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Item No.:
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Site:
Medical-Specimen Collection Containers
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Violation:
Several boxes containing parasite collection containers had an expiration date of February 2012.
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Recommendation:
Ensure that stool preservative medium for parasites is within the manufacturer's expiration dates.
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Item No.:
02
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Site:
Medical-Acute Gastroenteritis (AGE) Log
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Violation:
The gender of five reportable crew members since the 12 April voyage was not listed on the AGE log produced by the electronic medical reporting system.
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Recommendation:
Ensure the AGE surveillance log entry for each passenger or crew member contains: (6) person's sex.
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Item No.:
08
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Site:
Potable Water-Technical Cross-Connection Log
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Violation:
Several entries did not contain the specific plumbing connection the backflow prevention device was protecting. For example, some entries listed plumbing connections and locations as 'Incinerator Room,' 'Provision Compressor Room,' 'Garbage Room,' and 'Bunker Station PS/STB.
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Recommendation:
Ensure the cross-connection control program includes at a minimum: a complete listing of cross-connections and the backflow prevention method or device for each, so there is a match to the plumbing system component and location. Include air gaps on the listing. Ensure a schedule for inspection frequency is set. Maintain a log documenting the inspection and maintenance in written or electronic form, and ensure it is available for review during inspections.
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Item No.:
16
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Site:
Galley-Walk-In Cooler
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Violation:
An open carton container of liquid eggs had no discard label. Staff stated the container was opened in the morning. Staff then placed a discard label.
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Recommendation:
Ensure refrigerated, ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food: (2) Prepared and packaged by a food-processing plant and held on the vessel after opening for more than 24 hours must be clearly marked at the time the original container is opened to indicate the date by which the food must be consumed (7 calendar days or fewer after the original container is opened). The day of opening is counted as day 1.
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Item No.:
16
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Site:
Galley-Beverage Station
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Violation:
Two jars of milk were on time control and the beverage station was not included on the time control plan. This was corrected.
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Recommendation:
Maintain a written time control plan(s) that ensures compliance with these guidelines on the vessel and make it available for review during inspections. Post a time control plan at each outlet where time control is used. Ensure plan(s): (1) Includes set-up and discard times for each outlet. (2) List refrigeration and hot holding units (compartments and cabinets) on time control (the physical units must also be labeled as such). (3) Describe or show the flow of potentially hazardous food from when last in temperature control to placement in time control and discard.
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Item No.:
19
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Site:
Buffet-Crew Mess
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Violation:
A bowl of apples and a tray of bread on the buffet lines had no serving utensils. This was corrected.
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Recommendation:
Provide food-dispensing utensils for each container displayed at a consumer self-service unit such as a buffet or salad bar.
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Item No.:
20
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Site:
Galley-Deck 4 Beverage Station
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Violation:
The espresso machine had four slotted fasteners in the food splash zone to the back of the milk steamers.
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Recommendation:
Use only low profile, nonslotted, noncorroding, and easy-to-clean fasteners on food-contact surfaces and in splash zones.
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Item No.:
20
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Site:
Galley-Deck 4 Pastry
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Violation:
The table-mounted mixer had two slotted fasteners in the food splash zone over the connection shaft for the mixer attachments. In addition, the whisk attachment had five slotted fasteners in the food splash zone.
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Recommendation:
Use only low profile, nonslotted, noncorroding, and easy-to-clean fasteners on food-contact surfaces and in splash zones.
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Item No.:
21
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Site:
Bar-Cafe Lattitudes
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Violation:
The underside of the espresso machine had exposed pipes and cables that made the area very difficult to clean.
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Recommendation:
Ensure nonfood-contact surfaces are free of unnecessary ledges, projections, and crevices, and designed and constructed to allow easy cleaning and to facilitate maintenance.
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Item No.:
22
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Site:
Pantry-Deck 3 Pantry
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Violation:
The undercounter glasswash machine was leaking from the bottom of the front right corner onto the deck. Water did not seem to be pooling on the deck.
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Recommendation:
Maintain warewashing equipment in good repair and proper adjustment, including: (1) warewashing equipment is maintained in a state of repair and condition that meets the standards of the materials, design, and construction of these guidelines; (2) water pressure and water temperature-measuring devices are maintained in good repair and accurate within the intended range of use.
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Item No.:
24
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Site:
Bar-Cafe Lattitudes
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Violation:
The bucket next to the espresso machine had a solution with less than 50 ppm of chlorine.
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Recommendation:
Ensure sanitizing solutions are used with the following concentrations: (1) A chlorine solution with a concentration between 50 mg/L (ppm) and 200 mg/L (ppm).
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Item No.:
25
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Site:
Bar-Cafe Lattitudes
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Violation:
The wiping cloth used to clean the steamers of the espresso machine was stored in a solution with less than 50 ppm of chlorine.
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Recommendation:
Restrict wiping cloths to the following: (1) Cloths used for wiping food spills are used for no other purpose; (2) Cloths used for wiping food spills are dry and used for wiping food spills from tableware and single service articles or wet and cleaned, stored in a chemical sanitizer, and used for wiping spills from food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment; (3) Dry or wet cloths used with raw animal foods are kept separate from cloths used for other purposes. Wet cloths used with raw animal foods must be kept in a separate sanitizing solution; (4) Wet wiping cloths used with a freshly made sanitizing solution and dry wiping cloths are free of food debris and visible soil.
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Item No.:
26
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Site:
Pantry-Deck 2 Pantry
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Violation:
A previously cleaned stainless steel ice bucket tray stored on the clean storage rack was soiled with food residue.
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Recommendation:
Ensure food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils are clean to sight and touch.
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Item No.:
26
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Site:
Galley-Deck 5 Room Service
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Violation:
The previously cleaned juice dispenser was soiled with juice remnants in the dispensing ports and the connections for each spout.
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Recommendation:
Ensure food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils are clean to sight and touch.
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Item No.:
27
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Site:
Bar-Cafe Lattitudes
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Violation:
The underside of the espresso machine was heavily soiled with dust and coffee residue.
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Recommendation:
Ensure nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment are kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.
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Item No.:
28
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Site:
Pantry-Deck 2 Pantry
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Violation:
Stainless steel ice bucket trays were stored stacked while still wet on the clean storage rack, not allowing them to air dry.
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Recommendation:
After cleaning and sanitizing, ensure equipment and utensils are air dried or adequately drained before contact with food.
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Item No.:
31
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Site:
Buffet-Windjammer Port Cereal Counter
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Violation:
A bottle of the pesticide Biogel and a variety of cleaning chemicals were stored in the cabinets under the self-service cereal dispensers. This was corrected.
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Recommendation:
Ensure pesticides, insecticides, and rodenticides are stored in a locked area of the vessel that is not in a food area. Store poisonous or toxic materials used in the cleaning and maintenance of food areas in a cleaning materials locker so they cannot contaminate food, equipment, utensils, linens, and single-service and single-use articles.
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Item No.:
33
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Site:
Provisions-Disposable Box
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Violation:
The deck under the pallets was soiled. Single-service articles were stored in this locker.
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Recommendation:
Ensure decks, bulkheads, deckheads, and attached equipment in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas are cleaned as often as necessary.
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Item No.:
33
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Site:
Provisions-Galley Equipment Store
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Violation:
The deck under the pallets was soiled. A variety of galley equipment was stored in this locker.
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Recommendation:
Ensure decks, bulkheads, deckheads, and attached equipment in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas are cleaned as often as necessary.
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Item No.:
33
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Site:
Pantry-Deck 3 Pantry
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Violation:
Water was accumulating under several deck tiles in front of the soiled landing on the prewash sink. When these tiles were stepped-on water would seep out from underneath.
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Recommendation:
Ensure water does not accumulate under deck tiles.
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