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Licensee
Name:
SUSHI MASA SEAFOOD & JAPANESE FUSION
License Number:
SEA6308849
Rank:
Seating
License Expiration Date:
02/01/2026
Primary Status:
Current
Secondary Status:
Active
Location Address:
5700 S FLORIDA AVE LAKELAND, FL 33813
Inspection Information
Inspection Type
Inspection Date
Result
High Priority Violations
Intermediate Violations
Basic Violations
Routine - Food
01/26/2024
Follow-up Inspection Required Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public. More information about inspections.
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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.
High Priority violations are those which could contribute directly to a foodborne
illness or injury and include items such as cooking, reheating, cooling and hand-washing.
Intermediate violations are those which, if not addressed, could lead to risk factors
that contribute to foodborne illness or injury. These violations include personnel training,
documentation or record keeping and labeling. Basic violations are those which are considered
best practices to implement. 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.
Basic - Establishment does not have a written copy of their approved Alternative Operating Procedure for bare hand contact with ready-to-eat food. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment.
Knife between reach in cooler and prep table across from the cook line. The knife was removed to be washed, rinsed and sanitized. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure.
Employee placed cooked shrimp on a plate with his bare hands. The manager had the employee to wash his hands and put on gloves. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food.
Raw chicken over sushi rolls top section of the flip top reach in cooler across from the fryers. The chicken was relocated. The sushi rolls are deep fried. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.
sushi rolls (45F - Cold Holding); sushi rolls (46F - Cold Holding); sushi rolls (45F - Cold Holding)
Inside the top section of the flip top reach in cooler across from the fryers. **Warning**
Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink.
Employee washed his hand at the 3 compartment sink. The manager had the employee to wash his hands at a designated hand washing sink.
The 3 compartment sink was washed,rinsed and sanitized. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate - Incorrect chemical test kit provided for measuring the concentration of the sanitizer solution used in the three-compartment sink and/or dishmachine.
Dishmachine. **Warning**
Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food.
Provided a copy by email to the manager. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
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