Food Safety Report: Tortilleria la mexicana, 5700 5th St E E, Bradenton, FL 34203, United States.

5700 5th Street East, Bradenton, 34203 Florida, United States

Closure Date: 08/15/2022

High Priority - Observed: Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed employee cutting cooked Tortilla shell and putting meat stuffing in side with bare hands. Stopped Person in charge and educated on bare hand contact with ready to eat food. Person in charge voluntarily discarded items and had employee wash hand and put on gloves. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning** Priority: High Priority

High Priority - Observed: Establishment operating without a license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Operator must obtain a public food service license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants within 60 days. Submit a license application and payment to DBPR/Bureau of Central Intake Unit, 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0783. **Warning** Priority: High Priority

High Priority - Observed: Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests. Observed 4 flying insects in back area of kitchen **Warning** Priority: High Priority

High Priority - Observed: Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw shell egg over ready to eat food. Educated Person in charge on cold food storage. Person in charge removed raw shell eggs. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning** Priority: High Priority

High Priority - Observed: Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed 11 rodent droppings by 2 door Reach in cooler. Observed 3 rodent droppings behind single door Reach in cooler wit freezer on top **Warning** Priority: High Priority

High Priority - Observed: Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed Beef (51F - Cold Holding); Pork (53F - Cold Holding) in single door Reach in cooler by back entrance. Person in charge stated it had been in the cooler since 8/14/22. Person in charge discarded both items **Warning** Priority: High Priority

High Priority - Observed: Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed Observed Beef (51F - Cold Holding); Pork (53F - Cold Holding) in single door Reach in cooler by back entrance. Person in charge stated it had been in the cooler since 8/14/22. Person in charge discarded both items **Warning** Priority: High Priority

Source: Florida Department of Health