Northside Learning Center Fails Health Inspection - Chicago School

HANDS WASHED AND CLEANED, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES; NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS. - Comments: NOTED EMPLOYEES WHILE PREPARING FOOD AND WEARING GLOVES MOVE FROM THE PREP AREA WITH THE GLOVE ON TO THE WALK IN COOLER AND TO THE FRONT PREP AREA WITH THE SAME GLOVES ON AND BACK TO THE PREP AREA WITH OUT WASHING HANDS AFTER THE CHANGE OF GLOVES. INSTRUCTED TO WASH HANDS AT ALL TIMES THEY CHANGE GLOVES AND MOVE MUST CHANGE GLOVE WHEN THEY MOVE FROM ONE PREP AREA TO ANOTHER. CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-010(A).

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 PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION - Comments: NOTED PINKISH AND SLIMY SUBSTANCE INSIDE THE INNER LINING AND UPPER COMPARTMENT OF THE ICE MACHINE DRIPPING ON TO THE ICE. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL EQUIPMENT IS CLEANED AND SANITIZED. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY HAD EMPLOYEES START CLEANING THE ICE MACHINE. SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-38-005(A).

Dirty equipment harbors and spreads pathogens, causing cross-contamination and illness.

All food contact surfaces must be properly cleaned and sanitized.

Wash, rinse, sanitize after each use; Clean between different raw foods; Every 4 hours for continuous use; When contaminated; Proper procedures and chemicals.

OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED - Comments: NOTED A BENT LID AT THE OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER AREA ALLOWING FOR PEST HARBORAGE AND NOT CONTAINING THE GARBAGE. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE DUMPSTER LID. SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-38-020.

Poor waste management attracts pests and creates breeding grounds for disease vectors.

Exterior waste areas must be clean and pest-proof.

Dumpsters on cleanable pad; Tight-fitting lids; Area kept clean; Grease containers covered; Regular pickup; No overflow.

OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED - Comments: NOTED A BENT LID AT THE OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER AREA ALLOWING FOR PEST HARBORAGE AND NOT CONTAINING THE GARBAGE. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE DUMPSTER LID. SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-38-020.

Poor waste management attracts pests and creates breeding grounds for disease vectors.

Exterior waste areas must be clean and pest-proof.

Dumpsters on cleanable pad; Tight-fitting lids; Area kept clean; Grease containers covered; Regular pickup; No overflow.