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Mobile Food Unit | Routine
Observations & Corrective Actions
8: 160 Observed a food employee engaging in food prep without washing hands first - no running water in mobile unit due to frozen pipes.
Corrective Actions: Instruct food employees to clean their hands and exposed portions of their arms immediately before engaging in food preparation including working with exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles and during food preparation, as often as necessary to remove soil and contamination and to prevent cross contamination when changing tasks.
23: 830 Observed lack of date marking system throughout establishment.
Corrective Actions: Date mark the container of RTE time/temperature control for safety (TCS) food prepared and held for more than 24 hours in the food establishment to indicate the day or date by which the food shall be served or sold. The RTE TCS food may be held for a maximum of 7 days with the day of preparation counted as day 1. 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.
50: 2120 Lack of water available to mobile unit due to frozen pipes. Facility was open and engaging in food preparation without adequate means to wash hands or wash wares.
Corrective Actions: Discussed with staff. Food prep ceased while employee left to get a container with a spout to set up temporary hand washing and hot water from inside building (public utilites) until hot water heater thaws out. EHS placed call to owner to discuss permanent solution as temperatures will only get colder. EDIT: Hot water was restored to unit by the end of the inspection.
56: 3140 Observed employee medications and other possessions stored in areas that may contaminate food, food-contact surfaces of equipment, single-service items, or single-use items.
Corrective Actions: Discussed need for designated area for personal items.
Additional Comments
EHS placed call to owner to discuss water issue - discussed possibly wrapping lines in some type of insulation to help. If there is not water available, then the mobile unit cannot operate. There will need to be a permanent solution to water problem so this is not an every day occurrence. EHS will follow up next week to ensure water is available to mobile unit through the installed plumbing system.
Food Temperatures
| Description | Temperature | State of Food |
| rice (bottom prep) | 36 °F | Cold Holding |
| cheese (grill drawers) | 41 °F | Cold Holding |
| birria | 148 °F | Hot Holding |
| refried beans (prep) | 34 °F | Cold Holding |
| diced tomatoes (prep) | 35 °F | Cold Holding |
| al pastor meat (prep) | 36 °F | Cold Holding |
| chicken (top of prep table) | 36 °F | Cold Holding |
Warewashing Temperatures
Equipment Temperatures
| Description | Temperature |
| grill drawers | 37.8 °F |
| freezer | 11 °F |
| prep | 38 °F |