Failure to Properly Store and Label Opened Food Items in Kitchen
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to store, prepare, and serve food in a sanitary manner for all 10 residents who received meals from the kitchen. During observation, three dietary staff were seen cleaning and preparing food in the kitchen, where the walk-in refrigerator contained opened but undated containers of macaroni salad, black olives, cottage cheese, and an eight-pound box of deli salad. Dietary staff confirmed the presence of these opened, undated foods and acknowledged that staff were required to date packages of food when opened. The facility's Food Storage policy required that leftover food be stored in covered containers or wrapped securely, and clearly labeled and dated before refrigeration, which was not followed in these instances.