ARMITAGE PRODUCE INC Passes Health Inspection - Chicago Grocery store

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: Found tape used as a means of repair on meat display cooler. Duct/clear tape not permitted. Instructed to remove. All surfaces must be smooth and easily cleanable. Found cutting board in meat department heavily soiled with deep groves in surface. Must replace.

Unapproved processes may lack critical safety controls.

Variance required before conducting specialized food processes.

Submit application to CDPH; Include HACCP plan; Await approval before starting; Maintain all required records.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: Found dirt build up on red shelving in meat cooler. Instructed to remove all items, detail clean and sanitize. Must maintain. Found excessive dust build up on vents in produce cooler. Must remove clean and sanitize. Must maintain. Found small amount of orange mold like substance on lower interior of ice machine. Instructed to remove, clean and sanitize.

Dirty equipment harbors bacteria and attracts pests.

All equipment and utensils must be clean and properly maintained.

Equipment clean to sight and touch; Free of food debris and grease; Maintained in good repair; Stored properly when clean.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: Found dirt build up on floors in meat cooler. Instructed to detail clean and maintain.

Damaged floors harbor bacteria and create safety hazards.

Floors must be smooth, cleanable, and maintained.

Smooth, non-porous in food areas; Properly sloped to drains; Coving at wall junctures; Kept clean; Good repair.

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS - Comments: Found display cooler (with Guacamole, and packaged deserts) without working thermometer. Must have working thermometers in all coolers with potentially hazardous foods.

Poor personal hygiene transfers contaminants to food.

Food handlers must maintain personal cleanliness.

Clean outer clothing; Hair restraints; Short, clean fingernails; No jewelry except plain ring; Clean hands and arms.

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS - Comments: Found display cooler (with Guacamole, and packaged deserts) without working thermometer. Must have working thermometers in all coolers with potentially hazardous foods.

Poor personal hygiene transfers contaminants to food.

Food handlers must maintain personal cleanliness.

Clean outer clothing; Hair restraints; Short, clean fingernails; No jewelry except plain ring; Clean hands and arms.