Sacramento County grocery store cited for being ‘unclean and cluttered.’ Which one?
Sacramento County health inspectors cited a local grocery store after finding dirty floors and food items at dangerous temperatures.
The inspectors also discovered improperly stored food, dirty floors, cluttered surfaces and other code violations.
The supermarket, which specializes in Eastern European fare, received a yellow placard.
According to the Sacramento County Food Inspection Guide, restaurants are assigned a placard — green, yellow or red — based on inspection results.
A green placard signals the establishment has passed inspection, while a yellow placard indicates inspectors discovered two or more major violations, which are usually corrected or mitigated while the inspection process is underway.
A red placard, however, signals “imminent danger to public health and safety” and suspends the health permit until violations are corrected.
Serious vermin infestations and other major hazards can lead to the issuing of a red placard.
The county performs about 14,000 inspections annually, with 97% of establishments passing, spokesman Ken Casparis previously told The Sacramento Bee.
Approximately 1% of inspections result in a closure, he said.
Here are the results of Sacramento County food facility inspections for Dec. 19 through Wednesday, Dec. 25, as of Thursday, Dec. 26:
If an inspection listed below needs clarification, business owners can email The Sacramento Bee at servicejournalists@sacbee.com. The Bee publishes weekly updates on health inspections across Sacramento County.
Health inspectors cite Citrus Heights grocery store
Citrus Plaza Market, 6240 San Juan Ave., Suite B, in Citrus Heights, had six violations on Friday, Dec. 20.
Sacramento County health inspectors cited the European grocery store due to several major health violations, including improperly stored food and cleanliness issues.
Inspectors discovered that “potentially hazardous foods” — chiporakis with meat fillings and pirotskis with meat, cabbage, potato and cheese fillings — were kept at unsafe temperatures on a countertop in a food preparation room.
The walk-in refrigerator had a dirty floor with food items improperly stored on it, and unused equipment was stored nearby.
The shelving units across from the fridge were “unclean and cluttered,” the report said, as was the area around the bread-cutting machine.
More than 25% of the floor in the deli area was “in disrepair,” the report said.
The wall behind the break slicer had also fallen into disrepair and lacked an approved finish, according to inspectors.
Employees lacked proper knowledge of food safety procedures, including the temperatures at which food should be held, according to the report.
Inspectors said several prepackaged food items, such as bread, cakes, jam and pastries, had no identification labels in the customer self-service area.
Inspectors had yet to reinspect the grocery store as of the morning of Thursday, Dec. 26.
