Personal Injury Law

Washington's Breadline sandwich shop has food safety issues

By Dr. Doug Powell

barfblog.com fan Jessica said I should do something on famed Washington, D.C. sandwich shop, Breadline.

I checked it out, and yeah, a number of D.C. outlets reported on the establishment's closing, but the detailed inspection reports in the Washington City Paper were the best.

There's a bunch of somewhat mundane inspection issues but the interesting food safety reading is near the end. Among the more disgusting infractions:

• a 'display deli case maintaining a temperature of 82° F;'

• a dirty meat slicer ('old food particles present') and a dirty potato chopper (ditto) as well as 'debris throughout prep tables and prep table shelving;'

• improper cooling of chicken, chick pea spread, tuna salad, curry chicken salad, sliced turkey, ground beef, and cole slaw, all above the required 41° Fahrenheit threshold; and,

* a bread rack or other equipment blocked access to hand sinks. 'Handsinks,' must be accessible at all times for proper handwashing.'
 

Full post as published by BarfBlog on June 23, 2009 (boomark / email).