By: Don Shaw email: don.shaw@pennsylvaniachronicle.com
Boiling Springs, PA
Benny’s Pizza
121 FORGE RD
BOILING SPRINGS, PA 17007
717-258-6522
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services conducted an unannounced retail food inspection on 8/26/2020. As a result of that inspection, and due to the severity of the specific violations Benny’s Pizza was cited as being, “Out of Compliance” with Pennsylvania’s food safety regulations. During this inspection a total of 11 violations were found.
The inspector made the following comments in support of the violations found during the inspection:
- The Person in Charge does not demonstrate adequate knowledge of food safety in this food facility as evidenced by this non-compliant inspection.
- Observed an in-use knife stored between the sandwich cooler edge and wall, an area not easily cleanable & sanitized.
- Cell phone stored directly on a prep table in the kitchen.
- Observed dried food residue on the blade of the table mounted can opener.
- Back dry storage area has many holes in the walls and gaps in the doors which needs repaired.
- Observed 10 to 15 rodent-like droppings near the back door.
- Sandwich cooler was holding several foods at 56°F rather than 41°F or below as required. (see note below)
- Time in lieu of temperature being used in the food facility to control ready to eat potentially hazardous foods (pizza) without written procedures or documentation to verify disposition of food.
- Refrigerated ready to eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared in the food facility and held for more than 24 hours, located in the walk-in cooler, is not being date marked.
- Food facility does not have available sanitizer test strips or test kit to determine appropriate sanitizer concentration.
- Observed a hole in the wall near the back door and a gap in the door that does not protect against the entry on pests.
- A food employee was observed touching lettuce – a ready to eat food – with bare hands.
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