American Deli in McDonough receives a 61% on their recent health inspection

American Deli, located at 1971 Jonesboro Rd in McDonough, received a score of 61 points out of a possible 100 points during their 06/06/2024 inspection by the Georgia Department of Public Health.

The violations noted by the inspector were:

Violation #1:
2-1C – no bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods or approved alternate method properly followed
511-6-1.04(4)(a)1,2,3,4(i) – preventing contamination from hands (p), (pf), (c)
Points: 9
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Team member observed cutting ready to eat food (Celery) with his bare hands

Violation #2:
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?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Employee drink stored above vegetables in the walk in cooler. Employee food bowl observed in the walk in cooler above vegetables.

Violation #3:
2-2E – response procedures for vomiting & diarrheal events
511-6-1.03(6) – clean-up of vomiting and diarrheal events(pf)
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Vomiting and diarrheal kit not provided or available. EPA approved bleach not provided by the PIC. PIC advised that he would use a mop to clean up vomit or diarrhea.

Violation #4:
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: Yes
Inspector Notes: Raw pork stored next to vegetables in the walk in cooler. Shelled eggs stored below raw chicken in the walk in cooler

Violation #5:
6-2 – proper date marking and disposition
511-6-1.04(6)(g) – ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food, date marking (pf)
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: Yes
Inspector Notes: Cooked chicken and cooked shrimp observed in the walk in cooler was not date marked.

Violation #6:
11C – approved thawing methods used
511-6-1.04(6)(b) – tcs food; slacking (c)
Points: 3
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Pre cooked chicken observed thawing improperly at room temperature. The temperature of the precooked chicken was 81 degrees.

Violation #7:
12A – contamination prevented during food preparation, storage, display
511-6-1.04(4)(q) – food storage (c)
Points: 3
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: Yes
Inspector Notes: Bag of onions stored on the floor in the preparation area.

Violation #8:
13A – posted: permit/inspection/choking poster/handwashing
511-6-1.02(1)(d) – displaying of the inspection report (c)
Points: 1
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Previous inspection not properly posted in public view. Inspection report and food permit were posted behind the counter. Current inspection report and food permit must be posted 15 feet from the front door, 5 to 7 feet from the floor, and within one food of reading distance.

Violation #9:
14B – utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, handled
511-6-1.05(10)(a) – equipment & utensils, air-drying required (c)
Points: 1
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Clean dishes observed wet nesting above the three compartment sink. Water dripping on clean dishes from wet shelf above the stored clean dishes.

Additional remarks:
A reinspection will be conducted within 10 days.

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