Table 1-8. Critical violation limits by facility type

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the PMA will increase the frequency of inspections for the food

establishment until compliance history significantly improves.

Table 1-8.

Critical violation limits by facility type

Facility

Critical

Type

Violation

Limits

6-4.3 Debiting Methodology

It is essential to standardize the inspection process. The following

process specifies what constitutes a violation of the NAVMED P-5010-1:

a. Items are marked as violations on the inspection report when they

clearly exist in the food establishment. A violation represents a

deviation from a NAVMED P-5010-1 provision. Slight violations, such as one

dirty utensil among thousands of clean ones, does not indicate that the

establishment is significantly deviating from the requirement to use clean

utensils.

b. Each violation of a NAVMED P-5010-1 provision is reported as a

separate item on the inspection report. This does not mean, however, that

each instance should be considered a distinctly separate reportable

violation. Some discretion is warranted when preparing the inspection

report.

(1) For example, a cooler with mechanical problems may result in a

dozen or more potentially hazardous food items being held at unsafe

temperature. It may categorically be considered a malfunctioning

refrigeration device under Cooling, Heating, and Holding Capacities,

because repairs are needed to bring the unit into compliance. The food

temperature violation is also cited only one time under, Potentially

Hazardous Food, Hot and Cold Holding. Additionally, each food out of

acceptable time/temperature range should be discarded by the food

establishments manager and disposition noted on the report.

(2) Alternatively, the unit may be properly functioning, but

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