Violation Code: 14-65-4

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4-501.11 FC and 4.502.11(A) FC: Good Repair and Proper Adjustment. (A) Equipment shall be maintained in a state of repair and condition that meets the requirements specified under Parts 4-1 and 4-2. (B) Equipment components such as doors, seals, hinges, fasteners, and kick plates shall be kept intact, tight, and adjusted in accordance with manufacturer's specifications. (C) Cutting or piercing parts of can openers shall be kept sharp to minimize the creation of metal fragments that can contaminate food when the container is opened. 4-502.11(A) FC: (A) Utensils shall be maintained in a state of repair or condition that complies with the requirements specified under Parts 4-1 and 4-2 or shall be discarded. 4-204.111(A) FC: (A) A machine vending time/temperature control for safety food shall have an automatic control that prevents the machine from vending food: (1) If there is a power failure, mechanical failure, or other condition that results in an internal machine temperature that cannot maintain food temperatures as specified under Chapter 3; and (2) If a condition specified under Subparagraph (A)(1) of this section occurs, until the machine is serviced and restocked with food that has been maintained at proper temperatures as specified under Chapter 3. 4-204.14 FC: The dispensing compartment of a vending machine including a machine that is designed to vend prepackaged snack food that is not time/temperature control for safety food such as chips, party mixes, and pretzels shall be equipped with a self-closing door or cover if the machine is: (A) Located in an outside area that does not otherwise afford the protection of an enclosure against the rain, windblown debris, insects, rodents, and other contaminants that are present in the environment; or (B) Available for self-service during hours when it is not under the full-time supervision of a food employee. 4-204.123 FC: (A) Vending machine doors and access opening covers to food and container storage spaces shall be tight-fitting so that the space along the entire interface between the doors or covers and the cabinet of the machine, if the doors or covers are in a closed position, is no greater than one-sixteenth inch by: (1) Being covered with louvers, screens, or materials that provide an equivalent opening of not greater than one-sixteenth inch. Screening of 12 mesh to 1 inch meets this requirement; (2) Being effectively gasketed; (3) Having interface surfaces that are at least 13 millimeters or one-half inch wide; or (4) Jambs or surfaces used to form an L-shaped entry path to the interface. (B) Vending machine service connection openings through an exterior wall of a machine shall be closed by sealants, clamps, or grommets so that the openings are no larger than one-sixteenth inch. 4-402.11(B) FC and 4-402.12(D) and (E) FC: 4-402.11(B) FC: Counter-mounted equipment that is not easily movable shall be installed to allow cleaning of the equipment and areas underneath and around the equipment by being: (1) Sealed; or (2) Elevated on legs as specified under Paragraph 4-402.12(D). 4-402.12(D) FC: Except as specified in Paragraph (E) of this section, counter-mounted equipment that is not easily movable shall be elevated on legs that provide at least a 4 inch clearance between the table and the equipment. (E) The clearance space between the table and counter-mounted equipment may be: (1) 3 inches if the horizontal distance of the table top under the equipment is no more than 20 inches from the point of access for cleaning; or (2) 2 inches if the horizontal distance of the table top under the equipment is no more than 3 inches from the point of access for cleaning.