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Kum & Go #496, 418 South Federal Avenue, Mason City, IA - Restaurant inspection findings and violations

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Restaurant: KUM & GO #496
Type: Convenience store
Sub type: None
Address: 418 South Federal Avenue, Mason, IA 50401
Owner and phone: KUM & GO, L.C.
515-457-6000
Total inspections: 15
Last inspection: 4/7/2010

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type
  • Food Temperature/Time Control
    • Cold hold (PHF food not maintained at 41° F or below 3-501.16, pg 82)
      Milk side of walk in cooler holding at 44F. Entire cooler needs to be holding at 41F or below.
  • Plumbing/Water/Sewage
    • Accessible/soap & towels provided (Hand sink not kept clean 6-501.18, p 178)
      Hand sink blocked at time of inspection. Sinks need to be accessable/clean at all times.
  • Facility/Equipment Requirements
    • Non-food contact surfaces (Equipment: location/installation/repair/adjustment 4-401.11, 4-402.11, 4-501.11, p 121-123)
      Walk in cooler is leaking water onto product. Fix cooler to stop leak. Move product and collect water until leak is fixed.
 4/7/2010Routine
  • Food Temperature/Time Control
    • Cold hold (PHF food not maintained at 41° F or below 3-501.16, pg 82)
      THE REACH-IN COOLER IS 46 F TO 52 F-----MAINTAIN THE COOLER BELOW 41 F. ADJUST OR REPAIR AS NEEDED.
  • Facility/Equipment Requirements
    • Non-food contact surfaces (Cleaning frequency of warewashing equip 4-501.14, p 124)
      THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND DRAINBOARD ARE SOILED-----MAINTAIN THE SINK AREA IN A CLEAN CONDITION.
 4/23/2009Routine
  • Facility/Equipment Requirements
    • Walls, floors, ceiling, lighting (Materials characteristics for floors, walls, & ceilings 6-101.11, p 165)
      MOLD ON THE WALL...SEE NOTES FOR DETAILS.
 8/1/2008Complaint
  • Facility/Equipment Requirements
    • Walls, floors, ceiling, lighting (Materials characteristics for floors, walls, & ceilings 6-101.11, p 165)
      MOLD ON THE WALL...SEE NOTES FOR DETAILS.
 8/1/2008Complaint
No violation noted during this evaluation. 2/6/2008Routine
  • Food Source/Handling
    • Labeling (Food not properly labeled 3-602.11, p 93 IAC 481-31.5)
  • Warewashing
    • Manual washing/sanitizing (Inadequate sanitation of food contact surfaces/utensils 4-702.11, p 137)
      No sanitizer is used for dishes. Wash, rinse, and sanitize. Bleach can be used as a sanitizer. Only use regular bleach, not scented.
    • Adequate warewashing facilities (Test kit requirement not met 4-501.116, p 128)
      No test papers to check chlorine sanitizer. Test and keep at 50-100 ppm. Clean three compartment sink.
  • Plumbing/Water/Sewage
    • Accessible/soap & towels provided (Handsink maintained/accessible/restricted use 5-205.11, pg 151)
      Hand sink is blocked with dish drainer.
  • Facility/Equipment Requirements
    • Food contact surfaces (Food contact surfaces, characteristics 4-101.11, p 101)
      Heavy ice in the freezers. Ice machine is rusting. Store ice scoop in the bin with the handle up or in a bucket with the handle up, not on the wall.
    • Non-food contact surfaces (Nonfood-contact surfaces: designed, cleanable 4-202.16, p 107)
      Condenser fans need to be cleaned in the walk in cooler.
    • Walls, floors, ceiling, lighting (Floors, walls, ceilings installed, are not easily cleanable 6-201.11, p 166)
      Floors need cleaning in the back storage area and under the ice machine and in the walk in cooler.
  • Other Operations
    • Handling/storage/labeling of toxic items (Storage & display, separation 7-301.11, p 187)
      Misc. chemical is stored over food product in the storage area.
 1/22/2007Routine
  • Food Source/Handling
    • Labeling (Food not properly labeled 3-602.11, p 93 IAC 481-31.5)
      No store label on bagged ice.l
  • Facility/Equipment Requirements
    • Food contact surfaces (Food contact surfaces, characteristics 4-101.11, p 101)
      Ice machine is rusting-clean. Dishes are stored on a cloth towel-use netting or a dish drainer.
    • Non-food contact surfaces (Nonfood-contact surfaces: designed, cleanable 4-202.16, p 107)
      Counter needs cleaned under beverage machines. Both upright freezers have heavy ice.
    • Walls, floors, ceiling, lighting (Materials characteristics for floors, walls, & ceilings 6-101.11, p 165)
      Floors need cleaning in the back storage area and in the walk in cooler.
 1/10/2006Routine
No violation noted during this evaluation. 1/10/2005Routine
No report available.1/6/2004Routine
No report available.1/28/2003Routine
No report available.2/26/2002Routine
No report available.1/9/2001Routine
No report available.2/11/2000Routine
No report available.8/31/1999Routine
No report available.1/18/1999Routine



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