Southampton County Jail, 22336 Main Street, Courtland, VA - Restaurant inspection findings and violations

August 20, 2009 (Routine)

Violations:

• 0380 - Corrected During Inspection Critical Can of tomato soup with pitted rust leaking. Food packages are not in good condition or the integrity of the package contents are not protected from adulteration or potential contaminants (ex: dented food cans)
  Sort remaining soup cans. Soup placed with other dented and damaged cans during the inspection.
• 0820 A 2 - Corrected During Inspection Critical Chicken & beef base and oatmeal in reach in refrigerator cold holding at improper temperatures.
  Items voluntarily discarded during the inspection. Reach in refrigerator is home style and opened extensively at 7 AM to fill with margarine etc. Unit up to 50 degrees after opened to check food temperatures. Monitor unit if unable to maintain temperatures a new unit will be needed. Ensure that potentially hazardous foods for cold holding are maintained at 41F or below to inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria.
• 1770 C - Observed accumulations of dust, dirt, food residue or other debris on the following nonfood-food contact surfaces: WIR fan cover
  Maintain nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment clean.

Comments:
Overall excellent sanitation. Observed good handwashing, good glove use, sanitizer in place. New food thermometer calibrated.

April 21, 2009 (Routine)

Violation: 3080 - Repeat Less than 50 foot candles of light was noted in the food preparation table and the stove area with 30 and 25 foot candles of lighting. Lighting improved with new bulbs from previous inspection.
Provide at least 50 foot candles at a surface where a food employee is working with food or working with utensils or equipment such as knives, slicers, grinders, or saws where employee safety is a factor
Comments:
Overall excellent sanitation. Inspection between meal times. Good knowledge. Facility clean and well organized, good food storage to prevent cross contamination, good food temperatures. Facility with new 0-220 F stem thermometer, calibrated. Facility cooks raw hamburger patties, still needs a small diameter stemmed thermometer capable of taking accurate final cook temperatures for thin meats such as raw hamburger patties.

December 11, 2008 (Routine)

Violations:

• 0820 A 2 - Corrected During Inspection Critical Sliced cheese in the reach in refrigerator door cold holding at 46 F, for one day, cold holding at improper temperatures
  Sliced cheese voluntarily discarded during the inspection. Ensure that potentially hazardous foods for cold holding are maintained at 41F or below to inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria.
• 0820 A 2 - Critical Milk at 44 degrees, present in walk in refrigerator for 1 day, but per staff unit was 41 degrees 1 hour ago, cold holding at improper temperatures. (no other potentially hazardous foods present)
  Ensure all milk present is labeled to identify and all milk on hand is used or discarded within 3 days. Ensure maintenance is conducted on walk in refrigerator immediately and the unit is able to maintain potentially hazardous foods at 41 F or below to inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria.
• 1180 - The only stem thermometer (food thermometer) is a meat thermometer starting at 180 F. is not accurate.
  Provide a temperature measuring device that is accurate within +/- 2 degrees Fahrenheit from 0 - 220, in 2 degree increments to measure hot and cold food temperatures.
• 1190 - The ambient (air/water) temperature measuring device (degrees F) located in the reach in refrigerator reads 28 F, EHS calibrated stem thermometer reads 42 F.
  Provide a temperature measuring device that is accurate within +/- 3 degrees Fahrenheit in the intended range of use.
• 1190 - Walk in freezer thermometer reads 30 F, while food is frozen solid.
  Provide an internal accurate unit thermometer for the walk in freezer.
• 1570 - Uncapped, unused wire just below the light in the walk in freezer.
  *Ensure wire is checked by an electrician and appropriate action taken, as recommended by electrician.
• 1570 - Damaged, unused potato french fry slicer present.
  Remove unused equipment.
• 2890 - Repeat Walk in refrigerator and walk in freezer lights uncovered, not protected against breakage by a shield.
  Protect lamp against breakage by a shield surrounding and extending beyond the bulb so only the face of the bulb is exposed.
• 2930 - Screen door with ripped screen noted. Outer opening of the food establishment is not protected against entry of insects and rodents.
  Protect the food establishment against the entry of insects and rodents by 1. Filling or closing holes and other gaps along floors, walls, and ceilings, 2. Closed, tight fitting windows, and 3. Solid, self-closing, tight-fitting doors. Insects and rodents are vectors of disease-causing microorganisms which may be transmitted to humans by contamination of food and food-contact surfaces.
• 3080 - Lighting in the kitchen is 15-20 foot candles at the preparation table and in front of the stove.
  Provide at least 50 foot candles at a surface where a food employee is working with food or working with utensils or equipment such as knives, slicers, grinders, or saws where employee safety is a factor

Comments:
Overall clean and organized facility. Discussed employee health policy, when inmates ill they report to nurse and must be cleared before returning to kitchen. Reviewed foodborne illness symptoms and 5 reportable diseases with cook. Discussed with SGT, facility cooks frozen raw hamburger patties. In addition to thermometers listed above, ensure a thermometer with a suitable small diameter probe is obtained and used to get final cook temperatures for hamburger patties. Cl sanitizer present at 100 ppm. Meal with precooked chicken patties, canned vegetables and instant mashed potatoes prepared at end of inspection and not ready for temperature checks.

February 28, 2008 (Routine)

Violations:

• 0610 - Corrected During Inspection Food stored on the floor or food stored less than 6" above the floor, observed canned juices stored directly on the floor in the canned storage area.
  Elevate food storage onto approved shelving with minimum 6" legs or casters.
• 1450 - Observed the outside walk-in cooler ambient air reading 46 degree F (the internal product temperature of a raw shelled egg product tested at 44 degree F).
  Provide and maintain adequate refrigeration necessary to maintain food items at 41 degree F or below. Improper food storage temperatures are a major contributing factor to foodborne illness.
• 1510 - Repeat The person in charge could not provide a food temperature measuring device.
  Obtain at least one food temperature measuring device so employees can properly monitor the temperature of food items in the establishment.
• 2890 - Repeat Light bulbs in the walk-in cooler and the walk-in freezer were not shielded, coated, or otherwise shatter-resistant.
  Shield or replace light bulbs with a coated or shatter-resistant bulbs.

Comments:
Note: Observed no indirect waste provided at the 3 compartment sink. The fire suppression system noted last tagged 10/07. Facility currently not observed in the process of food preparation at the time of inspection.

October 24, 2007 (Routine)

Violations:

• 0380 - Critical Repeat Food packages are not in good condition or the integrity of the package contents are not protected from adulteration or potential contaminants (ex: dented food cans); observed dented cans stored on the shelving in the kitchen and outside storage area.
  Discard or return to distributor any food packages that are not in good condition or the integrity of the package contents are not protected from adulteration or potential contaminants.
• 0830 - Critical The ready-to-eat (RTE) commercially processed cheese and bologna in the refrigeration unit was not properly dated for disposition after opening.
  Mark a "consume by" date on commercially processed RTE foods at the time the original container is opened. If the food is held at 41F or below the food shall be served or sold within 7 calendar days . Some harmful bacteria continue to grow even at refrigeration temperatures so limiting the amount of time in storage limits the amount of growth allowed for these bacteria.
• 1510 - Repeat The person in charge could not provide a food temperature measuring device.
  Obtain at least one food temperature measuring device so employees can properly monitor the temperature of food items in the establishment.
• 1570 - Observed dust build up and rusting on the walk-in cooler condenser fan cover and the ceiling in the walk-in cooler; the equipment was observed in a state of disrepair.
  Repair the walk-in cooler fan cover and the walk-in cooler ceiling to restore a state of condition that allows for proper operation, accuracy, functioning, maintenance, and cleanability per Part IV, Article 1 and 2 of this chapter. If unable to repair the walk-in cooler fan cover or the walk-in cooler ceiling, replace it with one that meets the specifications of Part IV, Article 1 and 2 of this chapter.
• 1580 - The cutting sheet in the kitchen was heavily scratched and scored. The food contact surface is no longer easily cleaned and sanitized due to condition.
  Resurface or discard and replace the cutting sheet(s) to provide a food contact surface that is smooth, easily cleaned and sanitized.
• 1770 A - Critical The following equipment food-contact surfaces were observed soiled to sight and touch: kitchen slicer.
  Clean and sanitize these surfaces for food contact.
• 1770 C - Observed accumulations of dust, dirt, food residue or other debris on the following nonfood-food contact surfaces: coffee pot dispenser.
  Maintain nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment clean.
• 2890 - Repeat Light bulbs in walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer were not shielded, coated, or otherwise shatter-resistant.
  Shield or replace light bulb with a coated or shatter-resistant bulb.
• 3170 - Observed a crack along the flooring in the outside walk-in cooler and a cracked floor tile in the kitchen: the physical structure is not maintained in good repair
  Maintain physical facilities in good repair. Poor repair and maintenance compromises the functionality of the physical facilities.
• 3220 - Corrected During Inspection Repeat Mops not hung up to air dry; observed the mops stored in a bucket of dirty mop water.
  Mops must be hung in a position that allows them to air dry.

Comments:
Note: Mop/waste water to be disposed of in a approved sanitary sewer system. Indirect waste not provided at the three compartment sink.

June 12, 2007 (Routine)

Violations:

• 0380 - Critical Observed dented can of tuna and a can of pudding on the storage area shelving. food products were discarded.
  Discard or return food products once the packaging is damaged or is in bad condition. Food packages must be in good condition to protect the integrity of the contents so that food is not exposed to adulteration or potential contaminants.
• 1060 - Repeat The following nonfood contact surfaces was not corrosion resistant, nonabsorbent, and/or smooth: the cardboard liner on the kitchen shelving; the foil lined drip tray, the shelving above the stove and the hood system piping and chemical cylinders/tanks; splintering of the wooden shelving in the storage area; peeling paint on the table where the potato peeler is located and raw wooden pallets in the walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer.
  Nonfood contact equipment that is exposed to splash, spillage, food soiling, or requires frequent cleaning must be smooth, durable, and nonabsorbent.
• 1150 - The nonfood contact surface of the plastic bread crates are not designed or constructed to be easily cleanable, the bread crates are used for shelving in the walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer.
  Alter or replace this item to provide a surface that is free of unnecessary ledges, projections, and crevices.
• 1510 - The person in charge could not provide a food temperature measuring device.
  Obtain at least one food temperature measuring device so employees can properly monitor the temperature of food items in the establishment.
• 1570 - Observed the cracked interior of the chest floor freezer in the storage shed was observed in a state of disrepair and damaged.
  Repair the chest floor freezer to restore a state of condition that allows for proper operation, accuracy, functioning, maintenance, and cleanability per Part IV, Article 1 and 2 of this chapter. If unable to repair the chest floor freezer, replace it with one that meets the specifications of Part IV, Article 1 and 2 of this chapter.
• 1570 - Repeat Unused or non-functioning equipment not removed from the premises, inoperable standing reach-in cooler in the storage shed.
  Remove any unused or non-functioning equipment from the premises.
• 1730 - Observe a distorted handle and chipped spatula in the kitchen drawer, utensil was observed in a state of repair and condition preventing effective maintenance and easy cleaning.
  Discard, repair or replace the spatula to provide proper operation, functioning, maintenance, and cleanability per Part IV, Article 1 and 2 of this chapter.
• 1800 - Observe soiled paper lining at the table where the potato slicer is located.
  Clean the surface at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues that become encrusted or attract insects and rodents.
• 2810 - Observe raw wooden surafces of the walls and flooring in the outside storage area.
  Repair or replace floor/wall or floor/wall covering to make it smooth and easily cleanable.
• 2890 - Light bulb in the walk-in freezer and the walk-in cooler was not shielded, coated, or otherwise shatter-resistant.
  Shield or replace light bulb with a coated or shatter-resistant bulb.
• 3045 - A sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands is not provided at all lavatories used by food employees, the cook's restroom.
  Provide a sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands at all handwashing lavatories used by food employees.
• 3220 - Mops not hung up to air dry. observe the mop store in a bucket of mop water.
  Wet use maintenance items such as mops must be hung in a position that allows them to air dry so they are not allowed to grow contamination which can then be spread through the establishment at the next use.

Comments:
Note: Indirect waste is not provided at the kitchen three compartment sink.

June 13, 2006 (Routine)

Violations:

• 0610 - Repeat Food stored on the floor or food stored less than 6" above the floor. Food was stored in the floor in the walk-in freezer.
  Elevate food storage onto approved shelving with minimum 6" legs or casters.
• 0960 1 - Critical The food contact surface of the plastic bin inside the Conservator refrigerator is not safe.
  Repair or replace the bin to permit easy cleaning and prevent the migration of deleterious substances, or transference of colors, odors, or tastes to food.
• 1060 - The nonfood contact surface of the shelves, drawers, etc., and the exterior of the chest freezer (rusted/pitted) is not corrosion resistant, nonabsorbent, and/or smooth. These surfaces were lined with cardboard/foil or there was splintering of the wooden surfaces.
  Nonfood contact equipment that is exposed to splash, spillage, food soiling, or requires frequent cleaning must be smooth, durable, and nonabsorbent.
• 1530 - There is no properly working test kit provided in the facility for monitoring the concentration of the chemical sanitizing solutions.
  Obtain a chlorine test kit so that employees can accurately monitor the concentration of the sanitizing solutions and maintain them at a safe and effective level.
• 1570 - The door gasket of the walk-in freezer is (missing, damaged).
  Replace the door gasket in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications.
• 1570 - Unused or non-functioning equipment not removed from the premises. Unused refrigerator in dry storage shed.
  Remove any unused or non-functioning equipment from the premises.
• 1770 A - Critical The following equipment food-contact surfaces were observed soiled to sight and touch: ice machine. The ice machine had mold growth on the upper, right side portion.
  Clean and sanitize these surfaces for food contact.
• 1860 - A distinct, separate water rinse after washing and before sanitizing of utensils and equipment was not observed.
  Properly utilize the 3-compartment sink wash, rinse and sanitize basins in that order.
• 2000 - Plastic eating utensils were observed stored with the food-contact surface facing upward.
  Store equipment and utensils covered or inverted to prevent contamination while in storage.
• 2690 - The refuse container(s) for the storage of waste is not insect or rodent proof. Some waste was not inside trash bags inside the wooden trash cart.
  Waste handling containers are to be insect and rodent proof.
• 3080 - Less than 10 foot candles of light was noted in the walk-in freezer.
  Provide at least 10 foot candles at a distance of 30 inches from the floor in the walk-in refrigeration units and dry storage areas and in other areas and rooms during periods of cleaning.

Comments:
All food/kitchen equipment and storage areas need to meet the criteria of easily cleanable, non absorbent, smooth, durable, etc.. When materials used in the construction of floors, walls, ceilings, and other materials begin to deteriorate, please replace them with materials that meet the criteria. Please correct the critical violations as soon as possible and the noncritical violations as soon as possible (within 90 days). Thank you.

February 02, 2006 (Routine)

Violations:

• 0610 - Food stored on the floor or food stored less than 6" above the floor. Cans of food are stored on the floor in the storage shed.
  Elevate food storage onto approved shelving with minimum 6" legs or casters.
• 3170 - The flooring tiles are not maintained in good repair. The flooring tiles in the area of the ice machine are cracked.
  Maintain physical facilities in good repair. Poor repair and maintenance compromises the functionality of the physical facilities.

October 13, 2005 (Routine)

Violation: 2790 - The indoor floor material located in the pantry does not meet the standard of smooth, durable and easily cleanable.
Refinish or replace the floor material at the area designated so it is: 1. smooth, durable and easily cleanable 2. closely woven and easily cleanable carpet 3. nonabsorbent

June 20, 2005 (Routine)

Violations:

• 1060 - Repeat The nonfood contact surface of the shelving in the walk-in frig. is not corrosion resistant, nonabsorbent, and/or smooth. The shelving is made of bare wood and is being lined with cardboard.
  Nonfood contact equipment that is exposed to splash, spillage, food soiling, or requires frequent cleaning must be smooth, durable, and nonabsorbent.
• 1100 - Critical The food contact surface of the Formica counter tops is not smooth, contains cracks, chips, or pits and can not be easily cleaned. The counter tops are chipped and broken.
  Repair or replace the counter tops 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.
• 2890 - Light bulb in pantry not shielded, coated, or otherwise shatter-resistent.
  Shield or replace light bulb with a coated or shatter-resistant bulb.

February 25, 2005 (Routine)

Violation: 1060 - The nonfood contact surface of the wood shelving is not corrosion resistant, nonabsorbent, and/or smooth.
Nonfood contact equipment that is exposed to splash, spillage, food soiling, or requires frequent cleaning must be smooth, durable, and nonabsorbent.

November 09, 2004 (Routine)

Violations:

• 1100 - The food contact surface of the wood shelving in the walk-in freezer is not smooth, contains cracks, chips, or pits and can not be easily cleaned. The wood is absorbant
  Repair or replace the wood shelving in the walk-in freezer 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 buildup of food debris.
• 1320 - The temperature measuring device located in the walk-in frig. was broken.
  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.

July 29, 2004 (Routine)

Comments:
There were no violations found at the time of inspection.

April 05, 2004 (Routine)

Comments:
There were no violations found at the time of inspection.

December 11, 2003 (Routine)

Comments:
There were no violations found at the time of inspection. Overall sanitation was excellent.

August 28, 2003 (Routine)

Comments:
The facility had excellent sanitary practices.

May 01, 2003 (Routine)

Violation: 3180 - Repeat Ceiling in ther kitchen noted in need of cleaning.
All floors, walls, and ceilings must be cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean. Cleaning of the physical facilities is an important measure in ensuring the protection and sanitary preparation of food. A regular cleaning schedule should be established and followed to maintain the facility in a clean and sanitary manner.
Comments:
Food handlers cards OK. Note: The kitchen ceiling is scheduled for cleaning and painting within the next 30 days.

January 31, 2003 (Routine)

Violations:

• 3180 - Ceiling in the kitchen noted in need of cleaning.
  All floors, walls, and ceilings must be cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean. Cleaning of the physical facilities is an important measure in ensuring the protection and sanitary preparation of food. A regular cleaning schedule should be established and followed to maintain the facility in a clean and sanitary manner.
• 1750 - Single-service one-gallon milk containers were observed reused for the storage of milk.
  Discontinue the reuse of single-use containers for milk storage. Provide approved reusable food storage containers designed for your food storage needs.

Comments:
Food handlers cards OK. A recent renovation of the kitchen spaces had been accomplished. New work tables have been installed. The renovation has greatly improved the appearance and material conditions of the kitchen, in addition to increasing the amount of work space. Nice job!