Blackstone Herb Cottage, 104 N. Main ST, Blackstone, VA - Restaurant inspection findings and violations

August 18, 2009 (Routine)

• 0240 - Employees observed working in the food service area without proper hair restraints.
  You may use a visor. Ensure all employees wear hair restraints such as hats, hair coverings or nets, beard restraints, and clothing that covers body hair, that are designed and worn to effectively keep their hair from contacting exposed food clean equipment, utensils, and linens, and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles.
• 0450 - Corrected During Inspection Critical Employees observed handling ready-to-eat (RTE) food with their bare hands. Lemons
  Provide suitable utensils such as deli tissue, spatulas, tongs, single-use gloves, or dispensing equipment to handle RTE food to prevent contamination from hands.
• 0480 - Unlabeled food containers. Sugar container.
  Label working containers with the common name of its contents. Consumers may be allergic to certain foods or ingredients. The mistaken use of an ingredient when the consumer has requested that it not be used may result in severe medical consequences. Liquid foods and granular foods may resemble cleaning compounds. The mistaken use of food from an unlabeled container could result in chemical poisoning.
• 0550 - Corrected During Inspection Dispensing utensils improperly stored between uses. Container with no handle in the sugar container.
  Store in-use utensils or dispensing utensils in one of the following manners: 1) In the food with their handles above the top of the food and the container. 2) In food that is not potentially hazardous with their handles above the top of the food within containers or equipment that can be closed. 3) On a clean portion of the food preparation table or cooking equipment only if the in-use utensil and the food-contact surface of the food preparation table or cooking equipment are cleaned and sanitized every 4 hours. 4) In running water of sufficient velocity to flush particulates to the drain. 5) In a clean, protected location if the utensils are used only with a food that is not potentially hazardous. 6) In a container of water if the water is maintained at a temperature of at least 135F.
• 0570 - Wiping cloths improperly stored between use. Sanitizer not at the proper strength.
  Ensure wet wiping cloths are stored in a chemical sanitizer at the proper concentration between use. Chlorine as a sanitizer 100 PPM in the wiping cloth container, 50 PPM in the three compartment sink.
• 1100 - The food contact surface of several containers (reused) is not designed or constructed to be smooth and it contains cracks, chips, or pits that can not be easily cleaned.
  Replace the containers to provide a food contact surface that is smooth and easily cleanable, free of breaks, open seams, cracks, chips, pits, sharp internal angles, corners, and crevices to prevent build-up of food debris.
• 1150 - The nonfood contact surface of the table holding a fan is not designed or constructed to be easily cleanable.
  Alter or replace this item to provide a surface that is free of unnecessary ledges, projections, and crevices.
• 1320 - There was no temperature measuring device located in several refrigeration units..
  Provide a temperature measuring device in all hot or cold holding equipment used to store potentially hazardous foods so that employees can routinely monitor the ambient air temperature.
• 2000 - Clean @TABLEWARE@ were not observed stored in a position to allow air-drying.
  Store @TABLEWARE@ in a self-draining position that allows air-drying.
• 2660 - There is no covered refuse container for the disposal of feminine napkins in the ladies room stall.
  Install a covered refuse container for the disposal of feminine napkins in the ladies room stall.
• 2790 - The indoor wall material located at three compartment sink does not meet the standard of: 1. smooth, durable and easily cleanable 2. nonabsorbent
  Refinish or replace the wall material at the area designated so it is: 1. smooth, durable and easily cleanable 2. nonabsorbent
• 2920 - Toilet room door is not provided with a self-closing door. Employee restroom.
  Provide a self-closer for the toilet room door. Completely enclosed toilet facilities minimize the potential for the spread of disease by the movement of flies and other insects between the toilet facility and food preparation areas.
• 3030 - Towels were provided at the hand washing lavatory in the front handsink improper holder. Owner has a new towel dispenser on sight.
  Hand drying devices such as individual disposable paper towels, a continuous towel system that supplies the user with a clean towel or heated air hand drying device must be provided at all hand washing lavatories to encourage proper hand washing and avoid employees to drying their hands on their clothing or other unclean materials
• 3045 - A sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands is not provided at all lavatories used by food employees
  Provide a sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands at all handwashing lavatories used by food employees.