Deficiencies in Food Storage, Labeling, and Staff Hygiene Practices
Penalty
Summary
Surveyors observed multiple deficiencies in the facility's food service operations during a kitchen tour. A cook was seen in the kitchen without a required hair covering, and admitted to forgetting to put it back on after reentering the kitchen. In the walk-in refrigerator, several food items, including opened bags of waffles and cooked turkey, were found without proper labels indicating when they were opened or their use-by dates. Additionally, frozen burgers with a use-by date that had already passed were found in the walk-in freezer, and neither the administrator nor the cook could explain why these expired items had not been discarded. Further inspection of the dry storage room revealed ten cases of evaporated milk that had expired several months prior. Interviews with the Food Service Director confirmed that all kitchen staff are expected to check expiration dates, label and date food items once opened, and wear hair coverings at all times in the kitchen. Despite requests, the facility was unable to provide a food service policy during the survey.