Alfa Food Market & Tobacco Inc.

No violations were recorded at this inspection.

1. Apr 25, 2025 Pass

   License Re-Inspection · Pass

   1 paperwork Show violations

   • PaperworkManagement & training

     Not all food employees had food-handler training.

     Inspector’s note: 2-102.13 observed no food employees with food handler training or certificates on-site at time of license inspection. Instructed to provide all food handling employees with food handler training and maintain certificate(s) on-site and available for review at all times.

     Official wording (code 57)

     All food employees have food handler training

2. Mar 24, 2025 Fail

   License · Fail

   2 critical5 general1 paperwork Show violations

   • CriticalManagement & training

     Staff weren’t trained on, or didn’t follow, the rules for reporting illness.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no written employee health policy provided on-site. Instructed to provide written employee health policy with copies signed by each employee and maintain on-site and available for inspector review at all times. Priority foundation violation. 7-38-010 no citation issued. 90 day grace period provided for violation #3.

     Official wording (code 3)

     Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting

   • CriticalFood handling

     Food wasn’t protected from contamination during prep, storage, or display.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no physical barrier or other protection between warewashing area/3-compartment sink and customer area in the rear area that provides adequate protection from the general public. Instructed to install a physical barrier to act as a barrier from customers. Priority violation. 7-38-005 no citation issued.

     Official wording (code 39)

     Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

     Inspector’s note: Observed 3-compartment sink not adequately sealed to adjoining wall to prevent seepage or spillage. Instructed to seal 3-compartment sink to adjoining wall with waterproof sealant to prevent exposure to seepage or spillage and maintain.

     Official wording (code 47)

     Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

     Inspector’s note: Observed wooden blocks used as supports for 3-compartment sink legs. Instructed to remove wooden blocks or replace with a material that is smooth, non-absorbent, and easily-cleanable and maintain.

     Official wording (code 47)

     Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Dishwashing equipment wasn’t set up, maintained, or used correctly.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no chemical sanitizer concentration test kit provided on-site at license inspection. Instructed to provide appropriate sanitizer concentration test kit for the type of sanitizer utilized in warewashing and maintain on-site at all times. Priority foundation violation. 7-38-005 no citation issued.

     Official wording (code 48)

     Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.

     Inspector’s note: Observed 3-compartment sink with no catch basin or grease trap equipped. Instructed to equip 3-compartment sink with a catch basin or an approved grease trap and maintain at all times.

     Official wording (code 51)

     Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Garbage wasn’t handled or stored properly.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no commercial dumpster provided on-site. Person-in-charge-provided commercial refuse removal agreement with flood brothers. Instructed to provide at least one commercial dumpster available for use on-site and maintain at all times. Priority foundation violation. 7-38-020(b) no citation issued.

     Official wording (code 54)

     Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained

   • PaperworkManagement & training

     Not all food employees had food-handler training.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no food employees with food handler training or certificates on-site at time of license inspection. Instructed to provide all food handling employees with food handler training and maintain certificate(s) on-site and available for review at all times.

     Official wording (code 57)

     All food employees have food handler training

3. Mar 17, 2025 Not Ready

   License · Not Ready

   No violations