Food Safety Report: Giovanni's, Wedgewood Lane, The Villages, FL, USA.

3439 Wedgewood Lane, The Villages, 32162 Florida, United States

Closure Date: 02/22/2023

Violations:
- High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee came inside from exterior walk in cooler, placed gloves on to prep cheese without hand wash.

- High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee washing dishes placed soiled dish ware into machine, touched clean dishes without hand wash

- High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 3 live roaches under stove in cubby with clean equipment 2 live roaches in mop sink area 1 live roach in dough prep area on the floor

- High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. diced ham (72F - Cold Holding); ricotta (62F - Cold Holding)

- High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cooked pasta (60F - Cold Holding); cooked pasta (58F - Cold Holding) operator states the pasta was taken out of refrigerator approximately 1 hour ago. Operator moved pasta to walk in cooler to rapidly chill. diced ham (72F - Cold Holding); ricotta (62F - Cold Holding. On counter in pizza area see stop sale.

Source: Florida Department Of Health