Failure to Properly Store Refrigerated Food Items
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to store refrigerated food in accordance with professional standards for food service safety. During observation, surveyors found 11 individual servings of mixed fruit and two cups of applesauce that were uncovered and undated on a shelf in a kitchen refrigeration unit. Additionally, six cooked chicken breast servings were found undated and wrapped in foil with open areas exposing the chicken in another refrigerated unit. The facility's Food Safety Requirements policy requires that refrigerated foods be labeled, dated, and kept covered or in tight containers. The Dietary Manager confirmed that refrigerated foods should not be stored undated or uncovered. At the time of the survey, 91 residents were residing in the facility.