Violation 09
Foods handled with minimum contact
Florida classes most of this family as high priority — the tier the state says can directly cause illness. It has been recorded 3,981 times, across 19 separate citation codes.
Times recorded3,981
High priority3,812
Citation codes19
Restaurants3,426
| Code | What it says | Severity | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09-01-4 | Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient. | High priority | 3,635 |
| 09-17-4 | Employee using bare hand contact with nonready-to-eat food (such as raw animal food or flour) unnecessarily without the use of… | Intermediate | 85 |
| 09-19-5 | Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - ready-to-eat food used for multiple menu items, some of which will… | High priority | 48 |
| 09-20-5 | Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - ready-to-eat food intended to be heated as a sole ingredient not im… | High priority | 34 |
| 09-02-5 | Bare hand contact with ready-to-eat food while the establishment is under a foodborne illness investigation. | High priority | 33 |
| 09-04-5 | Establishment does not have a written copy of their approved Alternative Operating Procedure for bare hand contact with ready-t… | Basic | 28 |
| 09-05-5 | Employee not following establishment's approved Alternative Operating Procedure for bare hand contact with ready-to-eat food. | High priority | 27 |
| 09-07-5 | Food employee not using the two additional control measures after washing hands as required by the Alternative Operating Proced… | Basic | 24 |
| 09-03-4 | Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands. | High priority | 22 |
| 09-21-5 | Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - ready-to-eat food heated as a sole ingredient not heated to 145 deg… | High priority | 9 |
| 09-09-5 | No proof available showing that employees touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands have received the required training… | Basic | 8 |
| 09-06-4 | No hand sanitizer for AOP.. | Intermediate | 6 |
| 09-27-1 | Establishment using an Alternative Operating Procedure no hand sanitizer at sink. | Basic | 6 |
| 09-24-4 | Alternative Operating Procedure for bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food missing diagram showing location of handwash sinks… | Basic | 5 |
| 09-26-1 | Establishment using an Alternative Operating Procedure not having documentation that hands are properly washed when the specifi… | Basic | 4 |
| 09-22-5 | Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - ready-to-eat food mixed with/added to other ready-to-eat and food d… | High priority | 3 |
| 09-08-5 | Person in charge not monitoring employees regarding Alternative Operating Procedure for bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food. | Intermediate | 2 |
| 09-23-5 | Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - ready-to-eat food mixed with/added to raw animal food and ready-to-… | High priority | 1 |
| 09-25-1 | Establishment using an Alternative Operating Procedure that has not been reviewed annually. | Basic | 1 |
The same code, written up by different inspectors in different kitchens. Exactly as filed — spelling, punctuation and all.
Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. An employee handled cooked chicken with their bare hands at a prep table in the back of the kitchen. See stop sale.
09-01-4GRAND BUFFET →Aug 26, 2026
Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed employee plate salad with bare hands with no approved AOP. Observed employee touch FCS of spoon with bare hands and use same spoon to handle gorgonzola cheese.
09-01-4CAFE PANISSE →Aug 26, 2026
Employee not following establishment's approved Alternative Operating Procedure for bare hand contact with ready-to-eat food. Employee washed hands properly but did not sanitize in accordance with approved AOP, corrected on site operator provided new sanitizer bottle.
09-05-5PRESUTTIS →Aug 26, 2026
Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Operator handled pizza with bare hands while cutting it
09-01-4SIRI'S GOURMET BURGERS & PIZZA →Aug 26, 2026
Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Operator heated corn tortillas and used hand to move to plate for tacos. Educated operator to use tongs or gloved hand, discarded tortillas that had been touched.
09-01-4BIG C'S PRODUCE MFDV →Aug 25, 2026
Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed fried noodles being portion with bare hands, operator discarded.
09-01-4RONP LLC →Aug 25, 2026
Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Operator handled pizza with bare hands while cutting it
09-01-4SIRI'S GOURMET BURGERS & PIZZA →Aug 25, 2026
Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. At cook line, employee handled ready to eat food-Mofongo with bare hands without an approved AOP. Advised operator of proper procedures for bare hand contact. Operator educated employee. Employee washed hands, put clean gloves on.
09-01-4EL PALACIO DEL MOFONGO, LLC →Aug 25, 2026
Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee placed tomatoes on top of plated food product with bare hands.
09-01-4LOS CHICO'S →Aug 25, 2026
Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed cooking tongs server touching toast with bare hands. Educated operator.
09-01-4LEO'S FRENCH TOAST HOUSE →Aug 25, 2026