Failure to Record Food Holding Temperatures During Meal Service
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to record food temperatures at the time of service in the main kitchen as required by its own policy and regulatory standards. The facility’s policy titled “Food Prep,” dated December 18, 2025, stated that food temperatures would be recorded at the time of service and monitored periodically during meal service. On review of the facility’s food temperature log on January 10, 2026, at 12:15 p.m., there was no documented evidence that holding food temperatures were obtained at the time of or during service for breakfast and lunch to ensure that food maintained safe internal temperatures. During this review period, the Dietary Manager confirmed in an interview that food temperatures should have been recorded for breakfast and lunch at the time of service, but they were not.
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