ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC MEDICAL CENTER Gets Conditional Pass on Health Inspection - Chicago Restaurant

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE: COOKED MIXED VEGETABLES, STORED INSIDE THE REACH-IN COOLER AT TEMP OF 45.4F TO 46.7F. COLD FOOD MUST MAINTAIN TEMP OF 40.0F AND BELOW. PRODUCT DISCARDED AND DENATURED. POUNDS 4, VALUE OF $8, NO PROOF OF TEMPERATURE LOG PROVIDED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A) H00070335-11

Ill food workers cause 70% of foodborne outbreaks. Proper reporting prevents transmission of Norovirus, Hepatitis A, Salmonella, and other serious diseases.

All food employees must understand and follow health reporting requirements and food safety responsibilities.

Employees must: Report illness symptoms and exposures; Be excluded/restricted when ill; Understand their role in preventing foodborne illness; Follow proper hygiene practices; Have signed health policy on file.

HANDS WASHED AND CLEANED, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES; NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS. - Comments: POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES . OBSERVED EMPLOYEE WORKING BY HERSELF HANDLING MONEY AND HANDLING READY TO EAT FOODS (SANDWICHES)NO HAND WASHING. LATER AFTER OTHER EMPLOYEE REPORT TO THEIR WORK STATION, OBSERVED EMPLOYEE NOT WASHING HANDS PRIOR TO PUT ON FOOD GLOVES. INFORMATION GIVEN ON HANDWASHING. CRITICAL VIOLATION: 7-38-010(A)H000070335-11

Hands are #1 vehicle for pathogen transfer. Bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods causes majority of foodborne outbreaks.

Proper handwashing and no bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods.

Wash hands for 20 seconds with soap and warm water; Use utensils, deli tissue, or gloves for ready-to-eat foods; Wash hands after restroom, handling raw foods, touching face/hair, and between tasks.

SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME - Comments: FOUND HIGH TEMP DISH MACHINE IN USE AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE. AFTHER RUNNING THE MACHINE FOR 5 CYCLES. HOT WATER TEMP WAS BETWEEN 140F TO 160F. HOUSE ENGINEER ON SITE, ABLE TO FIX UNIT(WATER BOOSTER). PRESENTLY HOT WATER IS REACHING TEMP OF 185F. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.H000070336-12.

Improper sanitization fails to kill pathogens, allowing contaminated equipment to spread illness throughout facility.

Sanitizing solutions and rinse water must meet specific requirements for effectiveness.

Chemical sanitizers: Chlorine 50-100 ppm, Quaternary ammonium 200-400 ppm, Iodine 12.5-25 ppm; Hot water: 171°F for 30 seconds or 180°F at dish surface; Test strips required; Proper contact time.

SANITIZING RINSE FOR EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS: CLEAN, PROPER TEMPERATURE, CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE TIME - Comments: FOUND HIGH TEMP DISH MACHINE IN USE AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE. AFTHER RUNNING THE MACHINE FOR 5 CYCLES. HOT WATER TEMP WAS BETWEEN 140F TO 160F. HOUSE ENGINEER ON SITE, ABLE TO FIX UNIT(WATER BOOSTER). PRESENTLY HOT WATER IS REACHING TEMP OF 185F. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.H000070336-12.

Improper sanitization fails to kill pathogens, allowing contaminated equipment to spread illness throughout facility.

Sanitizing solutions and rinse water must meet specific requirements for effectiveness.

Chemical sanitizers: Chlorine 50-100 ppm, Quaternary ammonium 200-400 ppm, Iodine 12.5-25 ppm; Hot water: 171°F for 30 seconds or 180°F at dish surface; Test strips required; Proper contact time.