Failure to Label, Date, and Discard Expired Food Items
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to properly label and date opened food packages in the kitchen walk-in cooler and did not discard expired food items in a nutrition room. During an initial kitchen tour, surveyors observed an opened package of French toast sticks and an opened package of cauliflower in the walk-in cooler without any labels indicating the date they were opened or their expiration dates. In a separate observation of a nutrition room, surveyors found multiple cups of sugar-free orange gelatin with expiration dates that had already passed. Interviews with the Dietary Manager confirmed that all opened foods should be labeled and dated, and that expired foods should not be present in nutrition rooms. The Administrator also stated that staff are expected to check for and discard expired food and to label and date stored food.