F0812

F

Improper Labeling and Storage of Food Items in Kitchen and Pantry

Silver City, New Mexico Survey Completed on 01-13-2026

Penalty

No penalty information released

Summary

Surveyors identified a deficiency in the facility’s food storage practices affecting all 64 residents who receive meals from the kitchen, when observations showed multiple food items in the walk-in refrigerator, freezer, and pantry were not stored under sanitary conditions. In the walk-in refrigerator, surveyors observed two butter blocks without dates, a large uncovered container of Jello with no date, chorizo dated 12/20/25, pears in a container with no date, a peanut butter bar dessert in a container with no date, and sliced ham in an open ziplock bag dated 01/01/25. In the pantry storage area, baked crispy pineapple cake was found with no date. In the walk-in freezer, surveyors observed opened Salsbury steak, chicken patties, lemon meringue pie, and pie crusts all without dates, and corn tortillas that were loosely opened, not tightly sealed, and dated 12/11/25.

During an interview, the Dietary Manager stated that she checks food dates daily and that staff who unload the food truck are supposed to date boxes before storing them and date food when it is opened. She confirmed that there were items in the refrigerator and freezer with no dates, no covers on some food containers, food that was not tightly sealed, and food with outdated dates, and stated that her expectation is that staff date and mark foods and discard them when outdated.