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Employees not washing hands? Violations found during Stanislaus County inspections

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Stanislaus County health inspectors observed employees of a Patterson market not washing their hands between tasks during inspections conducted in mid-to-late February.

The majority of the 2,400 permitted food service establishments in the county get two unannounced routine food safety inspections per year, according to the Department of Environmental Resources. The website says inspection reports are scanned weekly.

Food trucks that operate under a Stanislaus County Health Department permit also are inspected by the county, though those are scheduled and done at the department’s office.

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Of the 66 restaurant inspection reports sent to The Modesto Bee on Tuesday, two were not updated on the site as of Friday morning.

Employees not washing hands among major violations

Violations were found during routine inspections of the following Stanislaus County food facilities during the week of Feb. 16–March 1. Only the dates of violations are listed.

The details of the reports do not indicate whether a restaurant passed or failed inspection. Corrective actions may have been made by the business by the time of publication.

The reports are linked. For updates on individual restaurants, search the DER website.

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Bagels N More, 1532 Lakewood Ave., Suite 5, in Modesto, had three violations on Feb. 17. The interior of the ice machine had grime buildup. A cutting board had food stain buildup. A trash container in the food prep area had grime buildup.

Pho 38, 818 N. Yosemite Ave. in Oakdale, had three violations on Feb. 19 — one of them major. A reach-in cooler was at 48 degrees (must be 41 degrees minimum). The ceiling near the exhaust fan was soiled with dirt and grime. The exhaust hood’s baffle blades were covered with a layer of grease.

Hunan Villa, 814 N. Yosemite Ave. in Oakdale, had four violations on Feb. 19 — two of them major. The prep table cold-holding temperature was 43 degrees. The reach-in cooler was at 44 degrees. The exhaust hood baffle blades were soiled with grease and the walls and ceiling behind the cook line were soiled with grease and dirt.

Rancho Patterson Foods, 125 S. El Circulo Ave. in Patterson, had five violations on Feb. 19 — four of them major. Employees in the meat and bakery departments did not wash their hands between tasks. The water at the handwashing sink in the bakery department measured a maximum temperature of 72 degrees (must be between 100 and 108 degrees). The handwashing sink was also inaccessible to employees. The soap dispenser in the meat department was empty. Deli ham stored in the walk-in refrigerator measured an internal food temperature of 42 degrees. Carpet was in use near the three-compartment and preparation sinks in the meat department.

Panda Express, 1040 Sperry Ave., Suite A, in Patterson, had four violations on Feb. 19 — two of them major. Cut vegetables in the prep fridge measured an internal temperature of 50 degrees. Several sanitizer buckets and the sanitizer solution in a wall-mounted unit yielded a quaternary ammonium concentration below 200ppm. Several boxes of frozen food were stored on the floor in the walk-in freezer. The 2026 permit to operate was not posted.

Three violations remained during a reinspection on March 5.

Mountain Mike’s Pizza, 3801 Yosemite Blvd., Suite A, in Modesto, had six violations on Feb. 23. The shelving in the walk-in refrigerator had rust, food grime and flour buildup. The floor area in this fridge had food debris and grime buildup. In the pizza preparation area, the walls and ceiling had grease vapor buildup. The hood system and hood filters had grease accumulation. The hot water handle at the two-compartment sink was not operational. Food handler cards for all employees were not valid.

SF Supermarket, 2601 Oakdale Road in Modesto, had five violations on Feb. 25 — one of them major. Sanitizer test strips were unavailable within food processing areas. Utensils and soap bottles were stored in the basins of two handwashing sinks. Sanitizing linen towels were atop counters and other equipment, exposing towels to environmental contaminants. The fan covers within several walk-in refrigeration units were coated with dirt/grime. An updated Stanislaus County health permit was unavailable.

Other food facilities with three or more, or major, violations at the time of their inspections were:

Minor violations

According to Stanislaus County, food facilities that had one or two violations, none of them major, were:

No violations

These food facilities had no violations, according to the county:

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Dominique Williams writes about new business, restaurant and retail developments for The Modesto Bee. She is a Ripon native and a graduate of Sacramento State.
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