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Cruise Ship: Silver Shadow Cruise Line: Silversea Inspection Date: 01/05/2005 Inspection Score: 97
This cruise ship inspection report lists deficiencies found during the inspection. Additional information corresponding to each item number is available in the latest edition of the VSP Environmental Public Health Standards.

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Item No.: 33
Site: Other-PANORAMA LOUNGE PANTRY
Violation: RECESSED GROUT NOTED BETWEEN SOME DECK TILES.
Recommendation: 7.7.4.2.3 Decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas, shall be maintained in good repair.
Item No.: 27
Site: Other-PANORAMA LOUNGE PANTRY
Violation: A DRIED MATERIAL WAS NOTED ON THE OPENING TO THE ICE MACHINE. ACCORDING TO SHIP PERSONNEL, IT WAS MOST LIKELY RESIDUE FROM CLEANING THE ICE MACHINE.
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.: 27
Site: Other-PANORAMA LOUNGE PANTRY
Violation: A SMALL AMOUNT OF DEBRIS WAS NOTED ON THE PREVIOUSLY CLEANED PREPARATION COUNTERTOP.
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.: 33
Site: Other-MAIN GALLEY
Violation: RECESSED GROUT WAS NOTED BETWEEN SOME DECK TILES.
Recommendation: 7.7.4.2.3 Decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas, shall be maintained in good repair.
Item No.: 27
Site: Other-MAIN GALLEY - HOT GALLEY
Violation: THE PREVIOUSLY CLEANED PLATE STORAGE CABINET BENEATH THE BAIN MARIE WAS SLIGHTLY SOILED.
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.: 27
Site: Other-MAIN GALLEY - HOT GALLEY
Violation: THE UNDERSIDE OF THE GRILL WAS SOILED WITH MORE THAN A DAY'S FOOD/GREASE.
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.: 20
Site: Other-MAIN GALLEY - HOT GALLEY
Violation: THE LATCH COVER ON THE INTERIOR OF THE RATIONAL COMBITHERM OVEN WAS MISSING.
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.
Item No.: 26
Site: Other-MAIN GALLEY - HOT GALLEY
Violation: THE LATCH ON THE INTERIOR OF THE RATIONAL COMBITHERM OVEN WAS HEAVILY SOILED.
Recommendation: 7.5.5.1.1 Food-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch.
Item No.: 38
Site: Other-MAIN GALLEY - HOT GALLEY
Violation: THE FLOOR-MOUNTED STEAMER IS NOT USED BY THE GALLEY PERSONNEL.
Recommendation: 7.7.7.1.1 Only articles necessary for the food service operation shall be stored in food preparation, food storage, and warewashing areas.
Item No.: 22
Site: Other-MAIN GALLEY - POTWASH
Violation: THE MOUNTED FINAL RINSE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS NOT MEASURING TEMPERATURE CORRECTLY. THE FINAL RINSE TEMPERATURE WAS MEASURED AT 162 F AT THE PAN SURFACE, WHILE THE MOUNTED FINAL RINSE TEMPERATURE GAUGE READ 150 F DURING ACTIVE USE.
Recommendation: 7.5.2.1.1 Water temperature measuring devices: (1) That are scaled in Celsius or dually scaled in Celsius and Fahrenheit shall be designed to be accurate to 1.5C in the intended range of use. (2) That are scaled only in Fahrenheit shall designed to be accurate to 3F in the intended range of use.
Item No.: 38
Site: Other-MAIN GALLEY - COFFEE STATION
Violation: THE BULK MILK DISPENSER WAS POSTED OUT OF ORDER. ACCORDING TO GALLEY PERSONNEL, THIS EQUIPMENT IS NO LONGER NEEDED.
Recommendation: 7.7.7.1.1 Only articles necessary for the food service operation shall be stored in food preparation, food storage, and warewashing areas.
Item No.: 22
Site: Other-MAIN GALLEY - DISHWASH AREA
Violation: THE FINAL RINSE PRESSURE GAUGE REGISTERED A ZERO READING DURING ACTIVE USE. THE FINAL RINSE SPRAY ARMS WERE SUPPLY A VERY SMALL VOLUME OF WATER. THE MACHINE WAS LAST OBSERVED OPERATING CORRECTLY THE PREVIOUS EVENING. THE PLUMBER WAS CONTACTED AND FOUND THAT THE WATER FILTER SCREENS IN THE MACHINE WERE CLOGGED. UPON CLEANING THE SCREENS, THE CORRECT WATER PRESSURE WAS RESTORED AND THE SPRAY ARMS WERE OPERATING AS DESIGNED.
Recommendation: ENSURE THE DISHWASH EQUIPMENT IS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AT ALL TIMES WHEN IT IS IN ACTIVE USE. CHECK THE OPERATION OF THE MACHINE FREQUENTLY THROUGHOUT THE OPERATING PERIOD.
Item No.: 26
Site: Other-MAIN GALLEY - DISHWASH AREA
Violation: FOUR PREVIOUSLY CLEANED PLATES WERE FOUND SOILED AND STORED ON THE CLEAN STORAGE RACK.
Recommendation: 7.5.5.1.1 Food-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch.
Item No.: 26
Site: Other-CREW GALLEY - DISHWASH AREA
Violation: ONE PREVIOUSLY CLEANED SAUCER WAS FOUND SOILED AND STORED AS CLEAN.
Recommendation: 7.5.5.1.1 Food-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch.
Item No.: 26
Site: Other-CREW GALLEY - POTWASH
Violation: TWO PREVIOUSLY CLEANED BAIN MARIE PANS WERE FOUND SOILED AND STORED ON THE CLEAN STORAGE RACK.
Recommendation: 7.5.5.1.2 The food-contact surfaces of cooking equipment and pans shall be kept free of encrusted grease deposits and other soil accumulations.
Item No.: 20
Site: Other-CREW GALLEY - POTWASH
Violation: ONE CUTTING BOARD WAS FOUND BADLY SCORED. TWO PANS WERE FOUND DAMAGED AND DIFFICULT TO CLEAN. THESE ITEMS WERE DISCARDED DURING THE INSPECTION.
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.
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 SILVER SHADOW - CAS - 01/05/2005 .
Recommendation:
Item No.: 08
Site: Other-POTABLE WATER
Violation: ONE OF THE THREE CAPS ON THE FILLING LINE IN THE STARBOARD SIDE BUNKER STATION WAS MISSING A CHAIN. DOUBLE CHECK VALVES, INSTEAD OF VENTED BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES, WERE INSTALLED ON THE HOOD CLEANING SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THE SHIP.
Recommendation: 5.3.2.1.4 The potable water filling line shall have a screw cap or plug fastened by a non-corroding chain to an adjacent bulkhead or surface in such a manner that the cap or plug shall not touch the deck when hanging free. Install the appropriate vented backflow prevention devices on the potable water lines to the hood cleaning systems.
Item No.: 10
Site: Other-WHIRLPOOLS
Violation: ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS, THE PH IN THE PORT SIDE WHIRLPOOL WAS TOO LOW EVERY HOUR AND NO CORRECTIVE ACTIONS WERE TAKEN: 10/6-31/04, 11/9-18/04, 11/23/04, 11/30/04, 12/1/04, 12/4/04, 1/1/05, 1/4/05. ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS, THE PH IN THE STARBOARD SIDE WHIRLPOOL WAS TOO LOW EVERY HOUR AND NO CORRECTIVE ACTIONS WERE TAKEN: 10/6-11/18/04. ON 10/5/04, MANUAL TESTS WERE TAKEN EVERY TWO HOURS IN BOTH THE PORT AND STARBOARD SIDE WHIRLPOOLS.
Recommendation: 6.3.1.2.2 The whirlpool spa water shall be maintained with a pH between 7.2 and 7.8. 6.3.2.2.2 Residual halogen logs shall be maintained with residuals measured and recorded hourly during operation.
Item No.: 30
Site: Other-CAPTAIN'S PANTRY
Violation: A SIGN STATING "WASH HANDS OFTEN" WAS NOT POSTED OVER THE HANDWASH SINK.
Recommendation: 7.7.1.1.7 A sign stating "WASH HANDS OFTEN" in a language that the food employees understand shall be posted over handwashing sinks.
Item No.: 21
Site: Other-TERRACE CAF GALLEY
Violation: SEVERAL HOLES WERE NOTED ON THE CONTROL PANELS OF THE GRILLS WHERE THE COVERS WERE MISSING, MAKING THIS AREA DIFFICULT TO CLEAN.
Recommendation: Replace the covers. 7.4.1.1.9 Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment that are exposed to splash, spillage, or other food soiling or that require frequent cleaning shall be constructed of a corrosion-resistant, nonabsorbent, and smooth material. 7.4.2.2.6 Nonfood-contact surfaces shall be free of unnecessary ledges, projections, and crevices, and designed and constructed to allow easy cleaning and to facilitate maintenance.
Item No.: 20
Site: Other-TERRACE CAF GALLEY
Violation: SLOTTED FASTENERS WERE NOTED ON THE COILS AND IN THE SPLASH ZONE OF THE FRYER, MAKING THIS AREA DIFFICULT TO CLEAN.
Recommendation: Replace the fasteners with ones that are easily cleanable. 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. 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.
Item No.: 21
Site: Other-TERRACE CAF GALLEY
Violation: A HOLE WAS NOTED ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE TILTING PAN WHERE A SCREW WAS MISSING, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CLEAN.
Recommendation: Replace the screw. 7.4.1.1.9 Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment that are exposed to splash, spillage, or other food soiling or that require frequent cleaning shall be constructed of a corrosion-resistant, nonabsorbent, and smooth material. 7.4.2.2.6 Nonfood-contact surfaces shall be free of unnecessary ledges, projections, and crevices, and designed and constructed to allow easy cleaning and to facilitate maintenance.
Item No.: 30
Site: Other-TERRACE CAF DISHWASH
Violation: A SIGN STATING "WASH HANDS OFTEN" WAS NOT POSTED OVER THE HANDWASH SINK.
Recommendation: 7.7.1.1.7 A sign stating "WASH HANDS OFTEN" in a language that the food employees understand shall be posted over handwashing sinks.
Item No.: 20
Site: Other-POOL GRILL
Violation: SLOTTED FASTENERS WERE NOTED ON THE COILS AND IN THE SPLASH ZONE OF THE FRYER, MAKING THIS AREA DIFFICULT TO CLEAN.
Recommendation: Replace the fasteners with ones that are easily cleanable. 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. 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.
Item No.: 26
Site: Other-POOL GRILL
Violation: THE FRYER COILS WERE SOILED WITH A CARBONIZED RESIDUE.
Recommendation: 7.5.5.1.1 Food-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch.
Item No.: 21
Site: Other-POOL GRILL
Violation: A HOLE WAS NOTED ON THE CONTROL PANEL OF THE GRILL WHERE A COVER WAS MISSING, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CLEAN.
Recommendation: Replace the covers. 7.4.1.1.9 Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment that are exposed to splash, spillage, or other food soiling or that require frequent cleaning shall be constructed of a corrosion-resistant, nonabsorbent, and smooth material. 7.4.2.2.6 Nonfood-contact surfaces shall be free of unnecessary ledges, projections, and crevices, and designed and constructed to allow easy cleaning and to facilitate maintenance.
Item No.: 30
Site: Other-POOL GRILL
Violation: A WASTE RECEPTACLE WAS NOT PROVIDED AT THE HANDWASH SINK.
Recommendation: 7.7.1.1.6 A handwashing facility shall include a sink, soap dispenser, single-use towels dispenser, and waste receptacle.
Item No.: 02
Site: Other-MEDICAL
Violation: THE GI LOG FOR THE CRUISE 12/04/2004 - 12/14/2004 WAS MISSING THE DATES OF ONSET AND SYMPTOMS OF SOME OF THE CASE-PATIENTS. IN ADDITION, THE CREW POSITIONS WAS MISSING FROM A FEW OF THE CASE-PATIENTS. THE CREW AND PASSENGER TOTALS ON TWO OTHER CRUISES WERE MISSING FROM THE GI LOGS.
Recommendation: 4.1.2.1.4 The gastrointestinal illness surveillance log entry for each passenger or crew member shall contain the following information: (1) The first date of clinic visit or report to staff of illness; (2) The person's name, age and gender; (3) A designation as passenger or crew member; (4) Crew member position or job on the vessel, if applicable; (5) Cabin number; (6) Meal seating information; (7) Date and time of illness onset; (8) Illness symptoms, including the presence of the following selected signs and symptoms: numbers of episodes each of diarrhea and vomiting per day, bloody stools, fever, recorded temperature; (9) Notation on whether or not a stool specimen was requested and received; (10) Use of antidiarrheal medication; and (11) The presence of underlying medical conditions which may affect interpretation of acute gastrointestinal illness for example diabetic diarrhea, inflammatory bowel disease, gastrectomy or others.
*Inspections scores of 85 or lower are NOT satisfactory
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