Failure to Maintain Sanitary Food Storage and Labeling Practices
Penalty
Summary
Surveyors observed multiple failures to maintain sanitary conditions in the facility's kitchen. During a kitchen tour, a can of grape juice with a dent was found in the dry storage room and had not been removed to prevent use, despite facility policy and FDA guidance requiring removal of dented cans to prevent bacterial contamination. Additionally, an open pack of cereal was found without a date indicating when it was opened or its expiration date, which was confirmed by the Dietary Manager as not being properly labeled. Further observations revealed that various fresh produce items stored in refrigerator #2, including tomatoes, carrots, onions, lettuce, and celery, were kept in plastic bags without any labeling or dates indicating when they were delivered to the facility. In freezer #2, a pack of cauliflower and a pack of chopped spinach were also found without opened or expiration dates. These findings were in direct violation of the facility's policy requiring all food items in storage, refrigerators, and freezers to be labeled and dated.