Wendy’s in Vidalia receives a 68% on their recent health inspection

Wendy’s, located at 901 E 1st St in Vidalia, received a score of 68 points out of a possible 100 points during their 03/14/2025 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: Food handler took cooked biscuits off the tray & placed in a container with their bare hands with false finger nails. COS The cooked biscuits that were handled with bare hands were thrown out. CA There is no bare hand contact with ready to eat foods.

Violation #2:
2-2B – proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
511-6-1.03(5)(k)1&2 – eating, drinking, or using tobacco (c)
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed two employee drink cups without the use of a lid or straw. COS The drinks were thrown out by the manager. CA Employee drinks must be in a single use cup with a lid and straw.

Violation #3:
4-2A – food stored covered
511-6-1.04(4)(c)1(iv) – packaged & unpackaged food, food stored covered(c)
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed an open bag of sugar and case of muffins uncovered on a bottom shelf in the kitchen and box of French toast open in the reach in freezer

Violation #4:
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: Yes
Inspector Notes: Observed raw shell eggs cold holding at 65 degrees F. COS The eggs were thrown out. CA Cold holding of TCS foods must be 41 degrees F or below.

Violation #5:
12B – personal cleanliness
511-6-1.03(5)(i) – hair restraints (c)
Points: 3
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed a manger handling and preparing foods without a proper hair restraint. COS The employee placed on a hat during the inspection

Violation #6:
12B – personal cleanliness
511-6-1.03(5)(f) – fingernails (pf)
Points: 3
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed an employee that handled cooked biscuits without gloves with false nails

Violation #7:
14A – in-use utensils: properly stored
511-6-1.04(4)(k) – in-use utensils, between-use storage (c)
Points: 1
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed the ice scoop handled stored in the ice bin at the drive-thru area

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