Health Inspections: Provender, Sea Asia Star, Spring Restaurant

The Rhode Island Health Department noted the violations at the following Tiverton-Little Compton establishments in June:

Provender Fine Foods - The following violations were noted during an inspection on June 26.

• Chlorine sanitizer solution was in excess of 200 ppm. A chlorine sanitizer solution applied to food contact surfaces must be between 50-100 ppms(parts per million), sanitizer was diluted to acceptable level.

• Working containers of dry ingredients are not labeled with the common name of the food. Working containers holding food or food ingredients that are removed from their original packages, such as flour, herbs, salt, sugar and spices must be labeled with the common name of the food.

• The door to the outside, located in the back and the bulkhead door in the basement, are not tight-fitting. Outer openings of a food establishment must be protected against the entry of insects and rodents by tight-fitting doors.

• Utensils in the baskets at the front register are displayed with the lip surfaces up. Utensils are to be stored so that only the handles are touched by employees and consumers if consumer self-service is provided.

• The cutting boards at the prep unit are very scratched and scored. Cutting blocks and boards that are subject to scratching and scoring shall be resurfaced if they can no longer be effectively cleaned and sanitized, or discarded if they are not capable of being resurfaced.

• The facility is lacking test strips to measure the concentration of the chlorine sanitizing solution for the 3-bay.

• No violations were marked out on this inspection.

• Potatoes are stored in the basement, some potatoes are rotten. The area needs to be cleaned, the rotten potatoes must be discarded.

• Several raw animal foods were stored above ready-to-eat foods in the walk-in refrigerator ( such as raw beef over cooked foods). Raw animal foods must be separated from raw ready-to-eat food such as vegetables during storage.

• The chlorine sanitizer concentration for the sanitizing cycle of the glass washer was not registering on the strip. Chlorine sanitizing solutions must be between 50-100 ppm. Service was called during the inspection. Glass must be sanitized separately.

• Working containers of flour are not labeled with the common name of the food. Working containers holding food or food ingredients that are removed from their original packages, such as flour, herbs, salt, sugar and spices must be labeled with the common name of the food.

• The door to the outside, located in the back, is not tight-fitting. Outer openings of a food establishment must be protected against the entry of insects and rodents by tight-fitting doors.

• Cases are stored on the floor in the freezer. Food must be stored at least 6 inches above the floor.