State inspectors found stale food, moldy food, dirty hands and equipment during recent inspections of bakeries in Kendall and Hialeah.
Bakeries and grocery stores that fail inspections by the Florida Department of Agriculture will not be closed, unlike restaurants inspected by the state Department of Commercial and Professional Regulation. However, agricultural produce department inspectors have suspension authority over products and suspension authority over equipment and areas.
Both powers were used by inspectors on Thursday.
Karla Bakery, 2408 SW 137th Ave., Kendall
The team of Wendy Airdis and Catalina Ordonez competed at Carla Bakery in Kendal on Wednesday. They found some problems.
▪ In the food service area, there was “white mold-like growth on the bread pudding in the display refrigeration unit.” That's enough for a stop sale on bread pudding.
▪ Ice machines in the food service area featured “black mold-like stains on the internal housing of the ice machine and within the ice chute/dispenser.” This is an order to stop using the ice maker.
▪ The coffee machine had “heavy, dry milk buildup in the steam wand, which had been used for more than four hours without being cleaned.”
▪ “Several live flies fly around the store and land on countertops.”
▪ The refrigeration unit in the processing area has had ham and cheese sandwiches since April 27th. This test was on his Wednesday, May 8th. That's 11 days. The limit is 7 days. We will stop selling sandwiches.
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At the processing plant, food handlers “did not wash their hands after touching their face or body, while cracking raw shell eggs, or while handling clean equipment.”
▪ They also did not change disposable gloves when they became contaminated (for breaking eggs, scratching heads, and then serving food to customers).
▪ “Cleaned oranges used for fresh juice are stored in the food service area uncovered in the boxes and holding baskets of the orange juice machine.”
▪ “Wet wipes are kept on various prep tables throughout the facility and are not kept in disinfectant between uses.”
A cold unit in the processing area holds ham and cheese sandwiches, chopped ham, Swiss cheese, cut lettuce, milk, cheese bread, and raw shell eggs that are too hot to safely store and serve. It was 11-15 degrees too strong. The inspector sprayed them with “Do Not Sell.”
Cease and Desist Order: Bread pudding (mould), milk, Swiss cheese, chopped ham, ham and cheese sandwiches, raw shell eggs (temperature abuse).
Cease and desist order: Ice maker (dirt in ice chute).
Diny Bakery, 4202 W. 16th Ave., Hialeah
Inspector Simeon Calero visited Diny Bakery on May 3rd. I plan to return by Friday for a re-inspection after noting some of the issues below.
▪ Employee in food service area did not wash hands before donning disposable gloves (yes, food employees are supposed to wash hands before donning gloves).
▪ The hand wash sink in the back room was missing soap and paper towels.
▪ When using a three-compartment sink, employees only used the first two sections, “skipping the disinfection stop and hanging them to air dry.”
▪ Deli slicers that are out of service should still be clean and not “old and with dry debris on them.”
▪ There were no food thermometers to ensure food was cooked and kept at a safe temperature.
▪ In food service and processing areas, food handling employees worked without hair restraints.
▪ Food service cutting boards were “scorched and scratched” and “could no longer be effectively cleaned and disinfected.”
▪ There was an “accumulation of old soil” outside some equipment near where food was processed.
▪ “There was dirt accumulating on the outside of some of the baking trays.”
▪ In the food service, processing, and backroom areas, Inspector Calero “observed dirt and dust on all air conditioning vents, walls, floors, and ceiling tiles throughout the facility.”
▪ In the back room, processing and storage area, he saw “several holes in the walls and chipped and broken wall and ceiling tiles.”
Stop Sale Order: None.
Cease and desist orders: None.