Salmo Inspection Shows Food Service Violations, Aramark Claims
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Volume 82, Issue 8 Smithfield, RI November 20, 2014 Inside Salmo inspection shows food service violations, Aramark claims remedies made this By Matt Gillen, Jenna the inspector’s comments “The examples including the operating procedures for the nonfood-contact surfaces of the aforementioned violation #14 entire flow of food production. Husted milk & cream dispenser nozzles and violation #44: Gloves used This includes providing an Co Editor-in-Chief, Staff have an accumulation of grime, properly, with the inspector’s environment that protects the edition Writer food residue and other debris. comments, “Inspector observed safety and integrity of the food PIC informed,” violation # 14: employee handling the food/lip from its delivery throughout its Bryant University’s new Food-contact surfaces: cleaned contact surface of clean utensils storage, preparation, transport, food service provider Aramark & sanitized, with inspector with bare hands. PIC had items and ultimately to the point of has submitted to three health comments, “The knives on the washed/rinsed/sanitized and service to the customer.” inspections of Salmanson knife rack in the kitchen area informed employees to wear O’Rourke provided insight on dining hall by the Rhode Island had an accumulation of food and gloves.” some of the steps that were taken Business: Department of Health this debris. The food contact surfaces When asked for comment, to comply with RI’s health codes Who made it to semester. Their first inspection of equipment must be clean to Aramark’s Resident District saying, “we created a beverage NISC? was on September 11th with sight and touch. PIC had items Manager at Bryant University, area within the kitchen so the 17 violations of RI’s inspection wash (sic), rinsed & sanitized,” Scott O’Rourke, provided this dining staff will not put drinks in criteria designed to control and violation # 4: Proper eating, statement, service or prep areas. In regards and prevent food hazards. The tasting, drinking or tobacco “Please be assured that to other errors inspections Department of Health came back use with inspector commenting, we did not fail inspections in provide an opportunity for Page 5 four days later on September “Multiple employee beverage September/October. The Rhode teaching and reinforcing positive 15th for another inspection containers were observed in the Island Department of Health food safety behaviors.” cited and the dining hall, this food preparation area and in inspections that you referred to Most of this information time with 11 violations, 10 of pizza cold hold unit. Employees were triggered by the completion was corroborated by one of which were the same as the first shall not drink from open of this summer’s extensive the inspectors that helped inspection. Finally they came beverage containers in order kitchen renovation project. With perform the first two of the three Sports: back for a third inspection on to prevent contamination of facilities and new construction inspections. He mentioned that Should the NFL October 6th; this time there were their hands, the container, and projects of the large and very fines and repeated inspections change its playoff eight violations, five were repeat exposed food. PIC had employee complex nature that ours was, it are performed when there are a violations from the previous two relocate beverages.” is common to have opportunities number of ‘critical’ violations by structure? inspections. The second inspection was for improvement when going an institution and that violations Health inspections of highlighted again by violations through an inspection. Most 1-27 are considered critical. As restaurants and dining facilities #47 and #14 as well as violation corrective actions happen he was not a part of the most in RI are public information # 26: Toxic substances properly immediately, while other items recent inspection in October the and can be found by anyone identified, stored & used, which take longer to resolve and require inspector was not able to fully interested online at http://food. came with the inspector’s the assistance of the University confirm that all critical violations ri.digitalhealthdepartment. comments, “Working buckets facilities team.” had been remedied and whether com/. Violation descriptions are of Quarternary ammonium In our case, the Rhode there will be more followup phrased in a positive manner sanitizer solution was reading 0 Island Department of Health inspections in the near future by the RI department of health, ppm. A quarternary ammonia made follow up visits at both due to non compliance. so for example when a report sanitizer solution applied to food five days and 30 days after the When comparing Aramark Page 7 shows violation #8: Adequate contact surfaces must be applied original inspection. They found so far to Sodexo the Archway handwashing facilities supplied at the strength as indicated on that issues had been remedied found that the Rhode Island and accessible, it actually means the manufacturers’ label. PIC to their satisfaction. Aramark Department of Health shows that these facilities are not had employee change solution to has a multitude of ongoing, 11 total inspections of Sodexo, supplied and/or accessible. manufacturers label.” rigorous training and quality dating from May 9, 2007 (one Notable violations in the While the third inspection assurance processes in place to violation here) to April 7, 2014 Opinion: first inspection were,violation in October had fewer violations ensure that we meet or exceed (four violations). The most What’s behind the #47: Non-food contact surfaces than the first two there were very high industry standards. behind? clean (repeat offender), with a couple notably unsanitary We maintain rigid standard See “Aramark”, page 4 Page 10 Skunks take over Bryant Students beware and keep your eyes peeled Variety: By Shayan Ushani American Psycho: Staff Writer greed and madness If you have been walking around campus at night, you have probably encountered one of these. A black pest with beady eyes that smells terrible…skunks. I cannot keep track of the number of times I have had friends come up to me telling me they saw a skunk from a mere foot away, pulled out my phone to see skunks on multiple Snapchats, and the countless YikYaks. Unlike Pepé Le Pew they are nowhere near as funny, but just as annoying. They have become more than just an annoyance, coming close to halls and students, spraying their hideously strong odor. For those who are not familiar, skunks by other animals, such as the body of a dead thick fur. Evolutionary biologists theorize are mammals. They are omnivorous, with a bird left by cats. It is important to make that, because skunks are the primary diet consisting mostly of insects and different sure that you do not leave any trash outside, predators of the honeybee, their fur has grasses. Most skunks reside in North especially in places of high traffic. Lingering provided a much needed protection. Skunks Page 13 America, with populations existing in South trash outside of halls and wrappers from can be found peeping into beehives in search America and Southeastern Asia. Similar to Nick’s Place have caused skunks to come of honey. raccoons, skunks act as scavengers where close to certain students. Fortunately for us, skunks are mostly humans reside.. They search through garbage What is interesting is one proposed for food, and they eat carcasses left behind theory for why skunks have evolved to have See “Skunks”, page 3 page 2 News November 20, 2014 Bursting the ‘Bryant Staff Bubble’ Matt Gillen & Kat Larsson Co Editors-in-Chief Ferguson Web Editor: Daniel Chan Editorial Assistant & News Editor: Molly Funk Bob Marley Opinion Editor: Autumn Harrington Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has declared a state of Variety Editor: Sarah Rudkin emergency and activated the National Guard. 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