The Salted Melon Market and Eatery scores 99; inspectors cite utensil storage issues

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   Utensil storage

   Item 14A ↗

   Observed the handles of scoops touching the flour and sugar in their respective bins. COS: PIC removed the scoops from the bins.

   Inspector’s full note +

   Code 511-6-1.04(4)(k)

   Observed the handles of scoops touching the flour and sugar in their respective bins. COS: PIC removed the scoops from the bins. 511-6-1.04(4)(k) - In-Use Utensils, Between-Use Storage (C) (k)Storage of In-Use Utensils. During pauses in food preparation or dispensing, food preparation and dispensing utensils shall be stored: 1.Except as specified under paragraph 2 of this subsection, in the food with their handles above the top of the food and the container; 2.In food that is not time/temperature control for safety food with their handles above the top of the food within containers or equipment that can be closed, such as bins of sugar, flour, or cinnamon; 3.On a clean portion of the food preparation table or cooking equipment only if the in-use utensil and the food-contact surface of the food preparation table or cooking equipment are cleaned and sanitized at a frequency specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.05(7)(b) and (8)(a); 4.In running water of sufficient velocity to flush particulates to the drain, if used with moist food such as ice cream or mashed potatoes; 5. In a clean, protected location if the utensils, such as ice scoops, are used only with a food that is not time/temperature control for safety food; or 6. In a container of water if the water is maintained at a temperature of at least 135°F (57°C) and the container is cleaned at a frequency specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.05(7)(b)3(vi). Corrected On-Site. New Violation.

   Official report · Item 14A ↗
   Corrected on siteNew violation

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