Failure to Label, Date, and Properly Store Opened Food Items in Kitchen
Penalty
Summary
Surveyors identified a deficiency in food storage and labeling practices when, during a kitchen tour, they observed multiple opened food items that were undated, unlabeled, and/or improperly stored. On the morning of 09/22/25, two plastic pitchers with lids containing red juice were found on a prep table near the serving area without any labels or dates. On the bottom shelf of the same prep table, an opened bottle of soy sauce was observed without a label or date, and an opened paper bag of grits was found undated, unlabeled, and unsealed. The facility’s undated Food Safety Requirements Policy stated that the facility would provide safe and sanitary storage, handling, and consumption of all food, including storage, preparation, distribution, and serving in accordance with professional standards for food service safety. The DON reported that 58 residents received nourishment from the kitchen. When shown the items, the food service director acknowledged that the items should have been labeled and dated and that the opened bag of grits should have been stored in a sealable container. This deficiency centers on the facility’s failure to ensure that opened or prepared foods were labeled, dated, and stored correctly in accordance with its own food safety policy and professional standards, affecting the kitchen that provided nourishment to dozens of residents.
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