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Tarascos Tacos and Wings, located at 1350 Joe Frank Harris Pkwy Ste 115 in Cartersville, received a score of 53 points out of a possible 100 points during their 08/12/2024 inspection by the Georgia Department of Public Health.
The violations noted by the inspector were:
Violation #1:
1-2A – pic present, demonstrates knowledge, performs duties
511-6-1.03(2)(a)-(l)(n)(o) – responsibility of pic (pf)
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed PIC not performing duties; employees are not properly trained in food safety and PIC is not ensuring safe food handling procedures are being followed. CA: All employees will be properly trained or re-trained.
Violation #2:
1-2B – certified food protection manager
511-6-1-.03(3)(d) – certified food safety manager responsibility
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed CFSM not demonstrating active managerial control. CA: CFSM to be re-trained.
Violation #3:
2-1B – hands clean and properly washed
511-6-1.03(5)(c) – when to wash (p)
Points: 9
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed employee holding a personal cell phone with gloved hands, then handle food with the same gloves. CA: Discussed with PIC. PIC instructed employee to remove soiled gloves, wash hands, then put on new gloves.
Violation #4:
2-2B – proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
511-6-1.03(5)(j)1&2 – eating, drinking, or using tobacco (c)
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed employee personal drink in the kitchen not stored in a single use cup with a lid and straw; an unlidded re-usable cup was stored on a food prep table where prep was taking place. CA: PIC removed cups. Also discussed storing employee personal drink and food in designated, labelled areas separate from facility food and clean dishes.
Violation #5:
4-1A – food separated and protected
511-6-1.04(4)(c)1(i)(ii)(iii)(v)(vi)(vii)(viii) – packaged & unpackaged food separation, packaging, and segregation (p, c)
Points: 9
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed improper vertical separation of raw meats and fully cooked foods in the reach-in cooler; raw eggs and raw beef were stored directly above sauces/condiments. CA: PIC relocated items in the proper stacking order.
Violation #6:
4-1A – food separated and protected
511-6-1.04(4)(c)1(i)(ii)(iii)(v)(vi)(vii)(viii) – packaged & unpackaged food separation, packaging, and segregation (p, c)
Points: 9
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed improper horizontal separation of raw meat in the cooler drawers; pan of raw chicken was stored behind a pan of raw beef and there was visible contamination (raw chicken had fallen in the pan of raw beef). CA: Discussed with PIC. PIC chose to discard.
Violation #7:
4-2B – food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
511-6-1.05(7)(a)1 – equipment, food-contact surfaces,& utensils (pf)
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed employee pour chlorine bleach directly from the bottle onto a cloth towel to sanitize a contaminated food prep table. CA: Discussed with PIC. PIC educated employee and the prep table was re-sanitized using sanitizer from then bucket (50ppm on inspector test strip).
Violation #8:
6-1A – proper cold holding temperatures
511-6-1.04(6)(f) – time/temperature control for safety; cold holding (p)
Points: 9
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed potentially hazardous TCS foods in the reach-in cooler near the drink station improperly cold holding above 41F (See temp log). CA: Discussed with PIC. All food that was out of temperature for less than 4 hours was moved to the walk-in cooler to rapidly cool. Foods out of temp for more than 4 hours were discarded. Discussed not overfilling the cooler and not stocking large quantities of room temp items in the cooler.
Violation #9:
6-1C – proper cooling time and temperature
511-6-1.04(6)(d) – cooling (p)
Points: 9
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed potentially hazardous TCS foods (shrimp soup, enchilada salsa, burrito salsa) in the walk-in cooler not cooled from 135F to 41F within 6 hours; food was in large, tightly sealed containers and had labels that stated they were prepped the night prior (8/11). All other foods prepped prior to 8/11 were at temperature. Temperatures were not documented in a cooling log. CA: PIC discarded food.
Violation #10:
6-2 – proper date marking and disposition
511-6-1.04(6)(h) – ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food, disposition (p)
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed all potentially hazardous TCS foods in the facility improperly date marked for expiration 8 days after prep/opening. House made salsa verde was date marked for 8 days and was held past the correct expiration date of 8/11. CA: PIC discarded salsa verde and all other labels will be corrected. PIC to educate all employees on proper date marking procedures.
Violation #11:
8-2B – toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
511-6-1.07(6)(b) – working containers, common name (pf)
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed unlabeled chemical spray bottles. CA: PIC labelled working spray bottles of degreaser and sanitizer.
Additional remarks:
Discussed the following with the person-in-charge:
-Storing containers of food on a shelf or pallet at least 6 inches off the ground and not directly on the floor.
-Cleaning vents.
-Placing a vent or cover over opening in ceiling in the kitchen.
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