The private club was forced to close May 11 after inspectors found 11 critical violations and 14 non-critical violations. The facility re-opened May 13 after the club submitted a list of corrective actions and was re-inspected, receiving a score of 98 out of 100.
Health officials shut down the food facility at the Champaign (Ill.) Country Club this month after inspectors found more than two dozen violations, the Urbana, Ill., CU-CitizenAccess reported.
The club received an adjusted score of negative 6 during the routine inspection on May 11 and was immediately closed, according to Champaign-Urbana Public Health District records.
In its previous inspection on December 9, the club was allowed to stay open with a score of 1, though it failed after an inspector cited it for seven critical violations and 24 non-critical violations. It was allowed to remain open because the adjusted score did not dip below 0, which is the threshold for closure. The club scored a 72 on its re-inspection on December 16, CU-CitizenAccess reported.
Inspections are scored on a scale of 0 to 100 and adjusted for repeat violations and critical violations—or violations that can affect the health and safety of consumers. Adjusted scores below 36 are failed. Food facilities that score below 0 are automatically closed, CU-CitizenAccess reported.
If an inspector cites a violation that poses an immediate danger, such as a raw sewage leak, then the facility will be shut down, regardless of the inspection score, CU-CitizenAccess reported.
On May 11, the health inspector cited the private club for 11 critical violations including molded prosciutto in a walk-in cooler and a dish machine that did not have sanitizer. The club was cited five times for either storing potentially hazardous foods, such as goat cheese, cut tomatoes and guacamole, out of safe temperature ranges, or failing to mark food with a time or date label, CU-CitizenAccess reported.
The inspector also found a reach-in cooler with an air temperature warmer than the required safe temperature range, CU-CitizenAccess reported.
The club was cited for 14 non-critical violations that included a dirty slicer blade, broken hand sinks in the women’s restroom that were spraying water from the base of the faucets, dirty floors below equipment throughout the facility—such as below a walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer—and mold on the walls in the basement beer walk-in cooler, CU-CitizenAccess reported.
The club was closed May 11 and required to post a red closure notice. It re-opened May 13 after the club staff met with public health district officials that morning and submitted a list of corrective actions to address the violations. The club was re-inspected shortly thereafter and scored a 98 on its re-inspection, CU-CitizenAccess reported.
“We work hard to be in compliance, and we’ll work with the district to make sure we stay in compliance,” said General Manager Chris Collins. “We are very proud of our kitchen.”
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