Nelson Cheese Factory

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Inspections

1. Feb 12, 2026 Routine · 4 priority, 1 priority foundation
   • Serious Priority

     RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING OF DIAGNOSIS OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS

     Person in charge has not informed or required food employees to report diagnosis of foodborne illness.

     Correction: Inform food employees of the requirements to report diagnosis of foodborne illness to the person in charge.

     Code 2-201.11 (A) (2)

   • Serious Priority

     TCS FOOD - COLD HOLDING

     Corned beef in large prep cooler is cold held at 44°F.

     Correction: Maintain cold time/temperature control for safety food at or below 41°F. Discard unsafe food items.

     Code 3-501.16 (A) (2) AND (B)

   • Serious Priority

     DATE MARKING - DISPOSITION

     Milk in soda WIC is not provided with a date mark.

     Correction: Discard ready-to-eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food requiring a date mark that has exceeded the discard date or has not been provided with a date mark.

     Code 3-501.18 (A)

   • Serious Priority

     SEWAGE - BACKFLOW PREVENTION

     A direct connection exists between the sewage system and a drain from the ice machine.

     Correction: Design the sewage system in a manner that would preclude a direct connection between the sewage system and the drain from which food is placed. Remove the direct connection.

     Code 5-402.11

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     RTE/TCS FOOD - PROPER DATE MARKING

     Milk is not date marked in the soda WIC. Cooked then frozen shredded pork is not re-date marked when taken out of the freezer.

     Correction: Adjust method or procedures so that all ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food, if required, are provided with date marking or an effective method of identifying when a food item has exceeded 7 days. Discard improperly date marked food or food that has past the 7 day shelf life.

     Code 3-501.17 (A)

2. Mar 25, 2025 Re-inspection · No items found

   No violations cited.

3. Mar 20, 2025 Routine · 2 priority, 3 priority foundation, 1 core, 1 repeat
   • Serious Priority Repeat Corrected on site

     TCS FOOD - COLD HOLDING

     Mozzerella cheese sticks and cheddar cheese curds in right tyler bunker is cold held at 44,45,46,and 47°F. 3 door prep cooler has swiss cheese hold held at 44 degrees.

     Correction: Maintain cold time/temperature control for safety food at or below 41°F. Discard unsafe food items.

     Code 3-501.16 (A) (2) AND (B)

   • Serious Priority

     DATE MARKING - DISPOSITION

     Frosting containing milk in the walk in cooler has exceeded its date mark of 3-9.

     Correction: Discard ready-to-eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food requiring a date mark that has exceeded the discard date.

     Code 3-501.18 (A)

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     APPROVED PROCEDURES - VARIANCE FOLLOWED

     Variance for reduced oxygen packaging of cheese does not have documentation available for review by the regulatory authority. Some dates do not have temperatures available for cooler monitoring.

     Correction: Discontiue process involving the variance until corrective actions have been reviewed by the regulatory authority or if a change has occurred, until a new variance has been submitted to the Department for approval. Noncomplaince with variances may result in the variance approval being voided by the Department.

     Code 1-106.14

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     DEMONSTRATION OF KNOWLEDGE - COLD HOLDING, COOLING. REHEATING, AND HOT HOLDING

     The Person in Charge (PIC) states that they cool soups by placing the pot in the walk in cooler overnight.

     Correction: The person in charge shall obtain training on proper cooling methods.

     Code 2-102.11 (C) (7)

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL

     Prep cooler is not sufficient in capacity to hold foods at 41 or below. Ambient air temperature is 43.

     Correction: Provide equipment in sufficient capacity to hold food at proper temperature. Reduce food inventory or provide additional approved equipment.

     Code 4-301.11

   • Not serious Core

     NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - CLEAN

     There are mold accumulations in both walk in coolers near the fans.

     Correction: Clean and remove dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris from all non-food contact surfaces of equipment.

     Code 4-601.11 (C)

4. Dec 19, 2023 Routine · 6 priority, 4 priority foundation, 2 core, 1 repeat
   • Serious Priority

     HACCP PLAN - SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

     After a review of the HACCP Plan, 1) theromometer calibration log has not been kept up to date, missing log since March, 2023. 2) cooler temp log didn't record temp for all coolers storing ROP cheese products. 3) cooler temp log isn't documented according to the monitoring frequency in the HACCP plan.

     Correction: Document theromometer calibration monthly. Document the temp from 2 retail floor coolers also on the cooler temp log together with WIC. Closely follow the HACCP plan's cooler temp monitoring frequency (Daily), or edit HACCP plan to a more realistic frequency such as 3 times a week. If updating HACCP plan, the updated plan shall be sent to the Health Department and the State for approval. Submit th

     Code 1-106.12 (E) and (F)

   • Serious Priority

     SAFE UNADULTERATED AND HONESTLY PRESENTED

     Packages of provolone cheese, opened containers of sauces, found on a shelf in WIC-small appears with green and white moldy.

     Correction: Discard unsafe, adulterated or not honestly presented food items.

     Code 3-101.11

   • Serious Priority

     COMPLIANCE WITH FOOD LAW - UNAPPROVED SOURCE

     Food is obtained from an unapproved source. Home-canned vegetables stored in the WIC-small.

     Correction: Discard foods from unapproved source. If employees bring in items for personal use, please designate a personal foods area in the WIC-small. The facility shall inform employees to keep personal food items in that designated area.

     Code 3-201.11 (A)

   • Serious Priority

     PACKAGED AND UNPACKAGED FOOD - RAW OVER RTE-FOODS

     In 3-door perp cooler, RTE butter stored in the same container with and among raw shell eggs. In WIC-small, raw shell eggs stored above RTE bucket of pickle. In WIC-small, sheet pans of raw bacon stored above box of cheese.

     Correction: Reorganize food storage so that ready-to-eat foods are stored above raw animal food and raw vegetables. Discard ready-to-eat foods that show evidence of contamination.

     Code 3-302.11 (A) (1)

   • Serious Priority

     TCS FOOD - COLD HOLDING

     Cheese crumbs in 1-door prep cooler, is cold held at 43°F. Ambient air temp of prep cooler-line left, measured 43.5F (top), 43F (bottom). Cheese curd in Taylor retail cooler (cheese curds) measured 43F, ambient air temp 44F.

     Correction: Maintain cold time/temperature control for safety food at or below 41°F. Discard unsafe food items.

     Code 3-501.16 (A) (2) AND (B)

   • Serious Priority

     TOXIC SUBSTANCES - CONDITIONS OF USE - USED

     Bleach water in sanitizer bucket (wine room), and in the spray bottle (wine room) is not being used according to manufacturer’s use directions. The sanitizer bucket measured 400ppm, and the spray bottle measured 25ppm.

     Correction: The facility shall train emloyees who works at the wine room on mixing bleach water & testing the concentration with test strips. The concentration shall be 100ppm, 50-200ppm is okay.

     Code 7-202.12 (A)

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     RTE/TCS FOOD - PROPER DATE MARKING

     Pulled Pork in WIC-small and is improperly date marked. The date on it was 11/21/2023.

     Correction: Adjust date-marking method for foods that gets frozen and then pulled from the freezer. The day the food is preped counts as day 1. If a food is frozen the same day it was made, then when it's pulled from the freezer, it has only 6 days left. Facility shall put a new date on it and remind emplyees to toss it after 6 days.

     Code 3-501.17 (A)

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     THERMOMETERS - FOOD - ACCURACY

     Yellow themometer used in food establishment is not accurate to +/- 2°F.

     Correction: Calibrate or replace thermometer.

     Code 4-203.11

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     THERMOMETERS - AMBIENT AIR AND WATER - ACCURACY

     Thermometer in 1-door prep cooler measuring ambient air is not accurate to ±3°F.

     Correction: Calibrate or replace thermometer.

     Code 4-203.12

   • Not serious Priority Foundation Repeat

     HANDWASHING FACILITIES - LOCATION AND PLACEMENT

     Handwashing sink in coffee area up front is not conveniently located for easy access to kitchen employees in the back.

     Correction: At the time of next remodeling or change of owenrship, install a handwashing sink in the kitchen to facilitate handwashing by food employees.

     Code 5-204.11

   • Not serious Core Corrected on site

     PACKAGED AND UNPACKAGED FOOD - COVERED CONTAINERS OR WRAPPING

     Baugette in WIF-deli were observed to be unwrapped or uncovered.

     Correction: All foods that are not part of a cooling process shall be covered at all times to prevent cross-contamination. Food shall be discarded if suspected of cross-contamination.

     Code 3-302.11 (A) (4)

   • Not serious Core

     FOOD CONTAMINATION PREVENTED FROM PREMISE - OFF THE FLOOR

     Multiple boxes of foods is stored on the floor in the store floor & WIC-large. .

     Correction: Store all food items 6 inches above the floor.

     Code 3-305.11 (A) (3)