Restaurant Inspections: Growing Essentials Daycare Center (24-1142) - Virginia Beach

Inspection Date: February 1, 2012

Inspection Type: Routine

Critical Violations: 2

Noncritical Violations: 6

- Violation Code: 0060 (1) (2) (3) (a) (d-p)
  Critical
- The person in charge failed to state the minimum cook temperatures and times for potentially hazardous food.
- Ensure the designated person in charge (PIC) is knowledgeable about foodborne disease prevention, Hazardous Analysis Critical Control Point principles and Regulation requirements. The PIC should be prepared to recognize conditions that may contribute to foodborne illness. The PIC must also recognize conditions that fail to comply with Regulation requirements and be authorized to take the appropriate preventive and corrective actions to ensure that the Regulations' objectives are fulfilled.

- Violation Code: 0830
  Critical
- The prepared ready-to-eat (RTE) milk in the refrigeration unit is not properly dated for disposition.
- Mark the name and "consume by" date on the container of RTE foods at the time of preparation if the food is to be held for more than 24 hours. If the food is held at 41 degrees F or below the food shall be served or sold within 7 calendar days. Some harmful bacteria continue to grow even at refrigeration temperatures so limiting the amount of time in storage limits the amount of growth allowed for these bacteria.

- Violation Code: 1510
- The Person in Charge could not produce an appropriate food temperature measuring device to verify cooking temperatures of thin foods such as meat patties or fish filets.
- A temperature measuring device with a suitable small-diameter probe that is designed to measure the temperature of thin masses shall be provided and readily accessible to accurately measure the temperature in thin foods such as meat patties and fish filets.

- Violation Code: 0570
- Wiping cloths improperly stored between use. No sanitizing bucket.
- Ensure wet wiping cloths are stored in a chemical sanitizer at the proper concentration between use.

- Violation Code: 1530
- There is no properly working test kit provided in the facility for monitoring the concentration of the chemical sanitizing solutions.
- Obtain a chemical test kit so that employees can accurately monitor the concentration of the sanitizing solutions and maintain them at a safe and effective level.

- Violation Code: 3260
- Employees are not using the dressing rooms, designated area or lockers provided.
- Employees that regularly change their clothes in the establishment should use the dressing room or lockers provided.

- Violation Code: 3080
- Less than 50 foot candles of light was noted in the hood area
- Provide at least 50 foot candles at a surface where a food employee is working with food or working with utensils or equipment such as knives, slicers, grinders, or saws where employee safety is a factor

- Violation Code: 2890
- Light bulb in ref not shielded, coated, or otherwise shatter-resistant.
- Shield or replace light bulb with a coated or shatter-resistant bulb.