Taza Smoothies & Gets Conditional Pass on Health Inspection

Clutter provides harborage for rodents and cockroaches. Cardboard harbors cockroach eggs. Each egg case contains 30-40 nymphs.

1. DESIGNATE an area for employee items, LABEL this area, and KEEP all employee items in this area. DISCONTINUE use of Raid, REMOVE from facility, and HIRE licensed pest control services if necessary. -Observed employee medicines are stored in the shelving above the food preparation sink and a can of Raid being stored underneath the food preparation sink.

1. DISCONTINUE using hot holding equipment to cook. Instead use oven or grill to cook foods to ensure they reach the correct internal temperature. -Observed cut tomatoes and onions with Saran Wrap on them in the hot holding unit. Per employee, the items were cooking and would be cooled today and blended tomorrow for salsa. Corrected on site - Per Inspector's request, the food was removed and properly heated in the oven.

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

-Observed a box of onions ( in back of the house) and sodas stored on the ground (in the front of the house.)

-Observed the sole probe thermometer at the facility was off by more than +/- 2F and no thermometers were provided inside the refrigeration drawers underneath the grill.

Dirty wiping cloths spread millions of bacteria across surfaces. Cloths used on raw meat spread Salmonella and E. coli throughout kitchen.

-Observed wiping cloths were stored on food preparation counters such as cutting boards lacking the correct amount of sanitizing solution and measured 25 ppm chlorine bleach solution.

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

1. PROVIDE an one inch air gap from the floor sink to the piping. -Observed one of the two pipes under the food preparation sink is missing a one inch air gap.

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

1. PROVIDE an one inch air gap from the floor sink to the piping. -Observed one of the two pipes under the food preparation sink is missing a one inch air gap.