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Birdsall Ice Cream Company, 518 North Federal Avenue, Mason City, IA - Restaurant inspection findings and violations

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Restaurant: BIRDSALL ICE CREAM COMPANY
Type: Restaurant without liquor
Sub type: Full Service
Address: 518 North Federal Avenue, Mason, IA 50401
Owner and phone: VAUGHN M. ESCHER
Total inspections: 23
Last inspection: 5/19/2010

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type
  • Warewashing
    • Adequate warewashing facilities (3 & 2 compartment sink requirements not met 4-301.12, p 117)
      Facility only has a two comp sink. Sink is existing.
  • Plumbing/Water/Sewage
    • Plumbing: installed/maintained (Plumbing maintained in good repair 5-205.15, p 153)
      The hand sink does not have mixing faucet-existing equipment. A water line is leaking in the basement.
  • Facility/Equipment Requirements
    • Food contact surfaces (Single service or use: made of safe materials, clean 4-102.11, p 104)
      Single serve cups are stored under the sewer line in the basement. Replace spatula's that are worn out.
    • Walls, floors, ceiling, lighting (Lights not shielded 6-202.11, p 168)
      No shatterproof bulb over 2 comp sink.
 5/19/2010Routine
  • Food Temperature/Time Control
    • Cold hold (PHF food not maintained at 41° F or below 3-501.16, pg 82)
      THE MIX IN THE HOPPER OF THE SOFT SERVE MACHINE IS 42 F TO 46 F-----MAINTAIN THE MIX BELOW 41 F.
 4/23/2009Routine
  • Personnel
    • Proper handwashing (Where to wash 2-301.15, p 42)
      EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING HANDS IN DISH WASHING SINK-----INSTRUCT EMPLOYEES TO WASH HANDS IN THE DESIGNATED HAND WASHING STATION.
  • Warewashing
    • Adequate warewashing facilities (3 & 2 compartment sink requirements not met 4-301.12, p 117)
      THERE IS ONLY A TWO-COMPARTMENT SINK FOR DISH WASHING-----CONSIDER INSTALLATION OF A THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK; IN THE MEANTIME ALL DISHES MUST STILL GO THROUGH THE THREE STEP PROCESS (WASH, RINSE, SANITIZE).
  • Facility/Equipment Requirements
    • Non-food contact surfaces (Nonfood-contact surfaces: designed, cleanable 4-202.16, p 107)
 8/20/2008Routine
No violation noted during this evaluation. 6/16/2007Complaint
No violation noted during this evaluation. 5/31/2007Routine
  • Facility/Equipment Requirements
    • Food contact surfaces (In-use utensils, between use storage 3-304.12, p 65)
      Some utensils need to be replaced.
    • Non-food contact surfaces (Nonfood-contact surfaces exposed to food: cleanable, nonabsorbent 4-101.19, p 104)
      Mixer needs to be refinished. Repeat violation.
    • Walls, floors, ceiling, lighting (Floors, walls, ceilings installed, are not easily cleanable 6-201.11, p 166)
      Some floors need to be cleaned and refinished.
 2/13/2007Routine
  • Food Source/Handling
    • Food Protection (Food stored in prohibited areas 3-305.12, p 69)
      Ice cream cones are stored on the floor-all food must be stored off the floor.
    • Approved Source/Sound Condition (Sound condition: adulterated food 3-701.11, p 96, IAC 481-31.6)
      Dented cans.
  • Facility/Equipment Requirements
    • Non-food contact surfaces (Nonfood-contact surfaces: designed, cleanable 4-202.16, p 107)
      Some wooden shelves are chipping/peeling paint. Some spatula need to be replaced.
 1/11/2006Routine
No violation noted during this evaluation. 1/17/2005Routine
No report available.1/7/2004Routine
No report available.1/20/2003Routine
No report available.1/2/2002Routine
No report available.1/19/2001Routine
No report available.1/21/2000Routine
No report available.7/8/1999Routine
No report available.1/5/1999Routine
No report available.3/4/1998Routine
No report available.1/14/1997Routine
No report available.1/29/1996Routine
No report available.1/13/1995Routine
No report available.1/21/1994Routine
No report available.1/5/1993Routine
No report available.1/2/1992Routine
No report available.1/9/1991Routine



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