CONDITIONAL
Arguello Market: Food Storage Issues - Conditional
November 21, 2025
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Routine Inspection
3
Total Violations
2
Major
1
Minor
1
Corrected On Site
Inspector's Report
Inspector found food storage violations including double-stacked cheese in prep cooler and opened aluminum cans being stored in walk-in cooler. Additional issue with debris found in floor sink under cheese reach-in cooler.
Violations Cited
3
#27
CORRECTED
MAJOR
FOOD SEPARATED AND PROTECTED
Why This Matters
Raw chicken drips contaminate everything below with Salmonella and Campylobacter. Cross-contamination causes massive outbreaks affecting hundreds.
What Was Observed
Observed two stacks of sliced cheese being stored double stascked in the cold top prep cooler. DISCONTINUE this unapproved practice. COS - Employee placed the cheese into another food insert in the cooler unit.
CA Retail Food Code: Section 113986, 113988
#35
MAJOR
EQUIPMENT APPROVED: CLEAN; INSTALLED; GOOD REPAIR; CAPACITY
Why This Matters
Household equipment cannot withstand commercial use and harbors bacteria in cracks. Latex gloves cause severe allergic reactions in sensitive individuals.
What Was Observed
Observed food being stored in its opened aluminum cans in the walk in cooler. DISCONTINUE storing foods in aluminum cans once opened. If the food is not immediately used once opened, need to transfer to durable metals or plastic containers. Aluminum cans are a single use product.
CA Retail Food Code: Section 114130, 114160
#35
MAJOR
EQUIPMENT APPROVED: CLEAN; INSTALLED; GOOD REPAIR; CAPACITY
Why This Matters
Household equipment cannot withstand commercial use and harbors bacteria in cracks. Latex gloves cause severe allergic reactions in sensitive individuals.
What Was Observed
Observed food being stored in its opened aluminum cans in the walk in cooler. DISCONTINUE storing foods in aluminum cans once opened. If the food is not immediately used once opened, need to transfer to durable metals or plastic containers. Aluminum cans are a single use product.
CA Retail Food Code: Section 114130, 114160
Inspector Information
Email
lucas.willis@sfdph.org
Received By
Sal qaqundah