Pickens County progress. (Jasper, Ga.) 1899-current, June 23, 2022, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE 8A PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. JUNE 23. 2022 Restaurant Reports from the Ga. Department of Public Health Inspected June 9 Speedburger 973 East Church Street Jasper Current Score: 99 Previous Score: 96 All pre-cooked Speedburg- ers and other items being hot- held in warming drawers are being kept on time. All con tainers are marked accordingly to show the maximum 4-hour time limit. Management advised to re place the ceiling tile above the reach-in cooler in the back of the kitchen with a non-ab sorbent, easily cleanable ceil ing tile (like the other ones in the kitchen). Inspected June 1 Bigun’s Barbecue 362 Carnes Mill Road Talking Rock Current Score: 100 Previous Score: 100 Inspected May 31 Marco’s Pizza 706 West Church Street Current Score: 100 Previous Score: 97 Inspected May 31 LC Taco Bar 61 Main Street Jasper Current Score: 91 Previous Score: 100 Observed the walk-in cooler temping at a minimum of 45 degrees Fahrenheit. All potentially hazardous foods need to be kept at a maximum of 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Owner was already aware of this and has been in contact with the a maintenance person to have the cooler fan fixed. New Violation. Management needs to re mind employees that the downstairs door needs to be kept shut at all times. Label the vegetable and meat prep sinks. Increase cleaning of can opener blade. Add asterisks mark next to all menu items that the consumer advisory ap plies to. If this establishment is going to be using the food truck for the transportation and selling of food, then you will need to apply for a Mobile Unit Food Service permit. If you are only going to be transporting the food for cater ing purposes, then a temp log will need to be kept. This in cludes the temperatures of all cold and hot holding foods. Temperatures must be taken before transportation, once you have reached your desti nation, and throughout the serving process if you will be serving for longer than four hours. These temp logs will be asked for at time of next in spection. Inspected May 27 The Carriage House 34 North Main Street Jasper Current Score: 96 Previous Score: 91 Consumer advisory is pro vided on the menu but there is no asterisk mark next to the disclaimer and the menu item so the customer knows which items can cause risk. Person in charge will have this changed by next inspection. New Vio lation. Kitchen staff was in the process of swapping from breakfast to lunch during in spection. There are insect and rodent traps located sporadically throughout the restaurant due to the facilities contract with their pest control operator. Current Certified Food Safety Manager (CFSM) is re cently incapacitated and their ServSafe certification has ex pired; new person in charge is working on getting their certi fication. Will be emailed to in spector when it has been received. Inspector will talk to Denise Cox about the ceiling tiles and lights to see if any changes need to be made. Observed proper employee health and cleaning practices. Inspected May 26 Davis BBQ 3958 Refuge Road Jasper Current Score: 100 Previous Score: 100 Inspected May 13 Affairs of the Heart 61 Marble Mansion Lane Tate Current Score: 100 Previous Score: 100 Inspected May 12 Blessings from Above 1485 Hwy 136 W Talking Rock Current Score: 100 Previous Score: 99 Inspected May 11 Jeff Dobson and Associates 796 Canton Road Jasper Current Score: 100 Previous Score: 100 Inspected May 10 Piedmont Mountainside Center 1266 Hwy 515 South Jasper Current Score: 96 Previous Score: 90 Observed buildup of slime on soda nozzles. Corrected on site. Nozzles removed to be cleaned before being put back on machine. Increase rate of cleaning of soda nozzles. Clean them more thoroughly before putting them through the dish machine. New Vio lation. No food being served or stored in the cold and hot bars at time of inspection. CFSM recommended to keep copies of each em ployee's health reporting form in a separate folder to make it easier to check at the next in spection. Worked with CFSM to cre ate a better cooling procedure. All cooling foods must get below 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours of cooking/re heating. Food must reach 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours, and then 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. Cool large amounts of food in smaller quantities and shal lower containers. Stir food fre quently to cool food faster and more evenly. Loosely cover foods to allow them to cool: Can be stored uncovered if stored in a way that prevents contami nants from getting into it. Inspected May 10 Young Life International 76 Camp Hope Road Jasper Current Score: 100 Previous Score: 96 Temp Rite turned orange; internal machine thermometer reach a maximum rinse tem perature of 191 degrees Fahrenheit. Employee Health Report ing forms misplaced due to change in management. Per son in charge was given a blank form to copy and use in case they cannot find the orig inal ones. Reminder to label all food product that is put in a differ ent container for storage or serving. Snack bar reach-in cooler with the soft serve was reach ing temperature, but as it was on the high end of the accept able temperature range. Person in charge is advised to lower the cooler temperature to maintain a maximum of 41 de grees Fahrenheit when the cooler is in use/when the snack bar is open. Note for next inspection: EcoLab representative placed sticky and mouse traps in dry storage area of the main kitchen. This was not at the re quest of the kitchen staff, but per their own prerogative. Inspected May 10 Market 96 Concessions 24 Flea Market Road Jasper Current Score: 100 Previous Score: 100 Inspected May 5 Mary’s Bread Basket 171 Foothills Parkway Marble Hill Current Score: 94 Previous Score: 96 Observed drain next to hand sink flooding after use of the hand sink. Get plumber to check pipes to make sure there is no blockage occurring. Start getting grease trap pumped regularly as a precaution. New Violation. Observed mess along edges of walls that indicate low fre quency of cleaning. Increase rate of floor cleanings. New Violation. Observed thin layer of smoke throughout entire kitchen and first floor. Fire marshall working with owners to come up with a solution to the ventilation problem. New Violation. Observed congregation of ants on windowsill where hot- holding unit was held. Seek in- Three Georgia power plants on list of nation’s dirtiest Top 10 dirtiest power plants in Georgia, 2020 Plant County Fuel Carbon dioxide equivalent emissions* Bowen Bartow Coal 7.93 McDonough Cobb Gas 6.89 Scherer Monroe Coal 6.86 McIntosh Effingham Gas 3.28 Wansley (55965) Heard Gas 3.14 Smith Energy Murray Gas 2.84 Yates Chattahoochee Coweta Gas 1.35 Energy F acility Heard Gas 1.28 Wansley (7946) Effingham Heard Gas 1.21 Energy Facility Effingham Gas 1.12 *million metric tons Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Plant Bowen near Cartersville ranked 23rd in the country. By Dave Williams Bureau Chief Capitol Beat News Service ATLANTA - Georgia is home to three of the nation’s 100 dirtiest power plants, the Atlanta-based Environment Georgia Research & Policy Center reported Monday. Georgia Power’s Plant Bowen near Cartersville topped the Georgia list for carbon emissions and is ranked 23rd in the country. Two of Plant Bowen’s four coal-burning units were due to be retired by 2028 under a proposal the Atlanta- based utility filed with the Georgia Public Service Com mission (PSC) last January. But a 14-page agreement Georgia Power and the PSC’s Public Interest Advocacy Staff reached last week would leave that decision up to the commission, contin gent upon the “completion of necessary transmission sys tem improvements.” Environment Georgia’s new report ranks power plants across the U.S. by their contribution to climate change based on the U.S. En vironmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) latest eGRID data. The dirtiest power plants have an outsized impact: In 2020, the 10 most climate- polluting plants in Georgia were responsible for 91.5% of global warming emissions from the power sector despite only generating 56.5% of total electricity, according to the report. “Our changing climate af fects every aspect of our lives, from the air we breathe in our neighborhoods to the food we grow in Georgia,” said Jennette Gayer, Environ ment Georgia’s state director. “Dirty power plants threaten our health and the climate, yet these super-pol luters have filled the skies with pollution for decades without consequence. We need to hold the worst power plants accountable for dam aging our climate." While Plant Bowen bums coal, eight of Georgia’s 10 dirtiest power plants are fired by methane gas. New re search on methane leaks finds that the emissions asso ciated with extracting and transporting methane are a serious climate problem. Although burning methane gas releases less car bon dioxide than burning coal, the report ranked Plant McDonough, a gas-fired plant near Smryna, as the state’s second dirtiest. Coal-burning Plant Scherer, near Macon, was third on Georgia’s dirtiest- plants list. To get power plant pollu tion under control, the report recommends limiting emis sions from power plants and accelerating Georgia’s transi tion from fossil fuels to re newable energy sources. Georgia Power is proposing to expand its renewable en ergy portfolio by 2,300 megawatts by 2029. Environmental advocates are worried a U.S. Supreme Court ruling expected this month in a West Virginia case could hamstring the EPA’s ability to set limits on carbon emissions from power plants. “We can repower our state more cleanly and safely with renewable energy,” Gayer said. “We hope the Public Service Commission will take steps to shut down Plant Bowen, our state's dirtiest power plant.” Georgia Power spokesman John Kraft re sponded to the Environment Georgia report by noting the utility has reduced its carbon emissions by 60% since 2007 and now relies on coal for only 15% of its energy gen- sect/pest control help and keep all outside adjacent areas clear of food scraps/clean. New Vi olation. Make sure to keep ther mometers in all cold-holding units. Remind employees to keep dumpster closed (Restaurant is in building with other busi nesses who have access to the same dumpster, so we take into consideration that they are not the only ones using the dumpster.) Inspected May 5 Sourwood Cafe 60 Northgate Station Drive Ste. 200 Marble Hill Current Score: 89 Previous Score: 90 Observed cleaning sub stance unlabeled in spray bot tle. Containers of poisonous or toxic materials shall be clearly and individually identified with the common name of the material. New Violation. This facility cooks chicken sous vide without a HACCP plan....All bags of chicken were discarded. New Viola tion. Observed vacuum sealed bags of chicken held longer than two days. Must date and discard/use chicken within two days of sealing. Before engaging in Reduced Oxygen Packaging without a variance as specified in DPH Rule 511- 6-1 -.04(6)(k), a permit appli cant or permit holder shall submit a properly prepared HACCP plan to the Health Au thority. New Violation. Observed cleaning sub stance unlabeled in spray bot tle. Containers of poisonous or toxic materials shall be clearly and individually identified with the common name of the material. New Violation. Inspected May 3 Starbucks 115 Bill Wigington Pkwy Jasper Current Score: 100 Previous Score: 100 Inspected May 5 C’est La Vie 218 Foothill Pkwy Marble Hill Current Score: 71 Previous Score: Observed improper vertical storage of raw animals food in many coolers. Review the proper vertical storage hand out. Proper vertical storage must be achieved by storing foods with the highest final cook temperature (Chicken @ 165°F) at the bottom of the cooler and ready-to-eat foods (like raw vegetables, salad, fruit) at the top of the cooler so that cross contamination may not occur. Person in charge /Certified Food Safety Man ager (CFSM) instructed em ployee to rearrange residential cooler. New Violation. Automatic dish machine not properly sanitizing. Use the 3 compartment sink until it gets fixed. New Violation. Observed time/temperature control for safety (TCS) foods in prep top unit and walk-in cooler being cold held at tem peratures ranging from 43- 46°F. All TCS foods must be maintained at a temperature of 41°F or below. Corrected on site. Person in charge must be checking temperatures daily. Repair tech has been called out to repair this unit. New Viola tion. Observed facility doing Sous Vide and vacuum sealing longer than 48 hours. These actions require a HACAPP plan. Observed area near dish machine leaking water and coming across the wall to the bathroom hallway. All plumb ing must be maintained and kept in good repair. New Vio lation. Observed broken flooring tiles in walk-in cooler. The grout in the kitchen needs to be re-grouted, fix any areas in disrepair. This must be cor rected. All physical facilities shall be maintained in good re pair. New Violation. erating capacity. “We are committed to making smart investments today so that our customers can continue to have clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy for decades to come,” he said. “Our long-term planning process, the Integrated Re source Plan (IRP), has al lowed us to work with the Georgia Public Service Com mission to make significant, cost-effective and reliable re source planning decisions that have resulted in a mix of lower-carbon energy re sources that benefit all cus tomers.” This story is available through a news partnership with Capitol Beat News Serv ice, a project of the Georgia Press Educational Founda tion. 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