Birch Creek Elementary School

Wiping cloths: properly used and stored — Inspector Note: Observed wiping cloths stored in quaternary ammonium sanitizer solution below proper minimum concentration. PIC remade sanitizer solution. 511-6-1.04(4)(m) - Wiping Cloths, Use Limitation (C) (m) Wiping Cloths, Use Limitation. 1. Cloths in-use for wiping food spills from tableware and carry-out containers that occur as food is being served shall be: (i) Maintained dry; and (ii) Used for no other purpose. 2. Cloths in-use for wiping counters and other equipment surfaces shall be: (i) Held between uses in a chemical sanitizer solution at a concentration specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.05(6)(n); and (ii) Laundered daily. 3. Cloths in-use for wiping surfaces in contact with raw animal foods shall be kept separate from cloths used for other purposes. 4. Dry wiping cloths and the chemical sanitizing solutions in which wet wiping cloths are held between uses shall be free of food debris and visible soil. 5. Containers of chemical sanitizing solutions in which wet wiping cloths are held between uses shall be stored off the floor and used in a manner that prevents contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. 6. Single-use disposable sanitizer wipes shall be used in accordance with EPA-approved manufacturer’s label use instructions.

Nonfood-contact surfaces clean — Inspector Note: Observed excessive ice accumulation around door and on shelving unit in walk-in freezer. 511-6-1.05(7)(a)2,3 - Equipment, Food/Nonfood-Contact Surfaces, and Utensils, food-contact surfaces of cooking equipment & nonfood-contact surfaces free of accumulations (C) 2. The food-contact surfaces of cooking equipment and pans shall be kept free of encrusted grease deposits and other soil accumulations. 3. Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.

Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored, used — Inspector Note: Observed single-use trays stored next to mop dump sink in chemical storage room. Manager began the process of moving items to dry storage area. 511-6-1.05(10)(f) - Prohibitions; Single Service and Single Use Articles (C) 1. Except as specified in paragraph 2. of this subsection, cleaned and sanitized equipment, utensils, laundered linens, and single-service and single-use articles may not be located: (i) In locker rooms; (ii) In toilet rooms; Pf (iii) In garbage rooms; (iv) Under sewer lines that are not shielded to intercept potential drips; (v) Under leaking waterlines including leaking automatic fire sprinkler heads or underlines on which water has condensed; or (vii) Under open stairwells. (viii) Under other sources of contamination 2. Laundered linens and single-service and single-use articles that are packaged or in a facility such as a cabinet may be stored in a locker room.