Improper Food Storage and Handling in Kitchen
Penalty
Summary
During a kitchen tour with the Dietary Manager (DM), surveyors observed a frozen turkey in a cardboard box stored on the floor and an open bag of frozen fish left on a shelf. The DM confirmed that the turkey had been left over from the previous Thanksgiving and had not yet been discarded, and acknowledged that the bag of fish should not have been left open. Later, clean dishes were seen being put away and placed on food carts while still wet, which the DM also confirmed was not proper procedure. These actions demonstrate failures in storing, preparing, and handling food and dishware according to professional food service safety standards. No specific residents or their medical histories were mentioned as being directly involved or affected in the report.