Failure to Properly Label and Date Stored Food Items
Penalty
Summary
Surveyors observed that the facility failed to properly label and date food items in one of four food storage areas. During an inspection of the kitchen freezer, several items were found without food labels or dates, including light brown meat patties, a clear bag of chopped white meat, and a freezer bag with faded, unreadable labeling. Additionally, a package of unopened frozen beef chorizo and frozen ham were found with only manufacture or storage dates, lacking expiration or best-by dates. The Dietary Supervisor confirmed during the observation that all bags should have labels with the name of the contents and dates, as per facility policy, which requires all opened and partially used foods to be dated, labeled, and sealed before being returned to storage.