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Item No.:
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Site:
Other-COMMENT - CORRECTION ACTION
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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: SHIP NAME - CAS - [INSERT INSPECTION DATE] .
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Recommendation:
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Item No.:
06
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Site:
Other-POTABLE WATER - DISTRIBUTION
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Violation:
THE MANUAL TEST KIT FOR CHLORINE CONCENTRATION AT THE DISTANT POINT OF THE POTABLE WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM WAS ONLY EQUIPPED WITH TOTAL CHLORINE TEST POWDER.
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Recommendation:
Ensure that only free chlorine reagent powder is used for the distribution chlorination manual test.
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Item No.:
08
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Site:
Other-POTABLE WATER - BACKFLOW PREVENTION
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Violation:
THE CROSS-CONNECTION CONTROL PROGRAM INCLUDED TESTING AND RECORDKEEPING FOR REDUCED PRESSURE ASSEMBLY BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES, INSPECTION AND RECORDKEEPING FOR SOME LAUNDERETTE BACKFLOW PREVENTERS, BUT THERE WAS NO RECORDKEEPING OR SCHEDULED INSPECTION OF MOST OF THE SMALLER BACKFLOW PREVENTERS INSTALLED IN CABINS, TECHNICAL SPACES, AND OTHER AREAS THROUGHOUT THE SHIP.
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Recommendation:
Ensure that the various backflow preventers throughout the ship are identified and recorded and establish an inspection program, with frequencies and records maintained.
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Item No.:
08
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Site:
Other-POTABLE WATER - BUNKERING
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Violation:
THE MANUAL TEST KIT USED FOR TESTING THE CHLORINE RESIDUAL DURING ACTIVE BUNKERING HAD ONLY THE TEST POWDER FOR TOTAL CHLORINE.
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Recommendation:
Ensure that free chlorine residual powder reagent is used for the potable water bunker chlorination test.
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Item No.:
19
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Site:
Other-LIDO - RAFFLES BUFFET
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Violation:
THE SERVING UTENSILS USED FOR REACHING FOODS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE BUFFET LINE WERE TOO SHORT AND CAUSED PASSENGERS TO REACH WELL INTO THE FOOD LINE AND SOMETIMES DROP THE UTENSILS. THIS IS SOMEWHAT IMPROVED FROM THE MAY 2004 INSPECTION, BUT IS STILL A REPEAT ITEM.
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Recommendation:
Evaluate all self-service buffet items and access and determine the appropriate size and length of serving utensil for each pan.
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Item No.:
19
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Site:
Other-PROVISIONS / MEAT AND POULTRY FREEZER
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Violation:
SEVERAL NON-POTABLE ICE BLOCKS AND ICE CARVINGS WERE FOUND IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH BOXES OF FROZEN MEATS.
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Recommendation:
Provide separation between ice blocks and food containers.
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Item No.:
20
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Site:
Other-FOOD SERVICE GENERAL
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Violation:
THE INSIDE BOTTOMS OF THE TILTING PANS HAD DIFFICULT TO CLEAN SURFACES WHERE THE HEATING PLATE JOINS THE STAINLESS STEEL SIDES.
IT WAS STATED THAT THE REPAIR PARTS FOR THE TILTING PANS WERE ON ORDER.
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Recommendation:
7.4.2.2.1
Multiuse food-contact surfaces shall be:
(1) Smooth; (2) Free of breaks, open seams >1 mm (1/32 inch), cracks, chips, inclusions, pits, and similar imperfections; (3) Free of sharp internal angles, corners, and crevices; (4) Finished to have smooth welds and joints; and (5) Accessible for cleaning and inspection by one of the following methods without being disassembled, by disassembling without the use of tools, or by easy disassembling with the use of handheld tools commonly available to maintenance and cleaning personnel such as screwdrivers, pliers, open-end wrenches, and Allen wrenches.
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Item No.:
20
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Site:
Other-OFFICERS MESS
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Violation:
THE BULK MILK DISPENSING TUBE EXTENDED APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES BEYOND THE CHILLED DISPENSING HEAD.
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Recommendation:
7.4.5.3.2
The bulk milk container dispensing tube shall be cut on the diagonal leaving no more than 3 centimeters (1 inch) protruding from the chilled dispensing head.
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Item No.:
20
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Site:
Other-FOOD SERVICE - GENERAL
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Violation:
THE DISPENSING ACTUATORS OF THE ICE DISPENSING UNITS WHERE NOT DESIGNED FOR SANITARY DISPENSING OF ICE. THEIR DESIGN REQUIRED CONTACT WITH THE LIP CONTACT SURFACES OF THE GLASSES.
THERE WAS NO SIGN PROHIBITING REFILLING OF GLASSES.
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Recommendation:
Install sanitary actuating mechanisms on the ice dispensers.
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Item No.:
21
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Site:
Other-MAIN GALLEY / HOT GALLEY
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Violation:
THE REFRIGERATOR DOOR GASKET ON UNDERCOUNTER REFRIGERATOR G-06051-F08 WAS TORN MAKING THE AREA DIFFICULT TO CLEAN.
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Recommendation:
Replace the torn gasket.
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Item No.:
21
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Site:
Other-FOOD SERVICE - GENERAL
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Violation:
THE STORAGE SHELVES INSIDE THE WALK-IN REFRIGERATORS HAD COME DETACHED FROM THE BULKHEADS IN THE WALK-INS. THERE WAS AN ATTEMPT TO USE SEALANT TO REATTACH THE SHELVES.
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Recommendation:
Permanently attach the shelving units to the bulkheads.
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Item No.:
22
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Site:
Other-MAIN GALLEY / WINDOWS DISHWASH AREA
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Violation:
THERE WAS NO DATA PLATE ON THE FLIGHT TYPE DISHWASHING MACHINE. THERE WAS A DATA PLATE ON THE CONTROL PANEL BUT THIS PANEL WAS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE AREA.
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Recommendation:
7.5.2.2.3
A warewashing machine shall be provided with an easily accessible and readable data plate affixed to the machine by the manufacturer that indicates the machine's design and operating specifications including the:
(1) Temperatures required for washing, rinsing, and sanitizing; (2) Pressure required for the fresh water sanitizing rinse; and (3) Conveyor speed for conveyor machines or cycle time for stationary rack machines.
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Item No.:
26
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Site:
Other-MAIN GALLEY / POTWASH
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Violation:
NUMEROUS PREVIOUSLY CLEANED SHEET PANS AND SEVERAL PREVIOUSLY CLEANED BAIN MARIE PANS WERE FOUND SOILED WITH FOOD RESIDUE AND STORED AS CLEAN.
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Recommendation:
7.5.5.1.1
Food-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch.
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Item No.:
27
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Site:
Other-MAIN GALLEY / ROOM SERVICE PREPARATION
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Violation:
THE TECHNICAL COMPARTMENTS OF THE NEW UPRIGHT REFRIGERATORS WERE SOILED WITH DUST, METAL SHAVINGS AND OTHER DEBRIS. THERE ARE DRAIN HOLES FROM THESE SPACES WHICH DRAIN DOWN THE FRONTS OF THE REFRIGERATORS.
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Recommendation:
Clean the technical areas of these units.
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Item No.:
27
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Site:
Other-MAIN GALLEY / HOT GALLEY
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Violation:
THE HEAT SINKS AND THE STAINLESS STEEL COVERS OF RANGE CONTROL PANEL 10P14-Q19 WERE FOUND SOILED WITH GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. IT APPEARED THAT THESE COVERS HAD NOT BEEN REMOVED RECENTLY FOR CLEANING.
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Recommendation:
Ensure that these areas are routinely cleaned to prevent the build-up of grease and food residue.
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Item No.:
28
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Site:
Other-COFFEE BAR
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Violation:
TWO BOTTLES WERE FOUND SETTING ON THE BAR COUNTER BEHIND THE HANDWASHING SINK.
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Recommendation:
Discontinue storing food service equipment in close proximity to the handwashing sinks.
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Item No.:
28
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Site:
Other-RAFFLES - DISHWASH
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Violation:
HEAVY CONDENSATION WAS NOTED ON THE DECKHEAD AT THE CLEAN END OF BOTH THE CONVEYOR DISHWASH AND GLASSWASH MACHINES. WATER WAS BEGINNING TO DRIP DOWN FROM THE DECKHEAD TO THE CLEAN LANDING BELOW. THE OPERATION WAS STOPPED TO ALLOW FOR A WIPE DOWN OF THE DECKHEAD.
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Recommendation:
Remove heavy condensate from deckheads manually in the interim, but some professional ventilation review should be made to determine if there is a system problem at the machines and repairs should follow for the long term.
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Item No.:
29
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Site:
Other-RAFFLES TERRACE BAR
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Violation:
A PORTABLE ICE CREAM SERVICE AREA WAS SET UP IN THIS AREA AND THE NEAREST HANDWASHING STATION WAS MORE THAT 8 M (25 FEET) AWAY.
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Recommendation:
Provide handwashing facilities within 8 meters any food service areas.
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Item No.:
32
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Site:
Other-MAIN GALLEY / HOT GALLEY
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Violation:
THE WASTE CONTAINER AT THE HANDWASHING STATION NEAR THE RANGE CONTROL PANEL MT 10P14-Q19 HAD PAPER TOWELS THAT WERE HEAVILY SOILED WITH OLD GREASE AND FOOD RESIDUE.
BECAUSE THESE WASTE CONTAINERS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE COVERED HEAVILY FOOD SOILED ITEMS NEED TO BE DISCARDED IN COVERED CONTAINERS.
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Recommendation:
Discontinue discarding paper towels that are used to clean up food spills in handwashing station waste containers.
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Item No.:
33
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Site:
Other-ROOM SERVICE PANTRY - DECK 8
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Violation:
A CONFERENCE ROOM CONNECTED BY A DOOR TO THE ROOM SERVICE BELL BOX IS STILL BEING USED AS A ROOM SERVICE PANTRY, WITH REFRIGERATED TROLLEYS, FOOD AND EQUIPMENT STORAGE SHELVING. ALTHOUGH THE AREA WAS MAINTAINED, THE BULKHEADS WERE DIFFICULT TO CLEAN DUE TO THE DECORATIVE PANELS AND THE CARPETED DECK WAS DIFFICULT TO CLEAN. THIS IS A REPEAT VIOLATION FROM THE INSPECTION OF 22 MAY 2004.
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Recommendation:
A fully constructed, stainless steel room should be installed according to the VSP Construction Guidelines.
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Item No.:
36
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Site:
Other-DINING ROOMS
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Violation:
THE LIGHT LEVELS OVER THE WAITER STATIONS COULD NOT BE RAISED TO AT LEAST 220 LUX.
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Recommendation:
Provide additional lighting over these waiter station so the light level can be raised to at least 220 lux for cleaning.
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Item No.:
36
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Site:
Other-OFFICERS MESS
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Violation:
THE LIGHT LEVEL OVER THE BUFFET LINES WAS LESS THAN 220 LUX.
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Recommendation:
Provide additional lighting to ensure 220 lux in these areas.
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