Loudoun County Health Department
1 Harrison St SE, Leesburg, VA 20175 | Visit Official Website

Southern Spice

25387 Pleasant Valley Rd #110 Chantilly, VA 20152
Status: Permitted

Caterer | Routine

May 4, 2024
Score & Grade: Grade:
Observations & Corrective Actions

3: 0070 (15) Firm was not able to produce a verifiable employee health reporting agreement/policy.
Corrective Actions: The person in charge shall ensure that food employees and conditional food employees are informed in a verifiable manner of their responsibility to report in accordance with law, to the person in charge, information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food as specified under 12VAC5-421-80.

23: 830 Two prepared ready to eat sauces observed held at refrigerated storage in the walk in cooler not date marked for disposition. According to the person in charge the sauces are made every 4 days.
Corrective Actions: Refrigerated, ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food) that are prepared on site and held at 41°For below shall be clearly labeled and date marked to reflect a maximum holding time of 7 days.

36: 1510 Firm only has an oven thermometer available not a thermometer that reads cold holding temperatures.
Corrective Actions: Provided a metal stem food thermometer that is able to not only read hot food temperatures but also cold food temperatures.

Additional Comments

EHS to follow up via email on the remaining two violations.

Food Temperatures
Description Temperature State of Food
sauce 1 38 °F Cold Holding
chicken dish 155 °F Hot Holding
sauce 2 39 °F Cold Holding
chicken 41 °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
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
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
NO
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
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
Food Temperature Control (0 points)
OUT
36 Thermometers provided & accurate.
Violation