Failure to Maintain Sanitary Ice Machine in Kitchen
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure that ice was made and stored in sanitary conditions in one of its two ice machines located in the main kitchen. According to the facility's policy, ice machines were to be cleaned monthly by removing the ice, washing the interior with a sanitizing solution, and allowing it to dry before refilling. Additionally, a third-party vendor was contracted to service the machine quarterly. However, review of the service log showed no documented evidence of monthly cleaning. During an observation, a build-up of a pink substance was noted on the right-hand corner of a white plastic piece inside the ice machine, and a black substance was observed along the entire length of a strip at the top of the machine, while the chest was full of ice. The Dietary Manager confirmed at the time that the ice machine needed cleaning.