Mold on food is one of the reasons a Miami-Dade Fresh Market failed state inspection
A state inspector didn’t find many violations at The Falls’ Fresh Market on Friday — the worst involved mold and food —but found enough to give the location its lowest inspection rating, “Re-Inspection Required.”
Florida Department of Agriculture Inspector Catalina Ordonez will be returning to The Fresh Market at 8760 SW 136th St., next to U.S. 1 in South Miami-Dade, on March 22, if not before.
Here’s some of what Inspector Ordonez found Friday:
▪ In the deli area, a “food employee did not wash hands between entering and exiting food preparation area and handling food items.”
▪ If that employee went over to the deli area hand sink between the slicers, he or she would have found the “garbage can stored in front of the handwash sink.” The path to the sink must be clear. Employees can’t be made to reach over a trash can for handwashing, which a poorly placed trash can with a rectangular or large circular opening can make difficult.
▪ In the produce area’s walk-in cooler, chili lime butter had “green mold-like growth.” A Stop Sale from Ordonez sent a 6-pound box of chili lime butter dollops into the garbage.
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▪ At the deli counter, “multiple food items measured out of temperature control in the hot holding unit,” meaning under 135 degrees. These included sausages at 118 degrees and chicken wings at 110 to 131 degrees. Inspector Ordonez allowed the staff to reheat the sausage and chicken to above 165 degrees.
▪ An employee wasn’t wearing a hair restraint while working in the bakery processing area source of The Fresh Market’s popular desserts.
▪ “Ice buildup accumulated on the seafood walk-in freezer floor.”
This story was originally published March 12, 2024 at 2:35 PM.
