A Springfield buffet was put on a risk control plan for repeated cold-holding violations, according to a Sept. 19 Springfield-Greene County Health Department food inspection report, while another is handling issues with mouse droppings in its utensil bins and on its storage shelves, per a separate Sept. 19 report.
Risk control plans are put in place by inspectors after an establishment has three of the same priority violations in a row. Amazin’ Buffet, 2501 S. Campbell Ave., is on a cold-holding risk control plan due to repeatedly leaving potentially hazardous foods at unsafe temperatures, according to the Sept. 19 report. The violation that precipitated the need for a risk control was a food inspector observing raw shrimp on the countertop that measured 68 degrees Fahrenheit.
In a risk control plan, an inspector will show where the violation was cited previously, and then identify the risk associated with the violation, what needs to happen to keep food safe, and how an establishment can accomplish that goal…