| EDGES OF WOOD LAMINATE DOORS ON COOLER WERE NOT SEALED. SEAL OUTER EDGES OF UNSEALED WOOD ON |
| COOLER DOORS WITH A POLYURETHANE SEALANT SO THAT THE DOORS ARE SMOOTH, NON ABSORBENT, AND |
| EASILY CLEANABLE. |
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| 3717-1-04 Equipment, Utensils, and Linens: Materials for Construction and Repair |
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| [Comment: For publication dates of the CFR referenced in this rule, see paragraph (B)(15)(b) of rule 3717-1-01 of the |
| Administrative Code.] |
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| (A) Multiuse utensils and food contact surfaces - material characteristics. |
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| Materials that are used in the construction of utensils and food-contact surfaces of equipment may not allow the |
| migration of deleterious substances or impart colors, odors, or tastes to food and under normal use conditions shall be: |
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| (1) Safe; |
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| (2) Durable, corrosion-resistant, and nonabsorbent; |
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| (3) Sufficient in weight and thickness to withstand repeated warewashing; |
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| (4) Finished to have a smooth, easily cleanable surface; and |
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| (5) Resistant to pitting, chipping, crazing, scratching, scoring, distortion, and decomposition. |
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| OBSERVED CAULKING BEHIND MEN'S HANDWASH SINK THAT HAS CORRODED SUCH THAT THE SINK IS NO LONGER |
| SEALED TO THE WALL. RECAULK BEHIND MEN'S HANDWASH SINK SO THAT THE SINK IS PROPERLY SEALED TO |
| THE WALL TO FACILITATE CLEANING. |
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| 3717-1-04.3 Equipment, Utensils, and Linens: Location and Installation |
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| (B) Fixed equipment installation - spacing or sealing. |
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| (1) Equipment that is fixed because it is not easily movable shall be installed so that it is: |
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| (a) Spaced to allow access for cleaning along the sides, behind, and above the equipment; |
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| (b) Spaced from adjoining equipment, walls, and ceilings a distance of not more than one thirty-second inch or |
| one millimeter; or |
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| (c) Sealed to adjoining equipment or walls, if the equipment is exposed to spillage or seepage. |
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| OBSERVED CUTTING BOARD THAT WAS SCRATCHED AND SCORN SUCH THAT IT IS NO LONGER SMOOTH AND EASILY |
| CLEANABLE. DISCARD CUTTING BOARD AS IT IS NO LONGER SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. |
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| 3717-1-04.4 Equipment, Utensils, and Linens: Maintenance and Operation |
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| (B) Cutting surfaces. |
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| Surfaces such as cutting blocks and boards that are subject to scratching and scoring shall be resurfaced if they can no |
| longer be effectively cleaned and sanitized, or discarded if they are not capable of being resurfaced. |
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| OBSERVED WALL AND FLOOR IN DISREPAIR WHERE WOOD PLATFORMS HAD BEEN LOCATED IN THE FRONT OF THE |
| STORE. REPAIR / REPLACE WALLS AND FLOORS SO THAT THEY ARE SMOOTH, NON ABSORBENT AND EASILY |
| CLEANABLE. |
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| OBSERVED WALL ABOVE DOOR IN WOMEN'S RESTROOM THAT WAS IN DISREPAIR. REPAIR WALL SO THAT IT IS |
| SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE AND PLACE A PROPER VENT COVER OVER DUCT OPENING. |
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| OBSERVED TILE FLOOR IN MEN'S RESTROOM THAT WAS STAINED OR IN DISREPAIR SUCH THAT IT IS NO |
| LONGER SMOOTH, NON ABSORBENT AND EASILY CLEANABLE. REPLACE FLOOR WITH FLOORING THAT IS SMOOTH, |
| NON ABSORBENT, AND EASILY CLEANABLE. |
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| OBSERVED CRACKING AND PEELING CEILING TILE. REPLACE CEILING TILE AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY |
| CLEANABLE. |
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| 3717-1-06 Physical Facilities: Materials for Construction and Repair |
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| (A) Indoor areas - surface characteristics |
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| (1) Except as specified in paragraph (A)(2) of this rule, materials for indoor floor, wall, and ceiling surfaces |
| under conditions of normal use shall be: |
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| (a) Smooth, durable, and easily cleanable for areas where food service operation or retail food establishment |
| activities are conducted; |
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| (b) Closely woven and easily cleanable carpet for carpeted areas; and |
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| (c) Nonabsorbent for areas subject to moisture such as food preparation areas, walk-in refrigerators, |
| warewashing areas, toilet rooms, mobile food service operation or mobile retail food establishment servicing areas, |
| and areas subject to flushing or spray cleaning methods. |
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| OBSERVED A GAP UNDER SIDE DOOR. CLOSE ALL GAPS AROUND EXTERIOR DOORS SO THAT THE DOORS ARE |
| TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT THE ENTRANCE OF RODENTS AND INSECTS. |
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| 3717-1-06.1 Physical Facilities: Design, Construction, and Installation |
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| (M) Outer openings - protected. |
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| (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (M)(2) and (M)(3) of this rule, outer openings of a food service operation or |
| retail food establishment shall be protected against the entry of insects and rodents by: |
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| (a) Filling or closing holes and other gaps along floors, walls, and ceilings; |
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| (b) Closed, tight-fitting windows; and |
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| (c) Solid, self-closing, tight-fitting doors. |
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| This paragraph does not apply if a food service operation or retail food establishment opens into a larger structure, |
| such as a mall, airport, or office building, or into an attached structure, such as a porch, and the outer openings from |
| the larger or attached structure are protected against the entry of insects and rodents. |
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| (2) Exterior emergency exit doors need not be self-closing if they are: |
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| (a) Solid and tight-fitting; |
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| (b) Designated for use only when an emergency exists, by the fire protection authority that has jurisdiction |
| over the food service operation or retail food establishment; and |
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| (c) Limited-use so they are not used for entrance or exit from the building for purposes other than the designated |
| emergency exit use. |
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| (3) If the windows or doors of a food service operation or retail food establishment, or of a larger structure |
| within which a food service operation or retail food establishment is located, are kept open for ventilation or other |
| purposes or a temporary food service operation or temporary retail food establishment is not provided with windows and |
| doors as specified under paragraph (M)(1) of this rule, the openings shall be protected against the entry of insects and |
| rodents by: |
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| (a) Sixteen mesh to one inch (sixteen mesh to 25.4 millimeters) screens; |
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| (b) Properly designed and installed air curtains to control flying insects; or |
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| (c) Other effective means. |
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| This paragraph does not apply if flying insects and other pests are absent due to the location of the food service |
| operation or retail food establishment, the weather, or other limiting condition. |
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| GENERAL DUSTING OF SHELVES AND EQUIPMENT AND DETAIL CLEANING AROUND FLOOR EDGES, CORNERS AND |
| UNDER AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT NEEDS IMPROVEMENT. CLEAN THE PHYSICAL FACILITIES AS OFTEN AS |
| NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN CLEAN. |
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| 3717-1-06.4 Physical Facilities: Maintenance and Operation |
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| (B) Cleaning - frequency and restrictions. |
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| (1) The physical facilities shall be cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean. |
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| (2) Cleaning shall be done during periods when the least amount of food is exposed such as after closing. This |
| requirement does not apply to cleaning that is necessary due to a spill or other accident. |
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| QUAT SANITIZER AND TEST KIT WERE PROVIDED. |
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| *A FOLLOW UP OF THE ABOVE CITED VIOLATIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED DURING THE NEXT REGULAR |
| INSPECTION.* |
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