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Wendy's - Altavista

167 Clarion Road Altavista, VA 24517
Status: Permitted

Fast Food | Routine

March 23, 2023
Score & Grade: Grade:
Observations & Corrective Actions

16: 1700 (6c) (6d). Observed mechanical dilution system at 3 vac sink facility to provide quat sanitizer at correct levels of 200-400ppm. ppm observed provided was 0
Corrective Actions: repair or replace device so that it provides sanitizer at correct levels.

16: 1900 Observed 3 vat sink utilizing quat sanitizer w/ a solution level of 0ppm. Upon further inspection, mechanical dilution system was not operating correctly.
Corrective Actions: Management manually added quat chemical to water intended to sanitize. Corrected level was ~400ppm. Continue to manually add chemical and test every time.

19: 760 Observed 2 containers of chili reheating in steamwells. Both were put on at 6am, but did not hit 165 within 2 hours alloted for safety. After vigorous stirring by employee, 6ft container temped at 135. Right container at 143. Temperature was taken at 9:15am
Corrective Actions: Management voluntarily discarded. Reheated products must reach 165F within 2 hours. Strongly recommend monitoring chili more closely and stirring much more frequently. If equipment cannot reheat within time frame alloted for safety, other methods should be used.

28: 3330 Observed two white spray bottles containing chemicals without a label stating name of what was contained. Management was unsure of which chemical was contained.
Corrective Actions: Bottles were voluntarily discarded. Label all chemical bottles with name of chemical contained.

39: 610 Observed packages of bread and chicken stored directly below a condensation leak in walk in freezer.
Corrective Actions: Employee moved to an area protected from leak and splash.

47: 1570 Observed pipin in walk in freezer connecting fan system to an outlet drain actively dripping. Upon further inspection, top of piping was disconnected from fan apparatis.
Corrective Actions: Repair. Drippage can contaminate food and destroy package integrity.

49: 1800 Observed a buildup of food residue and grime on exterior and interior of microwave. Observed accumulated syrup from soda on soda dispensors in lobby area.
Corrective Actions: Clean. Clean at frequencty to prevent accumulation of food debris and grime.

Additional Comments

Repair microwave handle, repair gasket on single door refrigerator near ice machine/front counter area.

Food Temperatures
Description Temperature State of Food
Chili- right (put on at 6am) 143 °F Reheating
Hamburger 189 °F Cooking
Chili- left (put on at 6am) 135 °F Reheating
Chix patty 198 °F Cooking
Sliced tomatoes (WIF) 38 °F Cold Holding
Precooked chix (WIF) 38 °F Cold Holding
sliced toms (WIF) prep- 8am 46 °F Cooling
Pineapple mango syrup, (sdf) 40 °F Cold Holding
No records found
Warewashing Temperatures
Machine Name Sanitization Method Thermo Label PPM Sanitizer Name Sanitizer Type Temperature
3 vat sink chemical 0 Kay Quat (QT40)
No records found
Equipment Temperatures
Description Temperature
single door fridge 35 °F
walk in fridge 37 °F
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
IN
3 Management awareness, policy present.
Compliant
Observations
IN
4 Proper use of reporting, restriction & exclusion.
Compliant
Observations
IN
5 Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
Compliant
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
IN
11 Food obtained from approved source.
Compliant
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
OUT
16 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized.
Violation
Observations
OUT
16 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized.
COS Violation
Observations
IN
17 Proper disposition of returned, previously served, reconditioned, & unsafe food.
Compliant
Observations
TCS Food Time/Temperature
IN
18 Proper cooking time & temperatures.
Compliant
Observations
OUT
19 Proper reheating procedures for hot holding.
COS Violation
Observations
IN
20 Proper cooling time & temperatures.
Compliant
Observations
NO
21 Proper hot holding temperatures.
Compliant
Observations
IN
22 Proper cold holding temperatures.
Compliant
Observations
IN
23 Proper date marking & disposition.
Compliant
Observations
IN
24 Time as a public health control: procedures & record.
Compliant
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
OUT
28 Toxic substances properly identified, stored & used.
COS Violation
Observations
Conformance with Approved Procedures
NA
29 Compliance with variance, specialized process, & HACCP plan.
Compliant
Observations
Prevention of Food Contamination (0 points)
OUT
39 Contam. prevented during food prep., storage, display.
COS Violation
Observations
Utensils, Equipment, and Vending (0 points)
OUT
47 Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used.
Violation
Observations
OUT
49 Non-food contact surfaces clean.
Violation