Failure to Maintain Sanitary Food Preparation and Storage Practices
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure that food was prepared and stored under sanitary conditions, as evidenced by multiple observations in the kitchen and nourishment areas. During an inspection of the nourishment refrigerator, an opened carton of thick and easy supplement was found with a manufacturer expiration date that had already passed, and the carton had been opened after its expiration. This indicates that expired food items were not consistently removed from storage, contrary to facility policy and food safety standards. Additionally, during meal preparation and tray line observation, a cook was seen engaging in unsanitary practices. The cook changed gloves multiple times without performing required hand hygiene between changes and was observed handling clean plates and food items with bare hands. Specifically, the cook touched a clean plate and a sandwich with bare hands and did not replace the contaminated plate. These actions were acknowledged by the staff involved and the food services manager, who noted that the staff member was working too quickly and that expired items should have been removed but were missed.