Unsafe cheese, unclean ‘clean’ slicers: Kendall’s BJ’s Wholesale Club fails inspection
The BJ’s Wholesale Club in Kendall’s got some cleanup work to do before the state inspector comes back next week for re-inspection after failing an inspection last week.
Unlike Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation inspections of restaurants, a failed Florida Department of Agriculture inspection doesn’t automatically shut down the supermarket, grocery store, convenience store, retail bakery, food storage or food processing facility being checked. The inspector can put a Stop Use Order on equipment or areas and the business owner might decide operating without that equipment or area isn’t profitable.
BJ’s escaped any Stop Use Orders when Inspector Yuko Kim swung by 7007 SW 117th Ave. on March 1. But, there were other issues, some of which are listed below. The deli area seemed to be a problem place.
▪ A deli slicer “stored as clean was found with old food residue on the back of the blades.”
▪ The deli slicers weren’t washed, rinsed and sanitized after being in use more than four hours.
▪ A bug control device was over a deli area prep table.
▪ In the deli walk-in cooler, where food needs to be cooled and kept under 41 degrees to prevent turning into bacteria boats, gouda cheese, muenster cheese, old fashioned ham and honey ham all were too warm after more than four hours in the cooler. They were all tossed out.
▪ Both meat and deli area workers were seen not washing their hands before working with exposed food after leaving the walk-in cooler. Proper procedure says they’re supposed to wash their hands, then put on gloves.
▪ In the bakery, the hot water of the pan washer wasn’t hot enough.
▪ The handwash sink by the meat department’s ware washing sink didn’t have paper towels for drying hands, a surprising violation as one would think a warehouse club would have paper towels for sale.
▪ You can file a complaint online about a supermarket, grocery store, convenience store, retail bakery, food storage or food processing facility.
