Failure to Properly Store and Label Food Items
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to store food in accordance with professional standards for food service safety, as evidenced by multiple observations during a kitchen tour with the Dietary Supervisor. Various opened spices, including ground cinnamon, chicken herb, Italian seasoning, and poultry seasoning, were found on the preparation table without dates. An opened container of Parmesan cheese, which per manufacturer instructions requires refrigeration after opening, was stored with the spices and lacked both a label and date. In the dry storage room, three bags of opened pasta and a traditional stuffing mix seasoning were also found without labels or dates. Additionally, two sandwiches in the walk-in refrigerator were observed on a tray without labels or dates. All these observations were confirmed by the Dietary Supervisor, and the facility's policy requires all refrigerated or frozen foods to be covered, labeled, and dated.