Friday, April 5, 2024

Restaurant Inspections - Columbia Borough - April 5, 2024


Columbia Mini Mart, 26 N. Fourth St., Columbia, March 27. Pass. Facility is offering for sale JUST CBD Honey Sticks Just Brands LLC, Hollywood, Florida, that contains 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 and at which time CBD is not recognizable as a safe substance to be added to food.

Smoke & Chill, 353 Cherry St., Columbia, March 27. Fail. The food facility operator shall be the person in charge or shall designate a person in charge and shall ensure that a person in charge is present at the food facility during all hours of operation. The person in charge did not demonstrate adequate knowledge of food safety in this food facility as evidenced by this noncompliant inspection. An employee's open beverage container was observed on the food preparation table; repeat violation, Sept. 28 and Oct. 5, 2023. Observed nine 1-pint bottles of strawberry milk and one half-gallon of whole chocolate milk beyond the sell-by date being offered for sale. Food facility is offering for sale Truemoola Fun Cube Tropical Love, Fruit Punch, and Blueberry Raspberry, Delta 8 and 9 gummies, Riverdale, 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 and at which time CBD is not recognizable as a safe substance to be added to food.

Cooked chicken was held at 122 F and 129 F in the hot hold cabinet, rather than 135 F or above as required. Observed packaging tape being used to repair a drainage pipe of the three-compartment sink. Food facility does not have available sanitizer test strips or test kit to determine appropriate sanitizer concentration of quaternary sanitizer; repeat violation, April 6 and Oct. 5 and 13, 2023. Observed old food residue and grease, on several plastic food containers, ladles, lids, and whisks, stored as clean on a shelf above the three-compartment sink; repeat violation, April 6, Sept. 28 and Oct. 5, 2023. Observed a residue buildup on the fume hood. Observed old food splatter inside the entire microwave.

Food facility has a certified food employee, but a certified food employee was not available during all hours of operation, as evidenced by an inability to talk with the certified food employee during this inspection. Observed filth and dried dirt in the hand-wash sink, indicating nonuse; repeat violation, Sept. 28, 2023. The hand-wash sink in the food preparation area was blocked by a large, stainless-steel table and not accessible at all times for employee use. The hand-wash sink in the food preparation area does not have single use towels, continuous towels, or air-drying device. Observed a container of soap being stored on the shelf next to food equipment above the three-compartment sink.

Starview Brews, 224 Locust St., Columbia, March 27. Pass. Observed black and brown residue up inside the ice maker.

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