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Cruise Ship: Carnival Valor Cruise Line: Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. Inspection Date: 01/16/2005 Inspection Score: 95
This cruise ship inspection report lists the deficiencies found during the inspection. Additional information corresponding to each item number is available in the lastest editions of the CDC VSP Operational Manual.

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Item No.: *
Site: Other-CORRECTIVE ACTION STATEMENT
Violation: IN DEVELOPING THE CORRECTIVE ACTION STATEMENT FOR THIS INSPECTION, CRITICAL-ITEM DEFICIENCIES (DESIGNATED WITH YES IN CRITICAL COLUMN (WORTH 3 - 5 POINTS), WHETHER DEBITED OR NOT, SHOULD INCLUDE STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES AND MONITORING PROCEDURES IMPLEMENTED TO PREVENT THE RECURRENCE OF THE CRITICAL DEFICIENCY. PREPARE CORRECTIVE ACTION STATEMENT AS A WORD PROCESSING OR SPREADSHEET FILE WHICH WILL BE SENT TO USPHS / VSP AS AN EMAIL MESSAGE ATTACHMENT. PLEASE EMAIL CORRECTIVE ACTION STATEMENT TO: VSP@CDC.GOV USE EMAIL MESSAGE SUBJECT LINE: CARNIVAL VALOR - CAS - [1/16/2005] .
Recommendation:
Item No.: 06
Site: Other-POTABLE WATER
Violation: THE SHIP STAFF STATED THAT ON THE CURRENT ITINERARY THEY BUNKER POTABLE WATER EVERY SUNDAY IN MIAMI ONLY. ALTHOUGH THERE IS AN ONBOARD MICROBIOLOGICAL TEST KIT USED FOR ANALYZING THE POTABLE WATER IN THE SHIP'S DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, IT IS NOT USED FOR THE BUNKER CHLORINATION. THE SHIP MAINTAINS A SUMMARY RECORD FOR MICROBIOLOGICAL TESTING OF THE MIAMI PORT WATER WHICH IS FROM THE YEAR 2003. THERE ARE NO RECORDS ON THE SHIP FOR THE POTABLE WATER BUNKERED IN MIAMI IN 2004 OR 2005. STAFF EXPECT THE SUMMARY RECORD FOR THE YEAR OF 2004 IN JULY 2005.
Recommendation: 5.1.1.2.1 Where available, the vessel shall have a copy of the most recent microbiologic report from each port before bunkering potable water to verify that the water meets potable standards.
Item No.: 08
Site: Other-POTABLE WATER - PRODUCTION
Violation: THERE WAS NO RECORD THAT POTABLE WATER WHICH IS PRODUCED BY THE SHIP'S ONBOARD EVAPORATORS WAS CHLORINATED. STAFF STATED THAT THEY DO NOT RECORD THE PRODUCTION WATER CHLORINATION CONCENTRATIONS AT ALL.
Recommendation: 5.2.1.2.2 Free residual halogen monitoring shall be performed at least hourly during the bunkering of potable water and performed at least once every 4 hours during the onboard production of potable water.
Item No.: 10
Site: Other-CHILDREN'S WADING POOL
Violation: THERE WAS NO LETTER CERTIFYING THAT THE SINGLE DRAIN COVER INSTALLED ON THE DECK 11 WADING POOL MET ANTI-VORTEX STANDARDS ACCORDING TO THIS MANUAL.
Recommendation: 6.4.1.2.2 Anti-vortex drain covers shall be provided on swimming pools and whirlpool spas. Provide a letter which ensures that the anti-vortex cover was made according to either ASME International or some other accredited agency.
Item No.: 14
Site: Other-LIDO - TASTE OF NATION
Violation: ONE OF THE TWO WORKERS COOKING OMELETS TO ORDER ON THE BUFFET LINE WAS WEARING A WRISTWATCH.
Recommendation: 7.2.3.3.1 While preparing food, food employees may not wear jewelry on their arms and hands.
Item No.: 15
Site: Other-APPETIZER AREA - COLD ROOM #31
Violation: ONE LEMON WAS FOUND SPOILED.
Recommendation: 7.3.2.2.5 Food packages shall be in good condition and protect the integrity of the contents so that the food is not exposed to adulteration or potential contaminants. Canned goods with dents on end or side seams may not be used.
Item No.: 19
Site: Other-LIDO - TASTE OF NATIONS - AFT BUFFET
Violation: SERVING SPOONS SET INSIDE TALL, NARROW CHINA CYLINDERS CONTAINING VARIOUS TOPPINGS (JELLY, PEANUT BUTTER, MARMALADE) WERE TOO SHORT AND THE HANDLES WERE RESTING AGAINST THE FOOD PRODUCT ON THE UPPER EDGE OF EACH CYLINDER. PASSENGERS CONTACT THE FOOD PRODUCT WITH THEIR HANDS WHEN SERVING.
Recommendation: 7.3.3.4.2.1 During pauses in food preparation or dispensing, food preparation and dispensing utensils shall be stored: (1) In the food with their handles above the top of the food and the container.
Item No.: 19
Site: Other-LIDO - BUFFETS GENERAL
Violation: THE SERVING SPOONS, TONGS, AND OTHER UTENSILS FOR COLD TOP FRUITS AND HOT FOODS WERE TOO SHORT IN LENGTH COMPARED TO THE PLATTERS AND PANS USED FOR THE FOODS WITHIN. ONE SUCH UTENSIL IN THE STARBOARD SECTION OF THE GRAND BUFFET WAS RESTING WITH THE HANDLE IN CONTACT WITH THE CUT HONEYDEW MELON ON DISPLAY.
Recommendation: 7.3.3.4.2.1 During pauses in food preparation or dispensing, food preparation and dispensing utensils shall be stored: (1) In the food with their handles above the top of the food and the container.
Item No.: 19
Site: Other-LIDO - TASTE OF NATIONS/GRAND BUFFETS
Violation: LARGE BOWLS CONTAINING WHOLE APPLES AND PEARS WERE SET OUT ON THE TOP BUFFET COUNTER DIRECTLY BELOW THE SNEEZE SHIELD. IN THAT POSITION ONE THIRD OF THE BOWL WAS ACTUALLY OUTSIDE THE SHIELD AND SUBJECT TO CONTAMINATION FROM PASSENGERS.
Recommendation: 7.3.3.6.1 Food on display shall be protected from contamination by the use of packaging; counter, service line, or salad bar food guards; display cases; or other effective means.
Item No.: 19
Site: Other-LIDO - GRAND BUFFET DESSERT SECTION
Violation: THE TWO END SECTIONS OF THE ISLAND STYLE DESSERT BUFFET ARE OPEN AND ALLOW FOR PASSENGER CONTAMINATION OF THE FOODS STORED WITHIN. DURING THE INSPECTION THERE WAS A SERVER WORKING AT ONE END OF THE BUFFET ISLAND PLATING DESSERTS AS PASSENGERS REQUESTED. ON THE OPPOSITE END OF THE BUFFET WHOLE MANGO CAKE, CHOCOLATE LAYER CAKE, AND LEMON DIET CAKE WAS DISPLAYED OUTSIDE OF THE SNEEZE SHIELDS. THE CAKES WERE NOT YET SLICED, BUT OPEN TO PASSENGER CONTAMINATION.
Recommendation: 7.3.3.6.1 Food on display shall be protected from contamination by the use of packaging; counter, service line, or salad bar food guards; display cases; or other effective means.
Item No.: 19
Site: Other-LIDO - BUFFETS GENERAL
Violation: NUMEROUS LARGE DECORATIVE DISPLAY ITEMS PRIMARILY OF WAX OR PLANT TYPE DECORATIONS FROM DRY PLANTS OR PLASTIC VERSIONS WERE SET IN NEARLY ALL THE SPACES INSIDE BUFFETS AND DIRECTLY BESIDE UNPROTECTED HOT AND COLD READY-TO-EAT FOODS. IN SOME CASES THE SPACES USED FOR THESE DECORATIONS COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN USED TO STORE FRUIT BOWLS AND DESSERT ITEMS WHICH WERE SET OUTSIDE OF THE BUFFET SNEEZE SHIELDS ON DISPLAY. MOST OF THE DECORATIONS WERE NOT EASY TO CLEAN AND SOME HAD VISIBLE SOIL ON THEIR SURFACES.
Recommendation: 7.3.3.5.1 Food shall be protected from contamination by storing the food: (1) In a clean, dry location; (2) Where it is not exposed to splash, dust, or other contamination; and (3) At least 15 centimeters (6 inches) above the deck.
Item No.: 20
Site: Other-MAIN GALLEY - HOT SERVICE LINES
Violation: MANY OF THE PLASTIC PLATE COVERS WERE CHIPPED AND CRACKED.
Recommendation: 7.4.1.1.2 Materials that are used in the construction of multiuse utensils and food-contact surfaces of equipment shall be: (1) Durable, corrosion-resistant, and nonabsorbent; (2) Sufficient in weight and thickness to withstand repeated warewashing; (3) Finished to have a smooth, easily cleanable surface; and (4) Resistant to pitting, chipping, crazing, scratching, scoring, distortion, and decomposition.
Item No.: 22
Site: Other-MAIN GALLEY - WAREWASH & POTWASH
Violation: KITCHEN WARE WAS OBSERVED COMING OUT OF THE WAREWASH AND POTWASH MACHINES UPRIGHT AND FULL OF WATER.
Recommendation: 7.5.5.3.3 Soiled items to be cleaned in a warewashing machine shall be loaded into racks, trays, or baskets or onto conveyors in a position that: (1) Exposes the items to the unobstructed spray from all cycles; and (2) Allows the items to drain.
Item No.: 26
Site: Other-MAIN GALLEY - HOT SERVICE LINES
Violation: FIVE OF THE PLASTIC PLATE COVERS WERE VISIBLY SOILED WITH FOOD DEBRIS.
Recommendation: 7.5.5.1.1 Food-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch.
Item No.: 27
Site: Other-LIDO - DISHWASH
Violation: THE TOP EXTERIOR DISPENSING LIDS AND THE BOTTOM EXTERIOR SURFACE OF THE COFFEE AND CREAMER STAINLESS STEEL PITCHERS WERE SOILED WITH THE GLUE RESIDUE FROM IDENTIFICATION LABELS AND MANUFACTURING LABELS RESPECTIVELY. THESE PITCHERS WERE PREVIOUSLY CLEANED AND FOUND STORED ON THE CLEAN STORAGE SHELF IN THE DISHWASH SORTING ROOM.
Recommendation: 7.5.5.1.3 Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.
Item No.: 28
Site: Other-LIDO - CORRIDORS FROM DISHWASH
Violation: THREE PLATE TROLLEYS AND ONE DECK STAND WERE SET IN THE CORRIDOR BETWEEN THE TASTE OF NATIONS AND THE DISHWASH. ONE OF THE 3 PLATE TROLLEYS WAS FULL OF PREVIOUSLY CLEANED PLATES. THE DECKHEAD ABOVE THIS CORRIDOR SECTION WAS UNFINISHED AND HAD EXPOSED PIPING, WIRE BUNDLES, CABLING, AND DUCTING WHICH WERE ALL SOILED WITH DUST DEBRIS. IN THE ADJACENT CORRIDOR SECTION ENTERING THE DISHWASH THE DECKHEAD WAS COVERED, BUT THERE WERE ANOTHER 3 PLATE TROLLEYS (TWO OF WHICH WERE FULL OF CLEAN PLATES) AND 1 DECK STAND WITH 3 STACKS OF CLEAN PLASTIC BINS APPROXIMATELY 4 FEET HIGH.
Recommendation: 7.5.7.3.1 Cleaned equipment and utensils, laundered linens, and single-service and single-use articles shall be stored: (1) In a clean, dry location; (2) Where they are not exposed to splash, dust, or other contamination; and (3) At least 15 centimeters (6 inches) above the deck.
Item No.: 28
Site: Other-MAIN GALLEY - HOT SERVICE LINES
Violation: SOME OF THE PLATE COVERS WERE TIGHTLY STACKED NOT ALLOWING FOR AIR DRYING. A FEW OF THE PLATE COVERS HAD LARGE AMOUNTS WATER IN-BETWEEN THEM.
Recommendation: 7.5.7.3.2 Clean equipment and utensils shall be stored: (1) In a self-draining position that allows air drying; and (2) Covered or inverted.
Item No.: 28
Site: Other-GRILL PANTRY
Violation: THE HOOD CLEANING CABINET IN THE GRILL PANTRY WAS MOUNTED DIRECTLY ABOVE THE FOOD PREPARATION COUNTER AND ADJACENT PREPARATION SINK. THE CABINET WAS NOT WATERTIGHT AND CONTAINED A NON-POTABLE CLEANING LIQUID/OIL MIXTURE IN AN OPEN METAL CONTAINER. THE LOWER CABINET SURFACE WAS SOILED WITH THE CLEANING LIQUID/OIL MIXTURE, BUT NONE WAS OBSERVED LEAKING ONTO THE COUNTER BELOW.
Recommendation: 7.5.7.3.1 Cleaned equipment and utensils, laundered linens, and single-service and single-use articles shall be stored: (1) In a clean, dry location; (2) Where they are not exposed to splash, dust, or other contamination; and (3) At least 15 centimeters (6 inches) above the deck.
Item No.: 33
Site: Other-LIDO - GRAND BUFFET
Violation: THE BACK BULKHEAD DECORATED STEEL UPPER SECTION WAS SOILED WITH WHAT APPEARED TO BE A CORROSION OR METAL REACTION ACROSS THE SURFACE. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS A 3 METER SECTION IN THE CENTER WHERE A PROFILE PANEL BETWEEN THE DECKHEAD AND BULKHEAD WAS DAMAGED AND MISALIGNED, LEAVING A DIFFICULT TO CLEAN GAP.
Recommendation: 7.7.4.2.1 Decks, bulkheads, deckheads, and attached equipment in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas, shall be cleaned as often as necessary.
Item No.: 38
Site: Other-GARBAGE ROOM CLEANING LOCKER
Violation: MAINTENANCE TOOLS SUCH AS MOPS, BROOMS, AND SIMILAR ITEMS WERE NOT STORED IN AN ORDERLY MANNER. A LARGE NUMBER OF MOPS AND BROOM WERE STORED IN THIS LOCKER.
Recommendation: 7.7.7.1.3 Maintenance tools such as mops, brooms, and similar items shall be stored in an orderly manner that facilitates cleaning of the area used for storing the maintenance tools. 7.7.7.1.4 After use, mops shall be placed in a position that allows them to air-dry without soiling walls, equipment, or supplies.
*Inspections scores of 85 or lower are NOT satisfactory
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