Failure to Properly Date, Label, and Store Food Products
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to properly date, label, and store food products in accordance with professional standards and its own policy, which requires food to be stored in a manner that maintains quality and safety, including the use of first-in, first-out procedures and proper dating. During an inspection of the kitchen, surveyors observed dinner rolls and crescent rolls stored in the main refrigerator and on bread racks without proper labeling or dating, with some bread products left exposed to air in open packaging. In the dry goods storage room, multiple types of rice were found in large, open bags without dates. The Registered Dietitian confirmed that bread should be kept in closed packaging and dated when removed from refrigeration, and that rice should be stored in closed containers and dated after opening. The RD also acknowledged there was no schedule for checking food for dates or expired items.