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Facility: Discount Store
Address: 1427 Center Ave., Dos Palos, CA

The most recent inspection of this food facility resulted in a rating of
Good (Total Points: 3.00)
0-6  Points: Good
7-13 Points: Satisfactory
14+  Points: Unsatisfactory
Rating on date 8-10-2021: Good (Total Points: 3.00)
DateViolationPointsCorrectionInspector CommentsFacility Area
8-10-2021 Additional information provided to facility operators 1.00 Excerpts from California Health and Safety Code, Division 104 (Environmental Health), Part 7 (California Retail Food Code), sections 113700 through 114437. Observed facility had installed a freezer in the facility and started selling ice cream. Facility is not currently permitted to do so. Remove the freezer and discontinue selling the ice cream. If the facility would like to sell ice cream a new permit must be obtained and additional requirements must be met. 0109 RETAIL MARKET<300 SQ FT/PREPK NPHF (HM2)
8-10-2021 Toilet facilities shall be maintained clean, sanitary and in good repair. Toilet rooms shall be separated by a well-fitting self-closing door. Toilet tissue shall be provided in a permanently installed dispenser at each toilet. The number of toilet facilities shall be in accordance with local building and plumbing ordinances. Toilet facilities shall be provided for patrons: in establishments with more than 20,000 sq ft.; establishments offering on-site food consumption. (113953, 113953.1, 113953.2, 114250, 114250.1, 114276) 1.00 Provide clean toilet facilities in good repair. Provide permanently installed toilet tissue dispenser(s) in all toilet facilities. Provide handwashing facilities within or adjacent to all toilet facilities. Soap shall be provided in dispensers at, or adjacent to, handwashing facilities. Single-use sanitary towels in dispensers or hot-air blowers shall be provided at handwashing facilities.

Customer restrooms are required for food facilities of more than 20,000 square feet if they were constructed after July 1 1984, and also applies to facilities of any size that were constructed after January 1, 2004 where there is onsite consumption of food. A "take-out only" food facility, with no seating indoors or outdoors, may not be required to provide customer restrooms. Check with the Division of Environmental Health and with the appropriate Planning Department before removing or restricting access to customer restrooms.
Observed the lack of toilet paper in the proper/approved dispenser inside the restroom. Keep toilet paper in the sanitary dispenser at all times for sanitary dispensing. 0109 RETAIL MARKET<300 SQ FT/PREPK NPHF (HM2)
8-10-2021 The potable water supply shall be protected with a backflow or back siphonage protection device, as required by applicable plumbing codes. (114192) All plumbing and plumbing fixtures shall be installed in compliance with local plumbing ordinances, shall be maintained so as to prevent any contamination, and shall be kept clean, fully operative, and in good repair. Any hose used for conveying potable water shall be of approved materials, labeled, properly stored, and used for no other purpose. (114171, 114189.1, 114190, 114192.1, 114193, 114193.1, 114195, 114197, 114199, 114201, 114269) 1.00 All plumbing and plumbing fixtures shall be installed in compliance with local plumbing ordinances, shall be maintained so as to prevent any contamination, and shall be kept clean, fully operative, and in good repair. Observed the lack of hot water at the designated hand wash sink for the restroom. Provide hot water at a minimum of 100F for proper hand washing. 0109 RETAIL MARKET<300 SQ FT/PREPK NPHF (HM2)


Rating on date 5-21-2019: Good (Total Points: 0.00)
DateViolationPointsCorrectionInspector CommentsFacility Area
5-21-2019 No violations were noted during this inspection. 0.00 This food facility currently meets California Retail Food Code requirements, and is authorized by the Merced County Division of Environmental Health to be open for business. The permit is issued to the current business owner of record and is non-transferable. No violations noted during inspection. 0109 RETAIL MARKET<300 SQ FT/PREPK NPHF (HM2)