Beaver County's retail food inspections for June 2024

Editor’s Note: This is an overview of inspection violations recorded in Beaver County retail food establishments by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. Inspections conducted on any given day may not represent the long-term cleanliness of a facility, the state Department of Agriculture notes, and violations recorded at the time of inspection are often corrected on site prior to the inspector leaving. Violations listed below were deemed significant to the public interest by reporters at The Times, but a full list of each business' violations can be found in the Department of Agriculture's inspection database. Citations may be modified for grammar or reader clarity.

Harold's Inn

Location: 2134 Brodhead Road, Hopewell Township

Inspection Date: 6/13/24

• 103.11 Person in Charge, Duties
  • Inspector's Comment: The person in charge did not perform the duties of the person in charge by failing to ensure safe, sanitary conditions within the facility and to monitor the safe food temperature of raw proteins to avoid an imminent health hazard.
• 101.11 Safe, Unadulterated and Honestly Presented
  • Inspector's Comment: Chicken in metal colanders was held in the chicken cooler, contaminated with spoiled chicken juices on the floor and a thick layer of dried food products under the shelves. Chicken is held on rusting shelves with shelves that have particles of dried old food residue deposited on the raw protein. All chicken in this cooler is to be discarded. Raw chicken held in the two-door cooler in the kitchen is under extremely dirty shelves with dried old food residue on them. Pieces of the dried old food residue are present on the raw chicken. Chicken is to be discarded. Salmon held in a prep cooler overnight is 60.4 degrees Fahrenheit and is slimy and spoiled. Salmon is to be discarded.
• 305.11 Food Storage, Preventing Contamination from the Premises
  • Inspector's Comment: Observed an area of rust running down the wall and into the chicken prep sink in the basement from a previous or active leak. Observed an area of an earlier or active leak from the wastewater on the kitchen prep room's basement floor that is not cleaned. Observed areas of rust in the facility that allow for contamination of food products.
• 501.13 Thawing Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food
  • Inspector's Comment: Frozen fish were observed thawing at room temperature in the three-bay sink, which is not an approved thawing method. The problem was corrected on-site, but upon returning to the kitchen during this inspection, the water was shut off again.
• 501.14 Cooling
  • Inspector's Comment: Chicken wings were not cooled from 135°F to 70°F in 2 hours and/or from 135°F to 41°F within 6 hours after preparation. They were cooked and placed on top of the refrigerator in the kitchen and left to cool at room temperature. Per staff, the wings measured an internal temperature of 78.6 after 3 hours of cooling. They were discarded.
• 201.11 Separation-Storage
  • Inspector's Comment: A working container of heavy-duty degreaser was stored on the same shelf and in contact with food products in the kitchen area. The degreaser was removed and stored properly.

(Inspectors did shut down Harold's Inn temporarily following this inspection. The restaurant was reopened to the public after a follow-up inspection determined the restaurant to comply with inspection health code requirements on June 14, 2024.)

Kuhn's Market

Location: 2284 Brodhead Road, Hopewell Township

Inspection Date: 6/24/24

• 601.11(A) Equipment, Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces and Utensils
  • Inspector's Comment: Food-contact surfaces were observed to have food residue and were not clean to sight and touch. Grey slime accumulation was observed on the spray heads of the produce display misting system and in the display baskets. The surfaces were cleaned during the inspection.

The Shoppe

Location: 1816 7th Avenue, Beaver Falls

Inspection Date: 6/27/24

• 201.11(A) Food Sources
  • Inspector's Comment: Facility is selling packaged CBD gummies that is not an approved product.
• 202.12 Handwashing Sinks, Installation
  • Inspector's Comment : The hand wash sink located in the front retail area and in the employee restroom does not have water at a temperature of at least 85°F. The water temp. is 75*F. measured with agents' thermometer. Facility will stop selling coffee until the hot water issue is corrected.

1942 Tacos and Tequila

Location: 810 Ohio River Boulevard, East Rochester

Inspection Date: 6/25/24

• 601.11(A) Equipment, Food Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces and Utensils
  • Inspector's Comment: Pink and grey accumulation was observed on the internal plastic deflector inside the ice machine. The unit was drained, and an employee began cleaning and sanitizing during the inspection.

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