HENDRIKX BELGIAN BREAD CRAFTER Fails Health Inspection - Chicago Bakery

HANDS WASHED AND CLEANED, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES; NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS. - Comments: POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES. OBSERVES AN EMPLOYEE HANDLING MONEY IN THE FRONT THEN MAKING SANDWICHES WITH BARE HANDS WITHOUT WASHING HANDS. INSTRUCTED MGR TO HAVE EMPLOYEES WASH HANDS AS NEEDED.

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.

ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED AND INSTALLED - Comments: NO COLD RUNNING WATER, AND VERY WEAK HOT WATER PRESSURE AT PREP AREA HAND SINK. INSTRUCTED MGR TO PROVIDE HOT AND COLD WATER FOR ALL SINKS UNDER CITY PRESSURE.

Poor ventilation causes condensation that can drip contaminants into food.

Adequate ventilation required in all areas.

Mechanical ventilation where needed; Hoods over cooking equipment; Filters cleaned regularly; Air flows from clean to less clean areas.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: BOXES OF FOOD STORED ON FLOOR, INSTRUCTED TO KEEP ELEVATED OFF THE FLOOR BY NO LESS THAN 6".

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.

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: BOXES OF FOOD STORED ON FLOOR, INSTRUCTED TO KEEP ELEVATED OFF THE FLOOR BY NO LESS THAN 6".

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.