Wet Stacking of Food Preparation Pans
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Summary
During a kitchen tour, surveyors observed 11 metal pans of various sizes stored under the steam table, stacked upside down inside one another while still wet on both the inside and outside surfaces. The dietary manager confirmed that the pans were wet and acknowledged that they should have been air dried before being stacked and stored. This practice did not comply with the 2022 FDA Food Code, which requires equipment and utensils to be air-dried after cleaning and sanitizing, and to be stored in a self-draining position that allows air drying. The failure to properly air dry and store the pans had the potential to affect 117 of 118 residents who received food from the kitchen.