Food Storage and Sanitation Deficiencies in Dietary Department
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to properly store food and maintain sanitary conditions in the dietary department, as evidenced by several observations and policy review. During a tour of the dietary department, a blender lid was found on the floor next to the pot rack, and four large containers of dry cereal had sticky food debris on the outside of their lids and bottoms. In the walk-in freezer, there was ice buildup and condensation on the fan vents, with multiple spots of ice and condensation on the floor below. Boxes of sherbet, peas, and pretzels stored on shelves under the fans were covered with ice, and large ice formations were present on two shelves. Additionally, during a lunch meal service tray line, a dietary employee was observed with an uncovered mustache, contrary to the facility's policy requiring all hair to be covered with a hair restraint. The Food Service Director confirmed that the employee should have been wearing a hair restraint to cover the mustache during meal service.