There weren’t many violations Thursday at a Miami-Dade Fresco Y Mas, but supermarkets don’t need many handling, thawing and storage of food violations to fail inspection.
And Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services inspectors Wenndy Ayerdis and Luis Lopez noted this, starting the inspection report of 15050 Sunset Drive with: “The person in charge does not ensure active managerial control, as evidenced by violations noted on the inspection report: receiving temperatures; cold and hot holding temperatures.”
Safe transport or storage for foods kept in cold storage requires they be kept at or under 41 degrees. Food kept in hot holding units need to be at or above 135 degrees. Everything between those temperatures creates the potential for bacterial overpopulation…