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Sep. 16—Berks County is divided into three jurisdictions: Reading, Muhlenberg Township and the rest of the county. Reading and Muhlenberg Township have their own food safety inspectors and the rest of the county is inspected by Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture inspectors.

The results will be posted every other week. All food vendors are inspected at least once a year. Other inspections can be triggered by a change of owner, a follow up if a facility had been out of compliance or by a complaint filed with the PDA.

View any vendor's last inspection report online. Click on the PDF version of the inspection report for all details.

If a food provider is labeled out of compliance, that means it has one or more violations that require a return visit by an inspector. The establishment is given time to fix the problem(s) and remains open for business.

Complaints can be filed online with the PDA.

Below are the results of inspections conducted between Aug. 31 and Sept. 13, 2022, that were filed in the state database as of Sept. 15 at 5 p.m.

Please note: The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture website was showing no reports done by its inspectors for Berks during this date range as of 9 p.m. No one from the department was available for comment on the reason by midnight.

Muhlenberg Township

Adelphia Seafood, 2934 N. Fifth Street Highway, Sept. 10: no violations.

Chatty Monks Brewing Co. Inc., 2934 N. Fifth Street Highway, Sept. 10: no violations.

Italian & French Pastry Shop, 2934 N. Fifth Street Highway, Sept. 10: three violations. Reach-in refrigerator temperature measured at 43.0 degrees F, corrected to 37.8 degree F. Wiping cloth not being stored in sanitizer solution. ServSafe certificate not posted.

Lbs-N-Ozs LLC, 2934 N. Fifth Street Highway, Sept. 10: four violations. Observed wet wiping cloths in —sink area, not being stored in sanitizer solution. Food dispensing utensil in bread crumbs observed stored in the food and not with handle above the top of the food. Corrected immediately. Food employee certification certificate not observed posted. Observed no chemical sanitizer being used on equipment and utensils after washing and rinsing them, and prior to use.

San's Asian Food, 2934 N. Fifth Street Highway, Sept. 10: no violations.

Weisser's Delicatessen, 2934 N. Fifth Street Highway, Sept. 10: no violations.

Reading

Cocinando Con Joako, 1049 Penn St., Sept. 13: no violations.

El Gallito Mexican Bakery, 948 Buttonwood St., Sept. 12: two violations. Paper towel dispenser empty at the handwash sink in both food prep areas. Soap was not available at the handwash sink in the rear food prep area. Intake / exhaust air duct needs cleaned or filters changed as it is emitting dust and dirt into the air.

Family Dollar Store #27455 370142, 840 Penn St., Sept. 12: no violations.

Franklyn Breakfast Burger, 1007 Penn St., Sept. 12: no violations.

DMA Pizza 379747, 549 Penn St., Sept. 9: no violations.

Dollar General #14593, 219 Buttonwood St., Sept. 9: two violations. Toilet in women's restroom needs to be secured properly. Observed freezer equipment, in rear storage area, with an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, debris on non-food contact surfaces.

Subway, 549 Penn St., Sept. 9: no violations.

The Great American Creamery, 645 Penn St., Sept. 9: no violations.

Y & S Grocery, 157 Buttonwood St., Sept. 9: one violation. Hood system needs to be properly cleaned and professionally serviced. Documentation required.

Salino's Importing 339507, 923 Elm St., Sept. 2: no violations.

UPDATES

The following reports for the period of Aug. 17 to Aug. 30, 2022, were added to the state's database after Sept. 1 and did not appear in the previous Berks food safety report.

Berks

C & C Pizza, 92 Main St., Strausstown, Aug. 30: one violation. Chlorine chemical sanitizer residual detected in the final sanitizer rinse cycle of the low temperature sanitizing dishwasher was 10 ppm, and not 50-100 ppm as required. Facility to sanitize in warewashing sink until repaired.

Shartlesville Fire Company #1, 5637 Old Route 22 PO Box 7, Shartlesville, Aug. 30: no violations.

Muhlenberg Township

Dollar General #7212, 3215 N. Fifth Street Highway, Aug. 29: no violations.

Giant Food Store # 422, 4320 N. Fifth Street Highway, Aug. 29: four violations. Trash receptacles within the food facility (bakery area) were not in immediate use were not covered properly. Bulk bins/ingredient storage containers, in the bakery area, were not labeled with the common name of the food. Gasket on Freezer A3 is damaged and needs repair/replacement. Ceiling in the bakery area, has a hole.

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