El Centro Supermarket

Year by year

Inspections

1. Feb 22, 2023 Routine Score 81
   • Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)

     Handwashing lavatory - used for other purpose

     Cannot store items in hand sink for hand washing only.

   • Serious Priority (3 points)

     Clean Sight and Touch

     Dirty can opener blade.

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty

     Clean the floros, WIC floors (blood), amd walls.

   • Serious Priority (3 points)

     Food safe, good condition, unadulterated, and honestly presented

     Molded papaya, opened bananas, opened cookies.

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Keep utensils handles upright or protected

     Keep all handles up.

   • Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)

     Accredited food handler certificate - 60 days

     No food handlers provided for any employee.

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Storing the food at least 15 cm (6 inches) above the floor

     Cannot store food items on the floor in storage room, WIC, and WIF.

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Covered waste receptacle for women's restroom

     Women's bathroom needs a lid or cover over trash can.

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     First Aid

     Provide first aid kit.

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Handwashing signage

     Need hand wash sign in women's bathroom.

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Outer openings:closing holes, gaps

     Gap at the back door on the bottom.

   • Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)

     Concentration of the sanitizing solution shall be accurately determined by using a test kit or o

     No test strips provided.

2. Jul 14, 2021 Routine Score 92
   • Serious Priority (3 points)

     Food protected cross contamination arrange each type food in equipment so cross is prevented

     raw meat stored above an open container of salsa in the reach in cooler

   • Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)

     Cooling, heating, and holding capacities. Equipment

     cooler with milk and cut veggies is at 50 degrees F

   • Serious Priority (3 points)

     Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

     milk-52 degrees F

3. May 19, 2020 Routine Score 91
   • Serious Priority (3 points)

     Licensed pest control applicator only

     no raid spray and wd-40 is allowed

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Storing the food at least 15 cm (6 inches) above the floor

   • Serious Priority (3 points)

     Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

     pork, neckbones, chicken patties, and chicken were all out of temp due to a faulty cooler-55 degrees F

   • Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)

     Cooling, heating, and holding capacities. Equipment

     one of the coolers was not cooling efficiently, -55 degreesb F- FOOD was discarded

4. Oct 16, 2018 Routine Score 88
   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Utensils, single serve items 6 inches off - floor

     keep utensils 6 inches off floor

   • Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)

     Mechanical holding unit, thermometer location

     provide thermometer in cooler

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Handwashing signage

     provide hand washing sign

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Food protected from cross contamination by storing damaged, spoiled, or recalled food being held

     damaged cans,

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Hair Restraints effective

     employees must cover hair

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Premises shall be maintained in good repair

     base boards must be repaired, damaged floor tiles must be replaced

   • Serious Priority (3 points)

     Clean Sight and Touch

     clean ice machine

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

     clean shelves, coolers/freezers inside, display cases

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Pest Control

     observed flies

5. Apr 26, 2018 Routine Score 85
   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Premises shall be maintained in good repair

     repair floor tiles, cove base, caulk around floor tiles, 3 com sink shall be sealed to the wall

   • Serious Priority (3 points)

     Unnecessary chemicals not allowed

     raid not allowed in kitchen

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Cutting surfaces.

     resurface cutting boards

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Eating food, chewing gum, drinking beverages, or using tobacco

     personal drink/food

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Food protected from cross contamination by storing damaged, spoiled, or recalled food being held

     milk expired 4/25/2018;

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

     clean coolers, freezers inside

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored

     wet cloth shall be stored in sanitizer bucket

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Light bulbs, light shields provided

     provide light shields

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Conditions of Permit-in use of food equipment

     provide a sign about inspection report

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Outer openings:closing holes, gaps

     fix gap at exit door (back room)

   • Serious Priority (3 points)

     When to wash hands before donning new gloves

     employees must wash hands before donning new gloves

6. Nov 6, 2017 Routine Score 80
   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Eating food, chewing gum, drinking beverages, or using tobacco

     employees eat in prep area

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Handwashing signage

     provide hand washing sign

   • Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)

     Sanitizing solutions, testing devices

     provide sanitizer test strips

   • Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)

     Handlers-Certificate Not On Site

     employees need to take food handler class -important

   • Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)

     A establishment shall have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomitin

     provide written procedures for vomiting/diarrhea events

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Premises shall be maintained in good repair

     repair wall, floor tiles, cove base, wall edges must be covered

   • Serious Priority (3 points)

     When to wash hands before donning new gloves

     wash hands before donning new gloves

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Light bulbs, light shields provided

     light shields

   • Serious Priority (3 points)

     Clean Sight and Touch

     clean ice machine, clean slicer

   • Serious Priority (3 points)

     Toxic items labeling-non original container

     provide label for sanitizer bucket

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

     clean wic, freezers, display cases

7. May 19, 2017 Routine Score 97
   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Water, Plumbing, and Waste Plumbing Systems-good repair

   • Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)

     A establishment shall have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomitin

     need written procedures as to how to clean bodiy fluids or have a spill kit

8. Dec 12, 2016 Routine Score 86
   • Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)

     Handlers-Certificate Not On Site

     obtain food handlers for workers

   • Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)

     Sanitizing solutions, testing devices

     provide test strips

   • Serious Priority (3 points)

     Other sanitizer use - manufacturer label direction

     dilute saintizer concentration in meat market

   • Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)

     Equipment & Utensils smooth easily cleanable

     replace meat market cutting boards/ fix 3 comp sink/display cases bottom

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Light bulbs, light shields provided

     replace walk in lightbulbs

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Floor, wall, ceiling - Exposed material

     fix back room floor tile

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Other Violations

     have vomit/diarrhea clean up procedures

   • Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)

     Does the establishment have sufficient capacity to meet peak hot water demands?

     check hot water in handsink