Restaurant Inspections - Columbia Borough - October 13, 2023

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, 866-366-3723, uses a risk-based inspection reporting process for restaurants and other food handlers.

Smoke & Chill, 353 Cherry St., Columbia, follow-up, Oct. 5. Fail. The person in charge did not demonstrate adequate knowledge of food safety as evidenced by this noncompliant inspection. An employee's open beverage container (twist-cap variety) was on a table in the food preparation area; repeat violation. Food employees in the food preparation area not wearing a beard cover; repeat violation. Boxes of potato chips stored directly on the floor in the customer area rather than 6 inches off the floor as required; repeat violation. Food facility does not have available sanitizer test strips or test kit to determine appropriate sanitizer concentration of quaternary sanitizer; repeat violation. Old food residue on a whisk, metal food containers, two tongs and a drip rack all stored as clean on the shelf above the three-compartment sink; repeat violation, April 6. Old food splatter and spillage inside the microwave. An accumulation of static dust on the fume hood; repeat violation. Single-service, single-use articles (napkins, deli wrap papers, cups) stored in the storage room directly on the floor, and not 6 inches above; repeat violation. Milk crates being stored in the restroom, a prohibited area; repeat violation. The faucet of the three-compartment sink leaking profusely; repeat violation. Ceiling tiles missing in the back and need to be replaced; repeat violation. Working containers of Ajax cleanser, Formula 409 and Windex stored on a table and shelf with food items; repeat violation.

Columbia Sunoco, 1414 Lancaster Ave., Columbia, Oct. 3. Pass. Hemp Bombs CBD Gummies, distributed by Global Widget, Hemping Live Green CBD Infused Gummies, Num Distribution LLC, South Plainfield, N.J., contain an unapproved additive as specified in 21 CFR 170-180 relating to food additives. Such products are under U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulation; CBD is not recognizable as a safe additive. Raw shell eggs stored above drinks in the reach-in cooler; repeat violation, March 29, 2021, and April 1, 2022. A black residue on the white flap inside the ice machine of the self-service soda machine.

Stover's News, 24 N. Third St., Columbia, Oct. 2. Fail. The person in charge did not demonstrate adequate knowledge of food safety in this food facility as evidenced by this noncompliant inspection. Food employee donning single-use gloves without a prior hand-washing. Food employee preparing food wearing bracelets, a watch, and rings. Food employees preparing food not wearing proper hair restraints, such as nets or hats. Hemp Bomb CBD Gummies by Global Widget Tampa Fla, contain an unapproved additive as specified in 21 CFR 170-180 relating to food additives. Such products are under U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulation; CBD is not recognizable as a safe additive. A food employee was touching ready-to-eat foods with bare hands. Bags of bread stored directly on the floor in the kitchen rather than 6 inches off the floor as required. Beef barbecue in the refrigerator was beyond the use-by date and requires discarding. Bologna and several cheese were date-marked by the facility but was beyond the seven-day use- or sell-by date and requires discarding; repeat violation, March 11, 2021, and March 31, 2022. Prepackaged subs, sandwiches, seafood salad, chicken salad and dirt pudding are not labeled to clearly indicate any "Big 9" allergen ingredients and/or the allergen warning statement; repeat violation, March 31, 2022. Those foods as well as sliced ham, sliced cheese and packaged ice are not labeled properly with the name of product, ingredient statement, and distributed-by statement; repeat violation, March 31, 2022. Food facility does not have available sanitizer test strips or test kit to determine appropriate sanitizer concentration of the quaternary sanitizer in the three-compartment sink. The inner lid of the chest freezer is missing leaving exposed insulation, risking food and ice to possible physical contamination. Food facility is reusing plastic bags from another facility, which is intended to be a single-service or single-use article. A slimy, black residue inside the ice maker. The hand-wash sink in the food preparation area was blocked by towels, bags, single-use cups in bags and not accessible at all times for employee use.