Expired Food Items Not Discarded as Required
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to ensure that food items stored in one of the kitchen refrigerators were properly managed according to professional standards. During an observation, multiple opened food items, including butter pasta, meatballs, diced carrots, bulk ham, deli ham, and parmesan cheese, were found in the refrigerator past their labeled use by dates. The Dietary Manager confirmed that these items should have been discarded by their use by dates but had not been removed. The Director of Nursing also stated that her expectation was for expired food items to be discarded from refrigerators and freezers.