Unsanitary Kitchen Conditions and Improper Handling of Tableware
Penalty
Summary
Surveyors identified a deficiency related to the facility’s failure to maintain clean and sanitary conditions in both the North and South Kitchens, as required by the 2022 FDA Food Code. In the North Kitchen, observations showed burnt loose and baked-on debris in two ovens located under a stove, as well as scattered food and debris on the floors throughout the kitchen and in the mechanical warewashing room. On a subsequent observation, loose debris, dust, and mineralization were found accumulated on top of the mechanical warewashing machine, and the scattered food and debris remained on the floors in the kitchen and warewashing room. In the South Kitchen, surveyors observed burnt loose and baked-on debris in the double ovens, an approximately 14-inch linear area of dried food on the side of a silver lower cabinet, scattered food and debris on the floors throughout the kitchen, and mineral buildup and food debris under the handwashing sink. On later observations, the dried food on the cabinet and scattered food and debris on the floors and under the handwashing sink remained, with new debris present on the floor from cleaning the double ovens. Additionally, two unidentified dietary staff members failed to perform hand hygiene and touched the rims of water, juice, milk, and coffee cups with their bare hands when removing covers and arranging them onto resident meal plates, contrary to FDA Food Code requirements for preventing contamination of cleaned and sanitized utensils and lip-contact surfaces.
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