Costco Wholesale # 380 Gets Conditional Pass on Health Inspection - Chicago Grocery store

HANDS CLEAN & PROPERLY WASHED - Comments: OBSERVED ONE EMPLOYEE WITH GLOVES ON, CONSTANTLY DRYING FOREHEAD AND UPPER LIP UNDER THE NOSE WITH UPPER GLOVED HAND, ALSO REMOVED HIS GOWN AT PREP ROTESSIRIE, WENT TO BUTCHER'S AREA AND PUT ON AN APRON GOING IN AND OUT OF THE BUTCHER'S AREA WITH GLOVES ON WITHOUT REMOVING GLOVES OR HANDWASHING HANDLING RAW CHICHEN BY PUT THEM AT SKEWER ROTISSERIE TO COOK. OBSERVED ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WASHING HANDS DRYING WITH PAPER, AND BARE HANDS PULLING OUT THE GARBAGE CONTAINER UNDER THE PREP TABLE TO DISCARD USED PAPER TOWELS BY PUSHING THEM DOWN TO OTHER GARBAGE. RETURNED TO PREP TABLE PICKED UP FOOD GLOVES TO GONE THEM. I EXPLAINED TO THE MANAGER HANDWASHING AND GLOVES PROCEDURE MANAGER CORRECTED THE ISSUE AND OBSERVED EMPLOYEES WASHING THEIR HANDS ACCORDINGLY. PRIORITY VIOLATION:7-38-010,CITATION ISSUED

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.

This violation was corrected during the inspection.

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: EXTERIOR OF ICE NOZZLE DISPENSER AT SELF-SERVE ICE MACHINE WITH BUILD-UP OF BLACK SLIME AND BUILD-UP OF MINERAL. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

Accumulated soil attracts pests and harbors bacteria.

All surfaces must be kept clean.

Clean equipment interiors and exteriors; Walls, ceilings, floors clean; Remove grease and debris; Clean as often as necessary.

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: EXTERIOR OF ICE NOZZLE DISPENSER AT SELF-SERVE ICE MACHINE WITH BUILD-UP OF BLACK SLIME AND BUILD-UP OF MINERAL. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

Accumulated soil attracts pests and harbors bacteria.

All surfaces must be kept clean.

Clean equipment interiors and exteriors; Walls, ceilings, floors clean; Remove grease and debris; Clean as often as necessary.