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Cruise Ship: National Geographic Sea Bird Cruise Line: Lindblad Expeditions Inspection Date: 07/03/1996 Inspection Score: 94
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.: 15
Site: Other-GALLEY
Violation: Raw meat was stored above lettuce in the reach-in refrigerator.
Recommendation: Because of the possibility of cross-contamination, cooked or ready-to-eat foods and raw poultry, meat or seafood must be stored either in separate refrigerators or freezers, in separate sections of the same refrigerator or freezer or on different shelves of the same refrigerator or freezer with cooked or ready-to-eat foods always stored above raw food.
Item No.: 21
Site: Other-GALLEY
Violation: Several seams and gaps were noted around the tops and front sides between the ovens and the ranges.
Recommendation: Surfaces of equipment not intended for contact with food, but which are exposed to splash or food debris or which otherwise require frequent cleaning, shall be designed and fabricated to be smooth, washable, free of unnecessary ledges, projections, or crevices, and readily accessible for cleaning, and shall be of such material and in such repair as to be easily maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
Item No.: 21
Site: Other-BAR
Violation: Several seams and gaps were present on the bar counters and between the ice bin and the deck.
Recommendation: Surfaces of equipment not intended for contact with food, but which are exposed to splash or food debris or which otherwise require frequent cleaning, shall be designed and fabricated to be smooth, washable, free of unnecessary ledges, projections, or crevices, and readily accessible for cleaning, and shall be of such material and in such repair as to be easily maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
Item No.: 28
Site: Other-BAR
Violation: Some black mold was present on the back side of the baffle inside of the ice machine. The baffle shall be made easily removable for cleaning.
Recommendation: All food storage equipment, such as ice bins shall be washed, rinsed, and sanitized on a frequent basis to prevent the build-up of mold. A food surface is that surface of equipment or utensil with which food normally comes in contact and those surfaces from which food may drip, drain, or splash back onto other surfaces normally in contact with food. Insure that the baffle can be easily removed for cleaning all interior surfaces of the bin.
Item No.: 40
Site: Other-GALLEY
Violation: Exhaust of steam and heat from the dishwashing machine was inadequate, in that condensation was forming inside of the upper storage cabinet to the left of the machine. Some mold had formed inside of the cabinet.
Recommendation: Ventilation systems shall be adequately designed to remove a large percentage of the hot humid air in food service areas to prevent workers from perspiring profusely and to prevent the accumulation of condensation on deckheads.
*Inspections scores of 85 or lower are NOT satisfactory
Vessel Sanitation Program