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Bo-Bo Poultry Market

Address: 1131 Grand St, Brooklyn, NY 11211
Establishment No.: p20138

USDA Inspection Report: 19 Oct 2010

Code: 01B02
Violation: 416.2(b)(1), 416.2(b)(2), 416.4(d), 416.13(c), 416.4(a), 416.4(b)

Citation: At approximately 0615 hours I was informed by establishment Production Supervisor Ms. [redacted] of the completion of pre-operational inspection and that all areas were found acceptable. I then performed PBIS task 01BO2 hands on pre-operational sanitation inspection, in order to verify that establishment 20138 met regulatory requirements. The following non-compliances were found. 1. In the establishment processing room where final washed poultry product; is conveyed to the chilling preparation area. Observed visible dried on product residue from previous day's production; embedded in the grooves of the conveyor unit rollers. This is a non-product contact zone. Processing room conveyor unit rejected, tag #B39593516 applied. 2. In the establishment "Picking Room": (a)Finger pickers in the picking unit, where feathers are removed from poultry product; contain dried on brown residue throughout the unit. This is a direct product contact zone. "Picking unit" rejected, tag # B39593510 applied. (b) There is a conveyor unit where product is conveyed by shackling and movement into the line area for evisceration and inspection. Observed visible dried on product residue from previous day's production; embedded in the grooves of the conveyor unit rollers. Further inspection revealed visible dried on product residue on the surface of the conveyor unit located beneath the rollers. These are non product contact zones. Conveyor unit rejected, tag#B39593519 applied. 3. In the "Killing Room": (a)There are "Bleed Cones" where poultry product is bleed after each kill. Observed dried on product residue from previous days production; on the inside bottom portions of several cones. This is a direct product contact zone. Bleeding unit rejected, tag#B39593521 applied. (b)Observed visible dust on a wall mounted fan guard, a non-product contact zone. At the time of inspection no product was observed affected by the above mentioned non-compliances. Establishment SSOP Plan signed and dated 3/16/2010, under" Pre-operational Inspection, Monitoring, Frequency and Documentation" states; [redacted]" Establishment Production Supervisor Ms. [redacted] immediately shown all non-compliances observed and informed regulatory action will remain in effect until corrective action has been performed. Ms. [redacted] was also informed of failure to meet 9CFR416.1; 416.13(c); 416, 4(a); 416.4(b). Continued failure to meet regulatory requirements could lead to further enforcement actions

Regulation:

416.2(b)(1) Construction. Establishment buildings, including their structures, rooms, and compartments must be of sound construction, be kept in good repair, and be of sufficient size to allow for processing, handling, and storage of product in a manner that does not result in product adulteration or the creation of insanitary conditions.

416.2(b)(2) Walls, floors, and ceilings within establishments must be built of durable materials impervious to moisture and be cleaned and sanitized as necessary to prevent adulteration of product or the creation of insanitary conditions.

416.4(d) Product must be protected from adulteration during processing, handling, storage, loading, and unloading at and during transportation from official establishments.

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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