Failure to Consistently Document Food Storage and Sanitation Standards
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to store, prepare, distribute, and serve food in accordance with professional standards for food safety, as evidenced by multiple instances of incomplete documentation and monitoring. During a kitchen tour, it was observed that daily temperature logs for seven freezers and three refrigerators were missing numerous entries for both morning and evening checks throughout the month. Additionally, the daily sink and bucket sanitizer PPM logs lacked documentation for a significant number of opportunities, indicating that the concentration of sanitizing solutions was not consistently monitored or recorded. The daily food temperature logs also showed multiple days where meal temperatures were not documented for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Dietary staff confirmed ongoing issues with staff compliance in recording required temperatures for freezers and meals. The facility's own policy required daily checks and documentation of refrigerator and freezer temperatures upon first opening and at closing, as well as proper sanitation practices. Despite these requirements, the facility did not ensure consistent adherence to its policies, resulting in lapses in food safety monitoring and documentation.