Deficiencies in Food Storage and Dishwasher Temperature Monitoring
Penalty
Summary
Surveyors identified deficiencies in the facility's food storage and dishwashing practices. During an inspection of the main kitchen, two opened bags of chicken patties were found in the walk-in freezer that were not sealed and lacked both an opened date and a use by date, contrary to the facility's own policy requiring opened food items to be sealed and labeled with the date. The Dietary Manager confirmed that staff were expected to seal and date opened food items, but this was not done in this instance. Additionally, the facility's high temperature dishwashers in multiple kitchenettes were found to be operating below the minimum recommended wash temperatures on several days, as documented in temperature logs. The logs showed repeated instances where dishwashers did not reach the required 150 degrees F for proper sanitization. The Dietary Manager stated that staff are supposed to rerun dishes and notify her if temperatures are not met, but there was no documentation of these actions, and she was not informed of the temperature issues as expected. The facility also lacked a policy or procedure for monitoring dishwasher temperatures.