02A - Food not cooked to required minimum temperature: Poultry, meat stuffing, stuffed meats >= 165F for 15 seconds. Ground meat and food containing ground meat >= 158F for 15 seconds. Pork, any food containing pork >= 155F for 15 seconds. Rare roast beef, rare beefsteak except per individual customer request >= required temperature and time. All other foods except shell eggs per individual customer request >= 145F for 15 seconds.
02B - Hot food item not held at or above 140F.
02G - Cold food held above 41F (smoked fish above 38F) except during necessary preparation.
02H - Food not cooled by an approved method whereby the internal product temperature is reduced from 140F to 70F or less within 2 hours, and from 70F to 41F or less within 4 additional hours.
04H - Food in contact with utensil, container, or pipe that consist of toxic material.
04L - Evidence of rats or live rats present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
04N - Evidence of roaches or live roaches present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
05D - Hand washing facility not provided in or near food preparation area and toilet room. Hot and cold running water at adequate pressure not provided at facility. Soap and an acceptable hand-drying device not provided.
06A - Personal cleanliness inadequate. Clean outer garments, effective hair restraint not worn.
06E - Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.
08A - Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to vermin exist.
08B - Garbage receptacles not provided or inadequate. Garbage storagearea not properly constructed or maintained; grinder or compactor dirty.
09C - Thawing procedures improper.
10B - Plumbing not properly installed or maintained; anti-siphonage or backflow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly.
10F - Equipment not easily movable or sealed to floor, adjoining equipment, adjacent walls or ceiling. Aisle or workspace inadequate.
10H - Food service operation occurring in room used as living or sleeping quarters.
10J - Mechanical dishwasher not operated as per manufacturer's specifications (time/temperature/chemical concentration); machine defective.
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