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NCPS Cafeterias Ace Health Inspections

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Once again, New Canaan Public Schools’ cafeterias scored perfect or near-perfect scores during recent unannounced local health inspections, records show. Saxe Middle School and all three elementary schools—East, South and West—scored a perfect 100 points while New Canaan High School was only cited for one minor violation (leaky pipe under a prep sink), following inspections Jan. 23 and 24 by a sanitarian from the New Canaan Health Department. Asked about the success, NCPS Food Services Director Michelle Santelli said it’s “all thanks to my amazing team.”

“They are committed everyday to providing wonderful food, great service while adhering to our food safety guidelines,” Santelli said in an email. “I am so grateful for them all.”

In surprise inspections, municipal health officials note any violation on a form that categorizes and grades each of them from one to four, with four being the most serious.

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CVS Passes Re-Inspection by Health Officials

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CVS on Park Street passed a New Canaan Health Department re-inspection after failing an initial inspection this summer. The pharmacy and shop downtown had been cited during a July 13 inspection for a “risk factor” violation for having several items—yogurt, cheese, hummus and smoothie drinks—at the overly high temperature of 56 degrees, according to a copy of the local health sanitarian’s report. In health inspections, food service establishments are graded on scores out of 100 that may be deducted for violations that range in severity from 1 to 4 points, with a four-point violation constituting a risk factor violation. Just one of those leads to a failed inspection, as does an overall score of less than 80 points. 

CVS passed its re-inspection July 27 with a score of 96. Two local restaurants that nearly failed inspections this summer were Hashi Sushi, which scored 80 points, and Ching’s Table, which scored 83 points.

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New Canaan Public Schools Cafeterias Ace Health Inspections

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New Canaan Public Schools cafeterias all scored perfect or near-perfect scores during unannounced local health inspections this month and last, records show. New Canaan High School scored a perfect 100 points while Saxe Middle School and the three elementary schools were only cited for one or two minor violations, following inspections by a sanitarian from the New Canaan Health Department. 

Specifically, South School scored a 99 after being cited during a Sept. 26 inspection for an unclean fan cover inside a walk-in refrigerator. East School scored a 98 out of 100 during a Sept. 20 inspection, cited for a light in a reach-in refrigerator that wasn’t working and paint chipping on a wall near electric service breaker panels.

Business

South Avenue Bagel Shop Passes Re-Inspection by Local Health Officials

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A South Avenue bagel shop this month passed a re-inspection by local health officials after failing an initial one the prior day, records show. Upper Crust Bakery & Café or UCBC on Oct. 17 was cited by a New Canaan Health Department sanitarian for a “risk factor” violation during an unannounced inspection. 

Specifically, according to the sanitarian’s report, yogurt parfaits were at a prohibitively high temperature of 64 degrees Fahrenheit, while fruit cups were at 64 degrees and tuna salad covered in plastic wrap in a walk-in refrigerator was at 61.5 degrees. The first two items were discarded, the report said. Reached by NewCanaanite.com, UCBC owner Charly Sahlia said in an email, “Besides great food with great service, public health and safety is our utmost priority, and the New Canaan health department just does the same.

Business

Four New Canaan Nail and Hair Salons Address Health Violations To Pass Re-Inspections

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Four nail and hair salons in New Canaan passed re-inspections by a municipal health sanitarian after officials found them in violation of local ordinances during initial inspections last month, records show. Eight other salons in New Canaan were found to have no violations during inspections conducted in June and July, according to Department of Health records. A sanitarian at True Grace Spa & Nail during a June 5 inspection found that the temperature of hot water at hand-washing sinks was not sufficiently high, that no paper towels were available in a front service area, that the inside of pedicure chair impellers were unclean and that the Burtis Avenue facility had massage chairs even though massage isn’t allowed there, according to a health inspection report. With the exception of the hot water (which was at 105 degrees instead of the required 110), all violations were found to have been corrected during a June 12 re-inspection. A June 5 inspection at Burtis Nails found that RefectoCIL was being used for eyebrows, though it’s not supposed to be used for eyebrows or eyelashes, according to the inspection report.