Unity Grove Elementary School

Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use — Inspector Note: Observed a staff member eating in the kitchen area. Also observed an opened water bottle stored above fruit in the kitchen reach in cooler. PIC corrected on site. Food employee was observed consuming food in a food preparation area, or in a food serving area, or in an area used to clean/store equipment or utensils, or in a food storage area during the inspection. 511-6-1.03(5)(k)1&2 - Eating, Drinking, or Using Tobacco (C) (k) Hygienic Practices. 1. Employees shall not use any form of tobacco products, or electronic devices that simulate tobacco smoking, while engaged in food preparation or service, nor while in areas used for equipment or utensil washing and storage, food preparation or food storage. Employees shall only use tobacco products or electronic devices that simulate tobacco smoking in approved designated areas. 2. Employees shall consume food only in approved designated areas separate from food preparation and serving areas, equipment or utensil areas and food storage areas. However, drinking from a single service beverage cup with a secure lid and straw that is handled to prevent contamination of the employee’s hands, the container, exposed food, clean equipment, utensils and linens, unwrapped single-service and single-use articles will be allowed. Food employee was observed consuming food in a food preparation area, or in a food serving area, or in an area used to clean/store equipment or utensils, or in a food storage area during the inspection.

Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized — Inspector Note: Observed sanitized dishes with a sanitizer solution that exceeded 150-400 ppm. The dishes and sanitizer observed in the three compartment sink exceeded 400 ppm. The sanitizer strips turned light blue. PIC remade the sanitizer and rewashed the dishes. Once remade, the quaternary ammonium sanitizer was observed at 400 ppm.

Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices — Inspector Note: Observed a condensation leak in the reach in cooler. Both coolers were leaking behind the front line. PIC advised that a work order was sent to maintenance. PIC advised to not use or store food in coolers until repaired. A follow up will be conducted on 10/11/25. PIC will not store any food in the coolers that area leaking.

Proper date marking and disposition — Inspector Note: Observed deli meat (Sliced Turkey) in the walk in cooler expired on 9/30/25. PIC corrected on site by discarding the package of deli meat. PIC will use FIFO to properly rotate moving forward.