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Hudson Valley Foie Gras

Address: 80 Brooks Rd, Ferndale, NY 12734
Establishment No.: p17966

USDA Inspection Report: 5 Apr 2012

Code: 01B02
Violation:  416.1, 416.13(c), 416.4(a), 416.4(b)

Citation: At approximately 0648 hours, observed the following while performing the review and observation, and recordkeeping, verification activities, of a scheduled routine Pre-Op SSOP Review and Observation task prior to the start of operations, and subsequent the establishments verbal and noted acceptable pre-operational inspection:[newline][newline]Processing Room:[newline] -Numerous meat and fat particles/ scraps, approximately 1/8" to 7/16" in size, and bloodstains on the direct product contact surfaces of an edible stainless steel rolling tank, and direct product contact surfaces of two 12" x 12" plastic cutting board squares. The stainless steel rolling tanks situated next to the Entrance / Exit door for Cooler #2 and the cutting boards positioned on the stainless steel table set along the Southeast wall beside the Entrance/ Exit door to Cooler #2. Cutting boards and stainless steel tank rejected with US Rejected tag#B40198847. [newline] -Product residue, bloodstains and ingesta affixed to the underside, non-product contact surface of the grates and inside frame surfaces of the wash table stationed along the Northeast wall next to the ice machines.[newline]Evisceration Room:[newline] -Six meat scraps, approximately 3/16" to 1/4" in size, and splattered bloodstains on the inside direct product contact surfaces of an edible stainless steel rolling tank, positioned between the mechanical evisceration table and the processing tables. Edible stainless steel rolling tank rejected with US Rejected tag#B40198848. [newline] -Meat particles and ingesta embedded between the non-product contact surfaces of the plastic guide and stainless frame of both sides, atop the length of the mechanical eviscerations table. [newline] Production Supervisor, immediately notified verbally of the non-compliances. [newline] The establishments SSOP Plan signed and dated 10/20/09, page 1, section I. Pre-operational Sanitation, sub-section A. Equipment Cleaning, part 2. Monitoring and Recordkeeping states: "[redacted].[newline] This is a failure to meet 9CFR 416.1, 9CFR 416.13(c), 9CFR 416.4(a), and 9CFR 416.4(b).[newline] [newline] 

Regulation:

416.1 Each official establishment must be operated and maintained in a manner sufficient to prevent the creation of insanitary conditions and to ensure that product is not adulterated.

416.13(c) Each official establishment shall monitor daily the implementation of the procedures in the Sanitation SOP’s.

416.4(a) All food-contact surfaces, including food-contact surfaces of utensils and equipment, must be cleaned and sanitized as frequently as necessary to prevent the creation of insanitary conditions and the adulteration of product.

416.4(b) Non-food-contact surfaces of facilities, equipment, and utensils used in the operation of the establishment must be cleaned and sanitized as frequently as necessary to prevent the creation of insanitary conditions and the adulteration of product.

 

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