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Personal Hygiene - All perishable food prep departments/i.e. meat, produce, bakery, deli & seafood

Hand washing

  • Are associates washing their hands when required and using the proper technique?<br><br>

  • Were employees using proper protection to ensure no bare hand contact with ready to eat foods?<br><br>

  • Are hand wash sinks functional, clean, properly supplied, unobstructed and used only for hand washing purposes?<br><br>

Food Storage, Production & Display - All food production departments/i.e. meat, produce, bakery, deli, seafood

Food Storage, Production & Display

  • Critical Question = Did you observe proper procedures being followed to prevent the actual, or the potential for contamination of one raw animal species from another raw animal species during preparation, food storage or display?<br><br>

  • Critical Question = Did you observe the proper procedures being followed to prevent; the actual, or the potential, contamination of Ready-To-Eat (RTE) foods from raw foods during preparation, or food storage area?<br><br>

  • Did you observe the proper procedures being followed to prevent; the actual, or the potential, contamination of Ready-To-Eat (RTE) foods in the smoked meat display case?

  • Were all cooling units in display cases, coolers or other food areas free from any condensation that had the potential to drip onto food?<br><br>

  • Are foods, food utensils, containers and packaging materials stored in a manner in which they are protected from contamination?<br><br>

  • Are utensils, food equipment in production areas, food prep areas and contact surfaces in good condition, clean and being washed, rinsed and sanitized properly?<br><br>

Chemicals : Review all chemical storage areas in the store

Labeling & Record Keeping

  • Are chemicals (including sanitizer buckets) properly stored, labeled and used per manufacturer instructions?<br><br>

  • Is sanitizer at the correct concentration in sinks, buckets and bottles?<br><br>

  • Are sanitizer test strips available and in usable condition?<br>

Labeling & Record Keeping - Review all fresh departments/ i.e. meat, produce, deli, seafood

  • Are applicable items labeled with Country of Origin?<br><br>

  • Are open in-use Ready-to-Eat Time-Temperature Control for Safety (TCS) Foods properly date marked?<br><br>

  • Are all store-processed finished products and foods from approved manufacturers on the sales floor properly labeled?<br><br><br>

Date Code Compliance - Randomly check 5 items in all departments, i.e. meat, produce, deli, bakery, seafood, dairy, grocery, baby formula, baby food,

Date Code Compliance

  • Are all Dairy/Deli Items on display within code/expiration/use dates?<br><br>

  • Are all Bakery Items on display within code/expiration/use dates?<br><br>

  • Are all Produce Items on display within code/expiration/use dates?<br><br>

  • Are all Meat Items on display within code/expiration/use dates?<br><br>

  • Are all Grocery Items on display within code/expiration/use dates?<br><br>

  • Are all Baby Formula items on display within code/expiration/use dates?<br><br>

  • Are all Baby Food items on display within code/expiration/use dates?<br><br>

Store Sanitation

  • Critical Question = Are all departments free of evidence or observed pest activity?<br><br>

  • Is the produce wet rack, shelving, signage, mirrors and misting nozzles free of mold, old food debris, hard water build-up or other soils?<br><br>

  • Are all fresh department display units clean, sanitized and in good condition? <br><br>

  • Are all interior and exterior areas of the store clean and in good condition?<br><br>

Temperature Control - all fresh departments/i.e. meat, produce, bakery, deli, seafood

  • Critical Question = Are cold Time-Temperature Control for Safety (TCS) Foods held at 40°F or less? <br><br>

  • Critical Question = Are Time-Temperature Control for Safety (TCS) Foods being thawed using a proper technique?<br><br>

  • Critical Question = Are prepared hot foods 140° F or above, temperature checked every 2 hours, and logged? (Remove from sale if not) <br><br>

  • Are all storage cooler/freezer temperatures within acceptable tolerance? (Refer to Temp chart below)<br><br>

  • Are frozen foods "solid frozen" during storage and display?<br><br>

  • Are refrigerated/frozen foods placed under temperature control immediately at delivery? Are refrigerated/frozen foods stocked within 30 minutes of removing from temperature control? Are load limit lines observed in refrigerated and frozen cases?<br><br>

Other Compliance Items

  • Frozen Food Cases - Acceptable Range: Zero and below<br>

  • Dairy/Milk Case - Acceptable Range: 32 to 40<br><br>

  • Deli Case - Acceptable Range: 26 to 36<br>

  • Smoked/Meat Case - Acceptable Range: 26 to 36<br>

  • Seafood Case - Acceptable Range: 26 to 36<br>

  • Produce Case - Acceptable Range: 32 to 40<br>

  • Ice Cream Case - Acceptable Range: Zero and below<br><br>

  • Walk In-freezer - Acceptable Range: Zero and below<br>

  • Walk In Dairy - Acceptable Range: 32 to 40

  • Walk In Meat - Acceptable Range: 26 to 36

  • Walk In Produce - Acceptable Range: 32 to 40

  • Walk In Deli - Acceptable Range: 32 to 40

  • Meat Prep Room - Acceptable Range: 32 to 45

  • Spot Merchandisers - Acceptable Range: 26 to 36

Scoring

Critical Item - Any failure of a single critical item will result in a re-review within 30 days of the initial examination. Non-Critical - Any failure of 6 or more non-critical will result in a re-review within 30 days of the initial examination.

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