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Central Virginia Health District
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Vito's Pizza Take Out

15796 Stewartsville Road Vinton, VA 24179
Status: Permitted

Carry Out | Routine

June 19, 2023
Score & Grade: Grade:
Observations & Corrective Actions

3: 0070 (15) Questioned owner about the employee health policy. Was unable to determine training of the policy.
Corrective Actions: Establish a verifiable way of indicating the training of employees and self of symptoms of illness and reportable illnesses transmitted by food. (EHS gave establishment a copy of the VDH Employee Health Policy and Form B to help with training.) 10 Days to Correct.

5: 255 The establishment does not have a written procedure to clean up vomit and diarrhea.
Corrective Actions: Post or have available written instructions on how to clean up vomit and diarrhea. (EHS sent by email a handout on how to clean up vomit and diarrhea.) 10 Days to Correct.

11: 270 Observed cooked pasta in the cooler. Establishment has a pizza oven and a microwave. Questioned how the pasta is cooked. Learned the pasta is cooked at home and brought to the restaurant for service.
Corrective Actions: Discard the pasta or take home for service there. Private home prepared foods are not permitted to be served in a VDH permitted facility unless the private home kitchen is inspected by the Department of Agrigulture. To keep pasta on the menu, either establish a way to cook the pasta in the VDH permitted facility or purchase pre-cooked pasta from your food service provider.

23: 830 Observed items that are held for greater than 24 hours without a discard date.
Corrective Actions: Mark items made in house or opened from a commercial processing facility with a discard date of 7 days from opening or making. (You may mark the item with the day made/opened or the day to discard.) 10 Days to Correct.

24: 0850 (A) (C3) Observed commercial garlic butter mixture sitting at room temperature with a label on the container that states to "keep refrigerated".
Corrective Actions: Discard the product. If you wish to keep a TCS (time control for safety) food at room temperature, first create a written procedure for the item(s) you wish to keep at room temperature and then time stamp the item(s) with the time to discard - either 4 hours without temperature measuring or 6 hours if the product remains below 70F as measured with a food probe thermometer. (See 12 VAC5-421-850 for more details. Ask EHS for help if necessary.

51: 2250 Establishment does not have a mop sink.
Corrective Actions: Install a mop sink.

Additional Comments

Correct all violations by next routine inspection.

Food Temperatures
Description Temperature State of Food
Pizza sauce in prep unit 42 °F Cold Holding
No records found
Warewashing Temperatures
Machine Name Sanitization Method Thermo Label PPM Sanitizer Name Sanitizer Type Temperature
No records found
Equipment Temperatures
Description Temperature
No records found
Observations
Demonstration of Knowledge
IN
1 Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties.
Compliant
Observations
IN
2 Certified Food Protection Manager
Compliant
Observations
Employee Health (0 points)
OUT
3 Management awareness, policy present.
Violation
Observations
IN
4 Proper use of reporting, restriction & exclusion.
Compliant
Observations
OUT
5 Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
Violation
Observations
Good Hygenic Practices
IN
6 Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use.
Compliant
Observations
IN
7 No discharge from eyes, nose, and mouth.
Compliant
Observations
Preventing Contamination by Hands
IN
8 Hands clean & properly washed.
Compliant
Observations
IN
9 No bare hand contact with RTE foods or approved alternate method properly followed.
Compliant
Observations
IN
10 Adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible.
Compliant
Observations
Approved Source (0 points)
OUT
11 Food obtained from approved source.
COS
Observations
NO
12 Food received at proper temperature.
Compliant
Observations
IN
13 Food in good condition, safe, & unadulterated.
Compliant
Observations
NA
14 Required records available: shellstock tags, parasite destruction.
Compliant
Observations
Protection from Contamination
IN
15 Food separated & protected.
Compliant
Observations
IN
16 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized.
Compliant
Observations
IN
17 Proper disposition of returned, previously served, reconditioned, & unsafe food.
Compliant
Observations
TCS Food Time/Temperature
NA
18 Proper cooking time & temperatures.
Compliant
Observations
NA
19 Proper reheating procedures for hot holding.
Compliant
Observations
NO
20 Proper cooling time & temperatures.
Compliant
Observations
NA
21 Proper hot holding temperatures.
Compliant
Observations
IN
22 Proper cold holding temperatures.
Compliant
Observations
OUT
23 Proper date marking & disposition.
Violation
Observations
OUT
24 Time as a public health control: procedures & record.
COS Violation
Observations
Consumer Advisory
NA
25 Consumer advisory provided for raw or undercooked foods.
Compliant
Observations
Highly Susceptible Populations
NA
26 Pasteurized foods used, prohibited foods not offered.
Compliant
Observations
Chemical
NA
27 Food additives: approved & properly used.
Compliant
Observations
IN
28 Toxic substances properly identified, stored & used.
Compliant
Observations
Conformance with Approved Procedures
NA
29 Compliance with variance, specialized process, & HACCP plan.
Compliant
Observations
Physical Facilities (0 points)
OUT
51 Plumbing installed, proper backflow devices.
Violation
Observations
Clean Air Act Compliance
IN
99 Clean Air Act Compliance
Compliant