Expired Food Found in Resident Snack Storage Areas
Penalty
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Summary
Staff failed to store, prepare, distribute, and serve food in accordance with professional standards for food service safety, as evidenced by the presence of expired food in resident snack storage areas. On two separate units, surveyors observed an unopened loaf of bread with an expiration date several months past, which was hard and showed green discoloration, and a refrigerator containing turkey sandwiches and cups of apples that were past their use-by dates. Staff interviews confirmed that these food items should have been discarded according to facility policy, which requires perishable and leftover foods to be labeled with preparation and discard dates and disposed of within a specified timeframe.