Failure to Properly Label, Date, and Discard Stored Food Items
Penalty
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Summary
Surveyors observed that the facility failed to ensure proper labeling, dating, and discarding of food items stored in the kitchen refrigerators. During a kitchen tour, several food items, including mushrooms, celery, lettuce, and carrots, were found either expired or undated, with some showing signs of spoilage such as browning and softness. Interviews with the dietary manager, culinary director, and a cook confirmed that the facility's practice is to label opened food with the date and discard it after one week, with the evening shift responsible for removing expired or undated items. However, the observed items had not been discarded as required, contrary to the facility's stated policy and procedures for food storage.