The following food service establishments were inspected in Tift County between September 10 and September 14.

These establishments were evaluated according to the rules and regulations set forth in the Georgia State Chapter 290-5-14.

The violations for each establishment are divided into two categories, Public Health Interventions to control Food borne Illness Risk Factors and Good Retail Practices.

Risk Factors are food preparation practices and employee behaviors most commonly reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as contributing factors in food borne illness outbreaks.

Good Retail Practices are preventive measures to control the introduction of pathogens, chemicals and physical objects into foods

J. T. Reddick

Elementary School

404 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.

Tifton

Inspection:

September 10, 2018    Previous Inspection:

February 7, 2018

Current Score: 100    Previous Score: 100

Current Grade: A        Previous Grade: A

No violations noted at time of inspection.

Charles Spencer

Elementary School

65 Tifton Eldorado Road    Tifton

Inspection:

September 12, 2018    Previous Inspection:

February 27, 2018

Current Score: 94        Previous Score: 99

Current Grade: A    

Previous Grade: A

Foodborne Illness Risk Factors and Public Health Interventions in violation:  Observed hand wash sink not accessible to employees. (4 points)

Good Retail Practices in violation:  Observed dumpster in disrepair. (2 points)

Eighth Street Middle School

700 West 8th Street    Tifton

Inspection:

September 13, 2018    Previous Inspection:

 January 8, 2018    

Current Score: 91        Previous Score: 91

Current Grade: A

Previous Grade: A

Foodborne Illness Risk Factors and Public Health Interventions in violation:  Observed time/temperature control for safety foods being held using time as a public health control placed in cooler on serving line for service without first being cooled to 41°F or below. (9 points)

Tift County High School

1 Blue Devil Way        Tifton

Inspection:

September 14, 2018    Previous Inspection:

January 29, 2018    

Current Score: 91        Previous Score: 93

Current Grade: A        Previous Grade:

Foodborne Illness Risk Factors and Public Health Interventions in violation:  Observed cold time/temperature control for safety foods being cold held at temperatures above 41°F. Observed hot time/temperature control for safety foods being hot held at temperatures below 135°F. Observed time/temperature control for safety foods being held using time as a public health control placed in cooler on serving line for service without first being cooled to 41°F or below. Observed time/temperature control for safety foods being held using time as a public health control with no time marking. Observed employees falsifying documentation required for using time as a public health control. (9 points)

El Patron Mexican Restaurant

451 Fulwood Blvd.    Tifton

Inspection:

September 13, 2018    Previous Re-Inspection: May 10, 2018

Current Score: 76        Previous Score: 85

Current Grade: C        Previous Grade: B

Foodborne Illness Risk Factors and Public Health Interventions in violation:  Observed evidence of employees drinking from unapproved containers in food preparation areas. Observed hand wash sink being used for purposes other than washing hands. Observed hand wash sink with no soap. Observed temperature of water at hand wash sink above the allowed maximum temperature.  (4 points)

Observed dish machine with a sanitizer concentration below the required amount.  Observed sanitizer concentration in wiping cloth buckets below the required amount. (4 points)

Observed cold time/temperature control for safety foods being cold held at temperatures above 41°F. Observed hot time/temperature control for safety foods being hot held at temperatures below 135°F. (11 points)

Good Retail Practices in violation: Observed time/temperature control for safety foods being cooled using unapproved method.  (4 points)

Observed no drain plug for dumpster. Observed dumpster lids open. (1 point)