CARNICERIA MARIBEL INC Gets Conditional Pass on Health Inspection - Chicago Grocery store

PROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: 3-501.16(A:1) OBSERVED TCS FOODS AT INADEQUATE HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES LOCATED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. OBSERVED ABOUT 20 LBS OF COOKED CHICHARONES WITH MEAT ON IT AT 67.6F. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND DENATURE SAID TCS FOODS AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL TCS HOT HOLDING FOODS AT 135F OR ABOVE AT ALL TIMES. 18 LBS DISCARD WORTH $200. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.

Temperatures above 41°F allow rapid bacterial multiplication, doubling every 20 minutes.

Cold foods must be held at 41°F or below.

Maintain 41°F or below; Check temperatures regularly; Properly functioning refrigeration; Thermometers in all units; Keep doors closed.

PERSONAL CLEANLINESS - Comments: 2-402.11 OBSERVED THE COOK WITHOUT A HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

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.

SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED - Comments: 4-502.13 OBSERVED CARDBOARD BEING REUSED AS A SHELF LINER. INSTRUCTED TO NOT RE-USE CARDBOARD AS SHELF LINERS ALL SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.

Contaminated single-use items transfer pathogens to food and customers.

Single-use items must be protected from contamination.

Store in original packaging; Protect from contamination; Handle by non-contact surfaces; Cannot reuse.

SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED - Comments: 4-502.13 OBSERVED CARDBOARD BEING REUSED AS A SHELF LINER. INSTRUCTED TO NOT RE-USE CARDBOARD AS SHELF LINERS ALL SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.

Contaminated single-use items transfer pathogens to food and customers.

Single-use items must be protected from contamination.

Store in original packaging; Protect from contamination; Handle by non-contact surfaces; Cannot reuse.