I got to participate in a unannounced sanitation inspection of retail operations Einstein Bagels and Burger King. Kristie, a sanitarian and also ISU professor, was performing the inspection. This was not an inspection by the heath department, this is something ISU has set up so that they can personally ensure that they have top quality performance. Usually they are harder than the health departments.
She came unannounced. Upon arrival, we inspected the front of the house and back of the house. We looked under all carts, tables, and counters looking for leaks and crumbs. Temperatures of foods were checked as well as the temps of cooler and freezers. Placement of garbage cans, hand washing sinks, and pipes were checked. Proper labeling was also checked. There is a whole list of numbers listing the different things that should be checked. Every possible issue has a number. This woman had the whole list memorized. After doing insepctions for twenty years, i guess you get pretty good at what you do. She was very thorough but practical.
Some of the issues we came across were mostly cleaning problems. Areas under carts or in between cracks and runners had accumulated crumbs and needed to be clean. At one place the garbage can was too close to the hand washing sink. Another issue was water hoses that were too long, they were touching the ground. They should be at least 2 inches off the ground in case of back up in the drains. Milk cartons that are upturned cannot be used for storage. Cardboard boxes should not be reused for storage - cockroaches can lay their eggs there and cause infestation.
In general, both places scored very high. I have been on the opposite end as a student manager during an inspection and it was much nicer to be the inspector instead of the inspected.
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