Sanitation Deficiencies in Food Storage and Preparation
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to maintain sanitary conditions in food storage and preparation areas, as evidenced by several observations during a survey. One of two ice machines was found to have multiple black spots on the interior walls, indicating a lack of proper cleaning and sanitization. Additionally, a container of sugar in the kitchen was observed to be past its use-by date, and the Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) confirmed that the sugar should have had a current use-by date. These findings were in direct violation of the facility's own policies regarding general sanitation, food storage, and cleaning procedures. Further observations revealed improper dishware handling, with multiple instances of wet nesting among steam pans of various sizes. Specifically, several small, medium, and large steam pans were stacked while still wet, contrary to the facility's policy requiring air drying before stacking. The CDM acknowledged that pans should be air dried prior to being put away. At the time of the survey, the facility had a census of 52, with all residents receiving meal trays from the kitchen.