203 - Food not cooled in an acceptable manner [s. 12(a)]
Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): 3 large plastic tubs of freshly cooked chicken wings were being cooled at room temperature. The internal temperature measured 40-45 deg C. Staff said they were cooked 10 mintues ago.
Corrective Action(s): 1) Do not use plastic tubs for your chicken wings, use your metal pans.
2) Do not cool them in such large batches, use more pans and less amounts of chicken in each pan.
3) Cool from: 60 degrees C ---> 20 degrees C in 2 hours, and 20 degrees C ----> 4 degrees in four hours. You can use an ice bath if you wish to speed up the cooling process.
All chicken wings were placed into the metal shallower pans and then into the walk in cooler.
Violation Score: 5
205 - Cold potentially hazardous food stored/displayed above 4 °C. [s. 14(2)]
Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): 1) Chicken wings left to cool out at room temperature, were at 40 deg C (after 10 minutes, according to staff)
2) Several food items placed on ice (cut tomatoes, cheese slices, pieces of lettuce) were at 12-13 deg C, there since the morning.
Corrective Action(s): 1) Chicken wings moved to walk in cooler.
2) All food items on ice were discarded. Since you do not have a prep cooler, keep all your cut vegetables/potentially hazardous foods in your walk in cooler or in the domestic upright cooler. If you wish to keep sliced tomatoes/veggies out, you will need to submerse them in an ice bath (mixture of ice AND water) and ensure the containers are fully submersed so that the entire container is cold, not just the bottom that is touching the ice.
This is only acceptable for foods to be used within 2 hours, otherwise place these food items in one of your coolers or obtain a prep cooler.
Violation Score: 5
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