MCDONALDS Gets Conditional Pass on Health Inspection - Chicago Restaurant

HANDS WASHED AND CLEANED, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES; NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS. - Comments: All employees who handle food shall wash their hands as often as necessary to maintain a high degree of personal cleanliness and should conform to hygienic practices prescribed by the Board of Health. FOUND EMPLOYEE NOT WASHING HANDS AFTER TOUCHING NOSE,SCRATCHING NOSE,HANDLING MONEY,WIPING NOSE ,TOUCHING EYES THEN TOUCHING READY TO EAT FOODS,SMOOTHIES,FRENCH FRIES,SANDWICHES,OBSERVED FOR 15 MINS TO 30 MINS,NOT WASHING HANDS,CRITICAL VIOLATION,CITATION ISSUED,INSTRUCTED TO WASH HANDS AFTER TOUCHING BODY PARTS, AFTER HANDLING MONEY BEFORE HANDLING FOODS;MANAGER /EMPLOYEE WASHED HIS HANDS AFTER DISCUSSION

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.

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: NEXT REGULAR INSPECTION

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.

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS - Comments: NEXT REGULAR INSPECTION

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: NEXT REGULAR INSPECTION

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.