-Hand wash station fully supplied liquid soap, hot & cold water and paper towel. Fully accessible at entrance to processing area and washrooms.
- Staff wear aprons, hair nets, boots and gloves in processing area
- Reviewed cleaning and sanitizing procedures of processing machines: Caustic water run through machines to break up tofu proteins and then hot water is pumped through machine after. All other equipment are scrubbed with wire brushes, rinsed with caustic soda water then regular water and at the end of day sanitized with Quats from Ecolab.
-Walk in cooler noted 3 C. Appears to maintained in sanitary condition. All food is covered, organized and stored at least 6 inches off the ground.
-Cooling practices for Soy products - satisfactory
-Storage practices for dry foods ( soy bean bags, spices, additives) are on pallets or at least 6 inch off the ground. Container storage units appear organized with satisfactory ventilation.
-Deep fryer oil maintained and discarded in sanitary manner.
-During cleaning and cooling large amounts of water is pooled on the ground and then directed to large floor drains.
-Some pest activity noted - pest control reports reviewed for Nov2017,Dec2017,Jan2018- no major concerns noted. Recommendation on all 3 reports is to keep all back doors tightly closed (violation noted above)
-Discussion about pest entry through waste chute in back side wall. End of operation the chute is pulled inside and hole is sealed by lid and held in place by chute - satisfactory at this time |