Failure to Maintain Safe and Sanitary Food Handling Practices
Penalty
Summary
Surveyors observed that dietary staff failed to follow safe and sanitary food handling practices during food preparation and service. Specifically, staff were seen directly touching sausage and the inside lip of fruit cups with their bare hands, without wearing gloves or performing hand hygiene. Additionally, staff entered the kitchen and food service area without wearing required hair restraints while food service was ongoing. These actions were in direct violation of the facility's Food Safety Requirements policy, which mandates the use of gloves, tongs, or other barriers when handling food and requires hair restraints in food preparation and service areas. Interviews with dietary staff and the dietary manager confirmed that these practices were not acceptable and were contrary to established policy.