LA HUMITA ON WHEELS Gets Conditional Pass on Health Inspection - Chicago Mobile food preparer

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: Found food at improper temperatures: In the 1 door refrigerator- 10 lbs of beef tamales at 54.5f and 10 lbs of cooked rice at 53.7f; in the 1 door prep top cooler found 5 lbs of beef empanadas and empanada filling at 50.1f. Operator discarded and denatured said foods valued at $40. Instructed to maintain all potentially hazardous foods at 40f or below or 140f or above. Critical violation 7-38-005(a).

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.

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: Found food at improper temperatures: In the 1 door refrigerator- 10 lbs of beef tamales at 54.5f and 10 lbs of cooked rice at 53.7f; in the 1 door prep top cooler found 5 lbs of beef empanadas and empanada filling at 50.1f. Operator discarded and denatured said foods valued at $40. Instructed to maintain all potentially hazardous foods at 40f or below or 140f or above. Critical violation 7-38-005(a).

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.