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Cruise Ship: Celebrity Summit Cruise Line: Celebrity Cruises Inspection Date: 03/14/2015 Inspection Score: 99
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.: 16
Site: Dining Room-Cosmopolitan Dining Room
Violation: The lunch menu for sea days and back to back turnaround guests was missing asterisks to indicate which of the food items required consumer health advisories. These items included the eggs benedict, stir loin, salmon, and tuna dishes. This was immediately corrected.
Recommendation: If an animal food such as beef, eggs, fish, lamb, milk, pork, poultry, or shellfish that is raw, undercooked, or not otherwise processed to eliminate pathogens is offered in a ready-to-eat form or as a raw ingredient in another ready-to-eat food, ensure the consumer is informed by way of disclosure using menu advisories, placards, or other easily visible written means of the significantly increased risk to certain especially vulnerable consumers eating such foods in raw or undercooked form. Locate the advisory at the outlets where these types of food are served. Ensure that raw shell egg preparations are not used in uncooked products as described in section 7.3.3.2.3. Ensure that disclosure is made by one of the two following methods: (2) On a menu using an asterisk at the animal-derived foods requiring disclosure and a footnote with a statement indicating that consuming raw or undercooked meats, seafood, shellfish, eggs, milk, or poultry may increase your risk for foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions.
Item No.: 20
Site: Galley-Aft Ice Machine
Violation: A slotted fastener was observed in the ice thickness sensor probe of the ice cube tray. Two cracks were also observed on the upper region area of the ice cube tray.
Recommendation: Use only low profile, nonslotted, noncorroding, and easy-to-clean fasteners on food-contact surfaces and in splash zones. Prohibit the use of exposed slotted screws, Phillips head screws, or pop rivets in these areas. Ensure multiuse food-contact surfaces are: (1) Smooth; (2) Free of breaks, open seams greater than 0.8 mm (1/32 inch), cracks, chips, inclusions, pits, and similar imperfections; (3) Free of sharp internal angles, corners, and crevices.
Item No.: 21
Site: Food Service General-
Violation: Ribbed water lines were observed on many different kinds of equipment throughout the galleys, such as coffee machines, ice machines, handwashing stations, and juice machines. Management was in the process of replacing these lines with smooth, easily cleanable lines. Most of the ribbed lines were maintained clean.
Recommendation: Ensure nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment that are exposed to splash, spillage, or other food soiling or that require frequent cleaning are constructed of a corrosion-resistant, nonabsorbent, and smooth material.
Item No.: 21
Site: Food Service General-Grills
Violation: Gaps and seams were observed around many of the drains for the grease drain housing for the flat and griddle top grills throughout the galleys. These gaps were maintained clean, and management had identified this issue and were in the process of placing stainless steel plates to profile the gaps.
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.
Item No.: 21
Site: Dining Room-Deck 3 - Normandie
Violation: The table used for tableside cooking was in disrepair. The three other tables used for the tableside cooking had already been taken out of service. The wood was deteriorating and chipping and was no longer easily cleanable. Management had identified this issue and ordered four new tables on 6 February.
Recommendation: Ensure nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment that are exposed to splash, spillage, or other food soiling or that require frequent cleaning are constructed of a corrosion-resistant, nonabsorbent, and smooth material.
Item No.: 21
Site: Galley-Starboard Dishwash Area
Violation: Many trays stored in the clean racks in the dishwash area were peeling, making them not easily cleanable.
Recommendation: Ensure nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment that are exposed to splash, spillage, or other food soiling or that require frequent cleaning are constructed of a corrosion-resistant, nonabsorbent, and smooth material.
Item No.: 27
Site: Galley-Forward Ice Machine
Violation: The ribbed chilled water line was very soiled.
Recommendation: Ensure nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment are kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.
Item No.: 27
Site: Room Service-Deck 8 - Bell Box
Violation: The technical area between the nozzles and juice containers had a gap, and dust and debris had accumulated in this gap.
Recommendation: Ensure nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment are kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.
Item No.: 28
Site: Galley-Soup Kettles
Violation: The handwashing sink adjacent to the soup kettles produced splash, which landed on the soup kettles. The accommodation maintenance manager had identified many of these areas, and splash shields were installed to prevent splash on food preparation counters and food equipment.
Recommendation: Store cleaned equipment and utensils, laundered linens, and single-service and single-use articles: (2) in a location where they are not exposed to splash, dust, or other contamination.
Item No.: 28
Site: Galley-
Violation: The handwashing sink near the exit to the crew mess line produced splash, which landed on the adjacent food preparation counter. The accommodation manager had identified many of these areas, and splash shields were installed to prevent splash on food preparation counters and food equipment.
Recommendation: Store cleaned equipment: (2) in a location where they are not exposed to splash, dust, or other contamination.
Item No.: 33
Site: Food Service General-Deck Grouting
Violation: Deck grouting throughout many of the galleys was missing or pitted, especially around the drains, and in some of the waiter stations. This condition allowed for water to pool between the tiles in some places. This was noted on the last inspection for the main galley. Staff has worked continuously to repair the tiles and grouting, and reported the tile and grouting repair was conducted three times a week.
Recommendation: Ensure decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas are maintained in good repair. Ensure decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food preparation, warewashing, pantries, and storage areas are cleaned as often as necessary.
Item No.: 33
Site: Galley-Pot Wash
Violation: Coving was absent around the trolley wash/deck juncture.
Recommendation: Cove all bulkhead/deck, equipment/deck, cabinet/deck, and deck sink coaming/deck junctures (including galleys, pantries, buffets, bars, waiter stations, dining room work counters, provisions, food storage rooms, equipment/utensil storage rooms, and toilet rooms intended for use by galley personnel).
Item No.: 33
Site: Dining Room-Deck 3 - Normandie
Violation: Coving was missing at the waiter station located outside the galley at the deck/cabinet juncture. The bulkhead under the waiter station was in disrepair, and gaps were observed under and around the waiter station.
Recommendation: Cove all bulkhead/deck, equipment/deck, cabinet/deck, and deck sink coaming/deck junctures (including galleys, pantries, buffets, bars, waiter stations, dining room work counters, provisions, food storage rooms, equipment/utensil storage rooms, and toilet rooms intended for use by galley personnel). Ensure decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in storage areas are maintained in good repair. Ensure decks, bulkheads, and deckheads in food and equipment storage areas are maintained for easy cleaning.
Item No.: 37
Site: Buffet-Crew Mess Service Line
Violation: Excessive condensation was observed on the sneeze shields above the hot line, which contained hot foods. Staff immediately removed the food from the line to clean the splash shields and were advised on how to prevent condensation from accumulating on the sneeze shields.
Recommendation: Ensure exhaust ventilation hood systems in food preparation and warewashing areas--including components such as hoods, fans, guards, and ducting--are designed to prevent grease or condensation from draining or dripping onto food.
Item No.: 40
Site: Integrated Pest Management-Proactive Inspection Logs
Violation: The proactive inspection log for the deck 3 main galley pastry on16 February indicated that pests were found, but no other entries were documented on this log or another log to indicate the follow-up action and result.
Recommendation: When pests are noted during an inspection, ensure the log includes action taken and follow-up inspection results.
*Inspections scores of 85 or lower are NOT satisfactory
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