Fraser Health Authority



INSPECTION REPORT
Health Protection
JSAS-AWVT8J
PREMISES NAME
Thai Express (Metrotown)
Tel: (778) 379-7131
Fax: (604) 496-2058
PREMISES ADDRESS
318 - 4820 Kingsway
Burnaby, BC V5H 4P1
INSPECTION DATE
March 15, 2018
TIME SPENT
1.5 hours
OPERATOR (Person in Charge)
Tho Cung
NEXT INSPECTION DATE
March 22, 2018
INSPECTION TYPE
Routine
ACTION TAKENFOOD SAFETY & SANITATION
ADMINISTRATIVE
ENFORCEMENT
Require Corrections
Comply
In Use
Food Safety Training [s. 10]
Food Safety Plan [s. 23]
Yes
No
Sanitation Plan [s. 24]
Yes
No
HAZARD RATING FOR YOUR FACILITY: High (≥30) Total Score = 46
Critical Hazards: Total Number: 4
203 - Food not cooled in an acceptable manner [s. 12(a)]
Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Multiple garbage bags of cooked fried chicken crammed into cooler shelving.
Corrective Action(s): Product discarded.
Garbage bags are not suitable as food containers.
Large volume of food products will not cool at safe rates.
Cooled product is to be limited to sliced beef and chicken only, provided temperature monitoring is conducted.
Cooked foods must be rapidly cooled using a combination of small portioning of food, shallow metal containers and use of an ice bath or equivalent method.
Foods must cool from 60 C to 20 C in less than 2 hours and following, from 20 C to 4 C in less than 4 hours.
Cooling rates must be verified using a probe thermometer and documented by staff according to premise Food Safety Plan.
Violation Score: 15

205 - Cold potentially hazardous food stored/displayed above 4 °C. [s. 14(2)]
Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): 6 buckets of noodles soaking in water 15 C in loading hallway.
Corrective Action(s): Product discarded.
To prevent microbial growth potentially hazardous foods such as meat products, cut vegetables, eggs and high moisture grains (soft noodles, soft rice) must be stored at 4 C or colder, unless needed for immediate preparation.
Violation Score: 15

302 - Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces not properly washed and sanitized [s. 17(2)]
Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): wiping rags in use left on counters with no detectable sanitizer.
Corrective Action(s): All wiping cloth rags in use are to be stored in a container of sanitizer solution (100 ppm chlorine, 1 tea spoon of bleach per 1 litre of water).

Violation Score: 5

401 - Adequate handwashing stations not available for employees [s. 21(4)]
Observation: Papertowel dispensers at both handwashing stations are empty.
Corrective Action(s): Hand-washing stations must be equipped with a stocked liquid soap dispenser, warm water and single use hand drying towels from a dispenser.
Violation Score: 5

Non-Critical Hazards: Total Number: 2
209 - Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]
Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): Dented canned products - hoisin sauce, coconut.
food warmer heat lamp - located in a customer access area where customers can potentially contaminate food.
Corrective Action(s): Product discarded, severely dented cans are potentially unsafe due to compromised seal.
Relocate food heat lamp to back counter or to area behind sneeze guard.
Violation Score: 3

308 - Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces are not in good working order [s. 16(b)]
Observation: front warmer unit not functioning
Corrective Action(s): front warmer to be repaired to maintain food products at 60 C.

Violation Score: 3

Follow Up to "Critical" Violations Noted on Previous Inspections (if applicable): No corrections entered
Comments

Walk-in Cooler 1 C, rice warmer 71 C, upright freezer - 4 C
soup cooking 89 C, front rice warmer 60 C, front freezer - 7 C, drink cooler 4 C
prep cooler small 2 C, prep cooler large 3 C,
storage freezer - 10 C