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Licensee
Name: CHINA EXPRESS License Number: NOS3912040
Rank: Non-Seating License Expiration Date: 02/01/2015
Primary Status: Ownership Changed Secondary Status:
Location Address: 919 LITHIA PINECREST RD
BRANDON, FL 33511

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result Critical Violations Non-Critical Violations
Routine - Food 09/06/2011 Met Inspection Standards
During This Visit
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Violations:
A summary of the violations found during the inspection are listed below. The department cites violations of Florida's sanitation and safety laws, which are based on the standards of U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Food Code. In general, critical violations are those that, if not corrected, are more likely to contribute directly to food contamination, illness or environmental damage. Although we use the industry-standard term "critical", varying degrees of severity and potential risk to the public require inspectors to assess each situation in determining the appropriate action. In addition, while an establishment may have multiple violations, the inspectors' training and judgment formulate the overall result of the inspection to ensure the public health and safety. While most establishments correct all violations in a timely manner (often during the inspection), the division's procedures are designed to compel compliance with all violations through follow-up visits, administration action or closure when necessary.
Violation    Observation
37-01-1    Ceiling tile missing by back door.
04-01-1    Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. Make table refrigerator across from white upright freezer.
32-16-1    Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. Corrected On Site.
27-16-1    Critical - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink - front area handwash sink. Repeat Violation.
38-07-1    Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers - walk-in cooler. Corrected On Site.
14-30-1    Multiuse food-contact surface not smooth, free of breaks/cracks/chips/pits/crevices. Observed cut plastic container used as scoop.
05-09-1    Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit - reach-in cooler and reach-in freezer.
53B-08-1    Critical - No proof of required employee training provided. All public food service establishments must provide the division with proof of employee training upon request, including, but not limited to, at the time of any division inspection of the establishment. Observed using National Registry Of Food Safety Professional as employee training, but no document of training available.
23-06-1    Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface - one compartment sink handles and knobs.
23-06-1    Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Prep table, holding shelves, rice cooker table, etc. all have excessive food debris build-up.
35A-03-1    Critical - Observed dead roaches throughout kitchen floor and on freezer gaskets.
22-23-1    Critical - Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer.
36-15-1    Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor.
23-07-1    Observed gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up.
09-01-1    Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food - using plastic and metal containers without handle in rice, flour, etc.
10-07-1    Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Rice scoop stored in 82F water.
35A-08-1    Critical - Observed live flies around 3-compartment sink.
03A-07-1    Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Products (cooked eggrolls, chicken, shrimp, etc.) in reach-in cooler measured 50 - 52F. See stop sale notice.
02-05-1    Critical - Observed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on-site and frozen not properly date marked. Cooked frozen pork, chicken, etc. in freezers not date marked.
35A-05-1    Critical - Observed roach activity as evidenced by live roache (one) found on wall above 3-compartment sink.
22-18-1    Critical - Observed soil residue in storage containers - rice cooker.
08A-29-1    Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. Cooked food (rice, chicken, pork, etc.) in the walk-in cooler not covered.
08A-29-1    Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. Open bags of MSG, rice, and spices not stored in covered container after opening.
37-05-1    Observed wall soiled with accumulated food debris.
02-22-1    Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. No date marked on cooked eggrolls, chicken, pork, etc. in reach-in coolers and walk-in cooler.
03A-06-1    Critical - Shell eggs held in a unit maintaining an ambient air temperature greater than 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed shell eggs stored at room temperature. Product discarded by staff.
01B-16-1    Critical - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous food due to temperature abuse (see Stop Sale Notice).
02-26-1    Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sauces and water in plastic squeeze bottles not labeled of it's content.
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