The Mercantile, 319 5th St, Correctionville, IA 51016 - inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: The MERCANTILE
Address: 319 5th St, Correctionville, IA 51016
Phone: 712-899-3115
Total inspections: 5
Last inspection: 02/08/2016

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Inspection findings

Inspection date

Type

No violation noted during this evaluation. 02/08/2016Follow Up LOC
  • Manual and mechanical warewashing equipment, chemical sanitation - temp, pH, concentration, and hardness
    Observation: The person washing dishes was only washing dishes and then placing the on the drain board to dry. A rinse and sanitizing cycle shall be included in the wash process.
  • Indoor and outdoor surfaces
    Observation: The back room walls were damaged and uncleanable.
  • Demonstration of Knowledge
    Observation: The PIC did not know how cold foods in the walk in cooler shall maintain at or below.
  • equipment food contact surfaces and utensils clean to sight and touch.
    Observation: The meat grinder was not clean to sight in the walk in cooler.
  • Food is properly labeled
    Observation: One bread package did not have ingredients, net weight, name of product, and the address where it was made.
  • Cold and hot holding equipment used for PHF/TCS foods are equipped with at least one temperature measuring device that measures temperature in the coldest part of a hot holding unit or the warmest part of a cold holding unit and located and designed to allow for easy viewing.
    Observation: The cooler unit in front of the meat cutting room did not have a thermometer.
  • Established procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
    Observation: The PIC did not know if the facility had a diarrhea vomit clean up procedure.
  • Non-food contact surfaces and food contact surfaces of cooking equipment and pans are clean
    Observation: The shelf in front of meat prep area and the walk in cooler floors under the shelves were not clean to sight.
01/14/2016Regular
  • Safe, unadulterated, honestly presented
    Observation: There was baby food that was found to be out of date.
  • Established procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
    Observation: The facility did not have a diarrhea vomit clean up plan.
  • Storage and maintenance of wet and dry wiping cloths
    Observation: Wiping cloths were not be placed back into santizer solution after each use.
  • Posting inspection reports
    Observation: The most recent inspection was not posted.
  • The ability to explain the responsibility of the person in charge for preventing the transmission of foodborne disease by a food employee who has a disease or medical condition that may cause foodborne disease.
    Observation: The person in charge did not remember the 5 food borne illness symptoms or illnesses.
  • Date marking for ready to eat, PHF/TCS food prepared on-site or opened commercial container held for more than 24 hours
    Observation: The chicken, seafood, and spring salad were dated with a month date mark.
  • Sanitizers
    Observation: The bleach sanitizer was 200 ppm. It was remixed to 50-100 ppm.
  • Protecting food from environmental contamination
    Observation: Several boxes were laying on the floor in the walk in freezer.
  • Food is properly labeled
    Observation: Packaged foods (seafood salad, spring salad, chicken salad, chocolate covered pretzels) did not have the ingredient lists and address of the place where it was practiced.
01/12/2015Regular
  • Food storage - preventing contamination from the premises
    Observation: Meat was setting on the floor in the walk in cooler.
  • Test kit provided and used to measure sanitizing solution concentration
    Observation: The facility did not have test strips to test bleach water.
  • Sanitizers
    Observation: Quat sanitizer was 100 ppm. The concentration shall maintain 200 ppm.
  • Toilet room
    receptacle, enclosed, fixtures clean
  • Common name-working containers
    Observation: Bleach water container was not labeled in the meat area.
  • Safe, unadulterated, honestly presented
    Observation: Baby food was out of date.
01/29/2014Routine
  • Clean condition-hands and arms
  • Fruits and vegetables that are cooked to hot holding are cooked to 135°F
  • Date marking for ready to eat, PHF/TCS food prepared on-site or opened commercial container held for more than 24 hours
  • Eating, drinking, or using tobacco
  • Discharge from eyes, nose, and mouth
  • Shellstock, maintaining identification
03/06/2013Routine

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