1330 HUFFMAN RD C , ANCHORAGE AK 99515
Recent inspections found mostly paperwork issues (missing employee health reporting agreement, expired test strips) and a handwashing sink at the counter that wasn't set up/working properly, which the operator was told to fix. There's no evidence of contaminated food, pests, or improper food temperatures, so the risk to diners appears low, though it's worth confirming the sink issue has been resolved.
A minimum number of handwashing sinks necessary for convenient use by employees in food preparation, food dispensing, and warewashing areas shall be provided. AMC 16.60.160(5-203.11) Plumbing fixtures such as handwashing sinks, toilets, and urinals shall be cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean and maintained and used. AMC 16.60.170(6-501.18) ***Handwashing facilities are critical to food protection and must be maintained in operating order at all times so they will be used. ***OBSERVED TWO SINKS AT THE FRONT COUNTER SERVICE AREA. THE PERSON IN CHARGE STATED THAT THE SMALL SINK NEXT TO THE HOT HOLDING UNIT IS USED FOR FOOD WHILE THE LARGER SINK ON THE LEFT IS NOT USED AT ALL AND IS NOT A HANDWASHING SINK. IN ADDITION, THE LARGE HANDWASHING SINK IS NOT PUMPING OUT HOT WATER ADEQUATELY. ENSURE THAT A HANDWASHING SINK IS SET UP, MAINTAINED, PROPERLY PROVISIONED, AND AVAILABLE FOR USE AT THE FOOD SERVICE COUNTER AREA. NOTIFY THIS INSPECTOR WITH A MAINTENANCE REPAIR BILL OR REPAIR SUMMARY BY THE COMPLIANCE DATE NOTED ON THIS REPORT. A sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands shall be provided at all handwashing sinks used by food employees and shall be clearly visible to food employees. AMC 16.60.170(6-301.14) ***OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT THE HANDWASHING SINK. ENSURE TO FOLLOW THE DIRECTIVES ABOVE. LEFT 2 HANDWASHING SIGNAGE WITH THE PERSON IN CHARGE WHO CORRECTED ON-SITE.
The permit holder shall require food employees and conditional employees to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food. A food employee or conditional employee shall report the information in a manner that allows the person in charge to reduce the risk of foodborne disease transmission, including providing necessary additional information, such as the date of onset of symptoms and an illness, or of a diagnosis without symptoms, if the food employee or conditional employee: 1. Has any of the following symptoms: (a) Vomiting, (b) diarrhea, (c) jaundice, (d) sore throat with fever, (e) a lesion containing pus such as a boil or infected wound that is open or draining and is (i) On the hands or wrists, unless an impermeable cover such as a finger cot or stall protects the lesion, and a single-use glove is worn over the impermeable cover. (ii) On exposed portions of the arms, unless the lesion is protected by an impermeable cover or (iii)On other parts of the body, unless the lesion is covered by a dry, durable, tight-fitting bandage. 2 .Has an illness diagnosed by a HEALTH PRACTITIONER due to: (a) Norovirus, (b) Hepatitis A virus, (c) Shigella spp., (d) PSHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI, (e) Salmonella Typhi; or (f) nontyphoidal Salmonella; AMC 16.60.130(2-201.11.A) THE PERSON IN CHARGE MUST ENSURE THAT ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES UNDERSTAND THEIR OBLIGATION TO REPORT HEALTH-RELATED INFORMATION TIED TO DISEASES TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. THIS REPORTING MUST BE VERIFIABLE. A SIMPLE WAY TO MEET THIS REQUIREMENT IS FOR ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES TO COMPLETE A FOOD EMPLOYEE REPORTING AGREEMENT AND ENSURE THE SIGNED DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE WHEN REQUESTED. A FOOD EMPLOYEE REPORTING AGREEMENT IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD AT WWW.MUNI.ORG/FOODINFO. REGULARLY REVIEWING REPORTABLE ILLNESSES AND SYMPTOMS WITH EMPLOYEES; AND ENSURING PROPER REPORTING; HELPS LOWER THE RISK OF VIRAL OR BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION FROM INFECTED STAFF SPREADING TO FOOD. ***PERSON IN CHARGE WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A VERIFIABLE COPY OF THE EMPLOYEE HEALTH REPORTING AGREEMENT OR SIMILAR DOCUMENT DURING THIS INSPECTION. A COPY WAS LEFT WITH THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO CORRECT THE VIOLATION ON SITE. ENSURE THAT ALL FOOD WORKERS REVIEW AND UNDERSTAND THE INFORMATION LISTED ABOVE.***
A test kit or other device that accurately measures the concentration of sanitizing solutions shall be provided. AMC 16.60.150(4-302.14) ***PERSON IN CHARGE PROVIDED EXPIRED CHLORINE TEST STRIPS DURING THIS INSPECTION. ENSURE THAT CURRENT TEST STRIPS ARE ACQUIRED TO ACCURATELY MEASURE THE CONCENTRATION OF CHEMICAL SANITIZERS.***
The permit holder shall require food employees to report to the Person In Charge information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food. A food employee shall report the information in a manner that allows the Person In Charge to reduce the risk of foodborne disease transmission. AMC 16.60.130(2-201.11.A) The Person In Charge shall notify the regulatory authority when a food employee is: (1) Jaundiced; or (2) Diagnosed with norovirus, Hepatitis A, Shigella, E. coli, or Salmonella Typhi. AMC 16.60.130(2-201.11.B) ***THE PERSON IN CHARGE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING FOOD EMPLOYEES AWARE OF THE REQUIREMENT TO REPORT INFORMATION, IN A VERIFIABLE WAY, REGARDING THEIR HEALTH STATUS AS IT RELATES TO DISEASES THAT ARE TRANSMITTED BY FOOD. COMPLETION OF A FOOD EMPLOYEES REPORTING AGREEMENT (can be downloaded at www.muni.org/foodinfo ) BY ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES IS SATISFACTORY TO MEET THIS REQUIREMENT. REGULAR REVIEW OF REPORTABLE ILLNESS/SYMPTOMS AND PROPER REPORTING WILL HELP REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD THAT CERTAIN VIRAL AND BACTERIAL AGENTS WILL BE TRANSMITTED FROM INFECTED FOOD EMPLOYEES INTO FOOD. ***THE REPORTABLE SYMPTOMS AND DIAGNOSED ILLNESS ARE AS FOLLOWS: VOMITING, DIARRHEA, SORE THROAT WITH A FEVER, OPEN CUTS OR INFECTED WOUNDS, JAUNDICE. DIAGNOSED (OR A HOUSEHOLD MEMBER THAT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED) WITH NOROVIRUS, TYPHOID FEVER, SHIGELLOSIS, E.COLI O157:H7 OR OTHER STEC INFECTION, OR HEPATITIS A. ***FACILITY DID NOT HAVE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY THAT ADHERED TO THE ABOVE GUIDELINES. FACILITY NEEDS TO ADOPT OR CREATE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY THAT FOLLOWS THE ABOVE GUIDANCE BY THE COMPLIANCE DATE. COPY OF ANCHORAGE HEALTH DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY WAS LEFT WITH PERSON IN CHARGE.