TJ's Country Kitchen
10688 Alder Crescent, Fort St. John · Restaurant
2 inspections
- Routine Inspection
2 infractions
- 209 - Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]
- Observation: Opened buckets containing fresh produces were stored on the floor of the walk-in cooler. Shoes were stored on the top of a standing refrigerator. (Public Health significance) -storing foods on the floor will increase the risk of contamination by dust and pest. Storing personal items in the food preparation area can increase the risk of contamination.
- Corrective Action: Operator to ensure all the foods are covered and raised off the floor for at least 15cm or 6 inches. Operator to refrain from storing personal items in the food preparation area.
- 301 - Critical Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces not maintained in sanitary condition [s. 17(1)]
- Observation: (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION) The cutting board for sandwich preparation has deep knife marks with discoloration. (Public Health Significance) - knife marks can retain food debris and hard to clean, forming bacterial biofilm that can potentially contaminate foods.
- Corrective Action: The operator immediately turned to use another side of the cutting board after proper sanitation. Operator to ensure all cutting boards' surface are smooth and without discoloration.
- 209 - Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]
- Routine Inspection
1 infraction
- 302 - Critical Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces not properly washed and sanitized [s. 17(2)]
- Observation: (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION) Inadequate sanitizing rinse solution. No sanitizer detected. A new sanitizer was replaced before my arrival, it was observed that the sanitizer was not primed before running the machine (Public Health significance) - Automatic dish washers must provide a minimum concentration of 50 parts per million (ppm) as required to effectively sanitize dishware, 100 ppm recommended; Hand washing requires 200 ppm unscented bleach solution.
- Corrective Action: Sanitizer was primed, and dishwasher was able to maintain 100ppm chlorine. Ensure that sanitizer is primed whenever it is replaced.
- 302 - Critical Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces not properly washed and sanitized [s. 17(2)]