Armenian Cultural Center Fails Health Inspection

Mice produce 50 droppings daily containing Salmonella and hantavirus. Cockroaches carry 33 bacteria types and 6 parasitic worms. Rats spread plague and leptospirosis.

1. IMMEDIATELY call pest control service operator and request for a service to be performed for rodents immediately. PROVIDE pest control service report to Inspector as soon as possible. -Observed rodent droppings on the floor around the mechanical dishwasher and on top of the container of the sanitizing solution for the mechanical dishwasher.

-Observed approximately 5+ uncontainerized green rodent bait blocks (poison) on the floor underneath the mechanical dish washing area.

Without sanitizer, wiping cloths become bacteria breeding grounds. One contaminated cloth can spread pathogens to every surface it touches.

1. PROVIDE a minimum one inch air gap from the floor sink to the piping to prevent backflow. -Observed white piping for the ice machine is directly in the floor sink underneath the handwashing sink.

Sewage contains billions of pathogens including hepatitis A, norovirus, and E. coli. One tablespoon contains 100 million bacteria. Causes immediate severe illness.

-Observed numerous handwashing violations: 1. food employee was observed washing their hands with gloves on, 2. employee was observed handling dirty dishes then put on gloves without washing their hands and began eating and did not wash their hands after attempting to continue food preparation, 3. food employee touching their face then touching food without washing their hands first, 4. food employee was observed eating and engaging in active food preparation without removing their gloves and wa

Missing handwashing supplies forces employees to skip handwashing. Studies show only 31% of workers wash hands properly when supplies are inadequate. Spreads norovirus to hundreds.

1. PROVIDE paper towel dispenser in closer vicinity to handwashing sink to prevent contamination (dripping of water into food). -Observed the single-use paper towels are on the table behind the handwashing sink which causes water to drip on the table. 2. PROVIDE new liquid soap dispenser to encourage handwashing. -Observed liquid soap for the handwashing sink is not easy to pump and requires the top of the pump to be lifted to be pumped.

Raw chicken drips contaminate everything below with Salmonella and Campylobacter. Cross-contamination causes massive outbreaks affecting hundreds.

-Observed raw chicken stored in the refrigeration shelf above vegetables that are stored below.

1. ALWAYS wash vegetables and fruits BEFORE cutting. -Observed cut carrots in a container. Per employee, the carrots are cut then washed.

Improper storage allows pest access and temperature abuse. Food on floor contacts contaminated water during cleaning. Expired foods cause illness.

-Observed food stored on the floor in the walk-in freezer.

-Observed no stand alone thermometers in the upright refrigeration units.

-Observed no stand alone thermometers in the upright refrigeration units.