cream and an egg flat containing 17 eggs were found without open dates, and two of the eggs were cracked with visible shiny clear material around the cracks. The Dietary Manager confirmed that facility policy requires dating all opened food items and immediate disposal of spoiled food, and acknowledged that these items should have been dated and the cracked eggs discarded. Both the Dietary Manager and cook were identified as responsible for checking and labeling food items daily, but these procedures were not followed as required.