Woodbridge Health Inspections: 16 Violations At 1 Restaurant

WOODBRIDGE, VA — One facility from eastern Prince William County recorded violations during the most recent round of health department inspections from Aug. 9 to Aug. 16.

COVID-19 restrictions have relaxed around the state, and health inspectors conduct most restaurant and other health inspections in person. However, some visits, such as those for training purposes, can be conducted virtually.

Violations typically focus on factors that can contribute to food contamination. The local health department can also perform a re-inspection to ensure that possible violations have been corrected.

For every observed violation, the inspector provides a specific corrective action that can be completed to rectify the violation. Sometimes these are simple, and violations can be corrected during the course of the inspection. Other violations are addressed later, and an inspector may conduct a follow-up inspection to ensure compliance.

Here are the most recent inspections from the Woodbridge area, according to the Prince William Health District.

• Emaye Ethiopian Market and Carry Out, 13554 Minnieville Rd. Woodbridge, VA 22192
  • Date inspected: Aug. 14
  • Total violations: 16
    • Employees are not aware of the reporting procedures concerning information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food.
    • Food employees observed with soiled hands.
    • Observed that paper towels were not provided at each handwashing sink.
    • Observed that hand soap was not provided at each handwashing sink.
    • All the handwashing sinks at this food establishment are blocked with heavy equipment or with big containers of injera mixture. Hand sinks are blocked, preventing access by employees for easy hand washing.
    • Raw animal food (raw packages of beef) holding in a manner that may cause cross contamination of to ready-to-eat food (RTE) above the package of cabbage in the walk-in cooler.
    • The food-contact surfaces of the following equipment were not observed sanitized: cooking equipment and serving cups, spoons, knives, plates etc.
    • Cabbage mix was not cooled within 2 hours from 57ºC (135ºF) to 21ºC (70ºF); and/or within a total of 6 hours from 57ºC (135ºF) to 5ºC (41ºF) or less.
    • Food (dry food packages) stored on the floor or food stored less than 6" above the floor.
    • A can is used as a food contact surface. To dispense injera mix.
    • Single-service items were observed reused for the storage of Lentils.
    • The nonfood contact surface of the wooden shelf under the mixer is not designed or constructed to be easily cleanable.
    • There is no chemical (chlorine) sanitizing test kit present to ensure the chemical sanitizing solution used is at the proper concentration.
    • The nonfood contact surface of all dry food and clean equipment shelves has accumulations of grime and debris.
    • The premises are not free of litter. Too many unnecessary items on the floor.
    • The floors are not cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean.

The following facilities did not record any violations:

• La Sabrocita
• Betanya Ethiopian Market & Cafe