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Central Virginia Health District
307 Alleghany Avenue Lynchburg, VA 24501 | Visit Official Website (opens in a new tab)

The Pita Company

101 N Bridge St Bedford, VA 24523
Status: Permitted

Fast Food | Routine

June 7, 2024
Score & Grade: 0 Grade:
Observations & Corrective Actions

16: 1770 (A) The slicer was improperly sanitized. Sanitizer was run over the area rather than allowing a contact time of 1 minute. (Immediate Correction Needed)
Corrective Actions: Submerge the slicer or allow a contact time of 1 minute in properly diluted sanitizer. Read the sanitizer label for instructions. (Employee submerged the slicer in sanitizer at 500 ppm lactic acid.)

16: 1770 (A) Observed a cell phone attached to a food contact area of the slicer. (Immediate Correction Needed)
Corrective Actions: Remove the cell phone from the sliced. Wash, rinse, and sanitize this food contact surface. (Corrected Immediately - PIC washed, rinsed, and sanitized the contaminated surface of the slicer.)

23: 840 Observed sliced turkey in the right 2 door cooler with expired dates of 5/4. (Immediate Correction Needed)
Corrective Actions: Discard the items with expired dates.

Additional Comments

Observed good glove use.

Food Temperatures
Description Temperature State of Food
Sliced tomatoes in top of prep unit 40 °F Cold Holding
Sliced tomatoes in bottom of prep unit 41 °F Cold Holding
Turkey in right 2 door cooler 43 °F Cold Holding
Ham in left 2 door cooler 42 °F Cold Holding
Turkey in top of prep unit 41 °F Cold Holding
Chicken in hot well 165 °F Hot Holding
No records found
Warewashing Temperatures
Machine Name Sanitization Method Thermo Label PPM Sanitizer Name Sanitizer Type Temperature
3 basin sink chemical 500 lactic acid 121 °F
No records found
Equipment Temperatures
Description Temperature
Prep unit 40 °F
Right 2 door cooler 41 °F
Left 2 door cooler 41 °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.
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
NA
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
OUT
23 Proper date marking & disposition.
COS Violation
Observations
NA
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
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
Clean Air Act Compliance
IN
99 Clean Air Act Compliance
Compliant