Expired Test Strips Used for Dish Sanitization
Penalty
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Summary
During an inspection of the facility's kitchen, it was observed that the Hydrion test strips used to check sanitation levels at the three-sink manual dishwashing station were expired. The Dietary Manager confirmed the test strips were expired and was unaware that test strips had expiration dates. Facility policy required staff to maintain kitchen sanitation and to regularly check the sanitation sink using test strips to ensure appropriate sanitizer levels. Documentation from previous kitchen sanitation audits indicated that test kits were available and being used appropriately, but at the time of the survey, only expired test strips were present.