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Highlights - Food Protection Program

MAY 2008

Routine facility inspections are made without advance notice. It is important to keep in mind that inspections are only a “snapshot” in the entire year of a facility’s operation and they are not always reflective of the day-to-day operations and overall condition of the operation.

No critical violations were found at the following establishments during routine inspections:

Bob’s Barbeque & Catering, Throughout Tompkins
Cecil’s Snack Shack, T-Caroline
CU-Robert Purcell Dining, C-Ithaca
Elm Tree Inn, T-Groton
Joe’s Restaurant, C-Ithaca
Lake Breeze Ice Cream, T-Lansing
Lakewatch Inn, V-Lansing
Lansing Residential Center, T-Lansing
Miyake Japanese Restaurant, C-Ithaca
Moakley House, T-Ithaca
Moakley House – Mobile Unit, T-Ithaca
New Delhi Diamond, C-Ithaca
Not My Dads, V-Trumansburg
Pete’s Cayuga Bar, C-Ithaca
Ron Don’s on The Green, V-Trumansburg
Samurai Japanese Restaurant, C-Ithaca
Sarge’s Auction Sales, T-Groton
Scoops, T-Lansing
Stella’s Barn Restaurant, T- Newfield
William Henry Miller Inn, C-Ithaca

Temporary Food Service Permits are issued for single events at one location.

No critical violations were found at the following temporary establishments:

AES Cayuga Walk for Life BBQ, T- Lansing
Cornell Cooperative Extension, T-Dryden
Dryden Kiwanis Club, V-Dryden
Lehman Alternative School BBQ, C-Ithaca
Smokin’ Bones BBQ, C-Ithaca

The Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) Inspection is an opportunity for the establishment to have the health department review food processes in the facility to make sure that all potential hazards are identified and to assure that the best food safety practices are being used.

No HACCP Inspections were conducted in May.

 

Re-inspections are conducted at establishments that had a Critical Violation during the initial inspection.

The following establishments had no critical violations during re-inspections:

Borg Warner Bldg #2, T-Lansing
Groton Golf & Recreation, T-Groton
Statler Hotel-Banfi’s, C-Ithaca
Sunset Grill, T-Ithaca

The violations listed below relate directly to factors that could lead to food-borne illness or injury. These violations generally involve the food source and condition, food cooking and storage temperatures, sanitary practices, water and sewage, and the use of poisonous materials.

Critical Violations were found at the following establishments:

Homewood Suites, V-Lansing
Potentially hazardous foods were not kept at or below 45°F during cold holding. Fruit salad was observed at 54-55°F. The product was voluntarily discarded during the inspection.

A re-inspection was not completed prior to submission of this report.

Groton Golf & Recreation, T-Groton
Observed water UV light not functioning properly, inadequate disinfection. A boil water notice was issued.

A re-inspection was satisfactory. Boil water notice released.

Pre-Operational inspections are conducted, following a thorough review and approval of proposed plans, at new or extensively remodeled facilities to ensure code compliance prior to opening to the public.

Pre-Operational Inspections were conducted at the following facilities:

Country Inn & Suites, T-Ithaca

 

 
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