Winter Cooperative
5159N MAIN ST, Winter, WI 54896 · Sawyer County
Establishment
- Type
- Retail food (not serving meals) (Retail Food - Not Serving Meals, Complex)
- Inspected by
- Sawyer County Health & Human Services
- License / ID
- NFRY-A3W43D
- Status
- Permitted
- Phone
- (715) 266-2611
- Official record
- Sawyer County Health & Human Services inspection reports
Year by year
| Year | Inspections | Violations | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
Inspections
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Oct 7, 2026 Routine · 1 priority foundation, 2 core
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
FOOD LABELS - INFORMATION INCLUDES FOOD ALLERGENS
Label information for sandwiches in self service display is missing allergen identification.
Correction: Label information shall include the food source for each major food allergen contained in the food.
Code 3-602.11 (B) (5)
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Not serious
Core
PROPER COOLING METHODS - IN EQUIPMENT
Pot Pie that was not declared for either sale or service to staff was on cooling rack at ambient temperature.
Correction: Provide containers that facilitate heat transfer, such as metal pans, and loosely cover food items during the cooling process so that heat is allowed to escape. Cooling uncovered in refrigerator at a food depth of under 2 inches has proven effective in cooling food properly. Transfer all cooked food to refrigeration for cooling around when it is at 135 F. Recommend treating all product the same wh
Code 3-501.15 (B)
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Not serious
Core
FOOD LABELS - LABEL INFORMATION
Sandwiches in self service display is missing labeling information. List of ingredients from greatest to least is missing
Correction: Label information shall include: common name of food, ingredients in order of predominance, quantity, name of business or manufacturer, color additive such canthaxanthin or astaxanthin in salmon and nutritional information. Facility is switching over to new label making equipment
Code 3-602.11 (B) (1)-(4), (6) and (7)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
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Oct 7, 2025 Routine · 1 priority, 5 priority foundation, 1 core
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Serious
Priority
Corrected on site
FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - SANITIZED BEFORE USE AFTER CLEANING
All utensils and food contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning. Staff answered that items are cleaned and rinsed, with no sanitize step
Correction: Clean and sanitize all utensils and equipment before contact with food. Corrected on site, provided training on use of food contact surface sanitizers that could be located. All utensils and surfaces were properly sanitized on site during inspection.
Code 4-702.11
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
Corrected on site
TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL - PLAN AVAILABLE AND PROPER METHODS
No time as a public health control plan is available for review or processes were observed that indicate a food was not properly prepared before using time as a public health control. Deli kitchen does not have a refrigerated prep table. Lettuce and Shredded cheese are kept at room temperature for 3 hour service period
Correction: Food item out of temperature control or improperly prepared that is considered unsafe shall be discarded. Time as a public health control shall not be used until a plan is provided and readily available for review by the regulatory authority. Created time as a public health control plan during inspection, will send template to help make more formal plan.
Code 3-501.19 (A)
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL
Shredded cheese display does not have baffles to distribute air flow to product.
Correction: Provide equipment in sufficient capacity to hold food at proper temperature. Provide baffles to keep air flow to be as intended for unit
Code 4-301.11
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
WAREWASHING - SANITIZING SOLUTION - TESTING DEVICES
Chlorine and quat test kits are not available for checking sanitizer concentrations.
Correction: Provide a test kit or other device for measuring the concentration of sanitizing solutions. Chlorine and Quat
Code 4-302.14
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
HANDWASHING CLEANSER AVAILABILITY
Soap not available at food employee handwashing sink.
Correction: Provide hand soap at handwashing sink to facilitate proper handwashing.
Code 6-301.11
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
Corrected on site
TOXIC SUBSTANCES - WORKING CONTAINERS
Working containers of unidentified cleaner not labeled with common name of product.
Correction: Label working containers with the common name of the material used. Corrected during inspection - product discarded.
Code 7-102.11
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Not serious
Core
WIPING CLOTHS - USE LIMITATION - CLOTHS FOR WIPING COUNTERS STORED IN SANITIZER
Wiping cloth used for wiping surfaces stored on counters and buckets.
Correction: Cloths used for wiping counters and equipment shall be stored in a sanitizing solution in between uses. Corrected during inspection - sanitizer bucket prepared and cloths stored in solution
Code 3-304.14 (B) (1)
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Serious
Priority
Corrected on site
Source: Sawyer County Health & Human Services. History last read Oct 17, 2026. Violation text is the inspector's wording. “Serious” is the source's own top tier. About this data.