205 - Cold potentially hazardous food stored/displayed above 4 °C. [s. 14(2)]
Observation: Potentially hazardous food (hot dog buns, red bean buns, red bean pineapple buns, cream buns, milk custard buns, and egg tarts) were measured between 13 degrees C to 18.7 degrees C internally. The buns were initially observed stored at room temperature at 11 AM on a display table. Operator mentioned that they had baked the buns recently (within 2 hours), that they were still cooling, and moved them to the display cooler. This is a repeat violation over several routine inspections.
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Note: food products were not time stamped and the food premises does not have health approval to use time as an ambient control and will not be given this as the conditions are not sanitary, rodent droppings were, present at the time of inspection, and it has not been addressed in the food safety plan.
Corrective Action(s): 1. Maintain a cooling log for the buns to monitor that buns cool from 60 degrees C to 20 degrees C within 2 hours and 20 degrees C to 4 degrees C within 4 hours (a total of 6 hours).
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2. Ensure potentially hazardous food is stored and/or displayed at or below 4 degrees C. Do not store/display potentially hazardous food (i.e. food with moisture or water activity above 0.85, low acidity pH > 4.6, and protein that can support bacterial growth) at room temperature above 4 degrees C.
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A CORRECTION ORDER WAS ISSUED. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN THE ISSUANCE OF A VIOLATION TICKET AND/OR FURTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTION.
Violation Score: 15
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