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Hardee's Of Altavista #2761

1022 Main Street Altavista, VA 24517
Status: Permitted

Fast Food | Risk Factor

February 1, 2023
Score & Grade: Grade:
Observations & Corrective Actions

8: 160 Observed food employee handle raw beef patties while wearing single use gloves. After placing raw patties into conveyor oven, employee went throughout the establishment touching freezer and refrigerator doors, packages of buns, & dirty utensils. When burgers were done cooking, employee returned to remove cooked burgers with their hands while wearing the same gloves that had touched raw meat and other dirty surfaces.
Corrective Actions: Inspector discussed practices w/ employee and conveyed the importance of proper glove use & hand washing to prevent cross contamination. Cooked hamburgers that were contaminated were voluntarily discarded. Emplyee also removed gloves and washed hands.

15: 0580 (A) Observed food employee wearing single use gloves to conduct multiple cooking/preparation and general tasks.
Corrective Actions: Proper glove use practices were discussed w/ the employee. Employee removed gloves and washed hands upon inspector request.

16: 1890 Observed a food employee wearing single use gloves handle a pair of dirty tongs to wash/rinse/sanitize. While conducting wash/rinse/sanitize process, employee washed tongs with soap, rinsed, and then dipped the tongs into the sani water, immediatly removing witin 1-2 seconds. Employee did not remove gloves or wash hands during this process.
Corrective Actions: Inspector discussed the proper flow of washing, rinsing, and sanitizing dishes. After dishes are washed in soapy water & rinsed, they must be fully immersed in the sani water for 30 seconds minimum (facility utilized QT40/Quat). If wearing gloves, gloves should then be removed and hands washed beofore removing a dish or utensil from the sani water. If not, hands will recontaminate the clean dishes/utensils. Utensils & dishes should also be allowed to air dry. If enough utensils are not present to enable this process, more may need to be purchased.

24: 0850 (B) (C1, 2, 4) Food items held under time control for safety such as hotdogs, chicken tenders, and chicken fritters did not have a discard time marked. The electronic system of timers that the facility utilizes seemed to be malfunctioning.
Corrective Actions: All items were cooked/prepped @ ~10:30am. Management marked items with a discard time of 2pm. Continue using other means to mark discard time on products such as these until timers are repaired and functioning properly.

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Food Temperatures
Description Temperature State of Food
sausage patty 147 °F Hot Holding
sausage gravy 173 °F Hot Holding
sliced ham & cheese boat (prep) 38 °F Cold Holding
Burger 167 °F Cooking
omlette blend (wif) 39 °F Cold Holding
milk (cashier UCC) 39 °F Cold Holding
No records found
Warewashing Temperatures
Machine Name Sanitization Method Thermo Label PPM Sanitizer Name Sanitizer Type Temperature
3 vat sink chemical 150 Quat
sani bucket chemical 150 Quat
No records found
Equipment Temperatures
Description Temperature
walk in fridge 38 °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 (0 points)
OUT
8 Hands clean & properly washed.
COS Violation
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 (0 points)
OUT
15 Food separated & protected.
COS 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
NO
19 Proper reheating procedures for hot holding.
Compliant
Observations
NO
20 Proper cooling time & temperatures.
Compliant
Observations
IN
21 Proper hot holding temperatures.
Compliant
Observations
IN
22 Proper cold holding temperatures.
Compliant
Observations
IN
23 Proper date marking & disposition.
Compliant
Observations
OUT
24 Time as a public health control: procedures & record.
COS Violation
Observations
Clean Air Act Compliance
IN
99 Clean Air Act Compliance
Compliant