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November 23, 2009
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Inspectors find food stored at unsafe temperatures by Andrew Beale Daily Lobo
4 violations Zero critical Highlight: Blood and food debris found in freezer
15 violations 9 critical Highlight: 80 pounds, five gallons of food discarded
4 violations 4 critical Highlight: Violations initially cause immediate closure
4 violations 2 critical Highlight: cheese kept at warmer than recommended temperatures 4 violations 2 critical Highlight: Employee wiped dried hands with soiled cloth
“High-risk” conditions found at Sonic and La Posada by Pat Lohmann Daily Lobo
La Posada received 15 health code
violations at their April 3 inspection and had to toss out 80 pounds of food labeled “unfit for human consumption.” Also, Sonic in the SUB was the only restaurant on or off campus to have repeat violations upon inspection, and one of the three violations
For a full list of each restaurant’s violations, visit DailyLobo.com was classified as “high risk.” La Posada received nine highrisk violations, the most of all nearby and on-campus restaurants. The New Mexico Environment Department — which sends health inspectors to restaurants citywide — cited the oncampus dining hall for contaminated
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equipment, improper holding, inadequate cooking/cooling and poor personal hygiene. NMED inspected La Posada five days later and found it had corrected all violations. The dining hall discarded 50
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Rivals lack the evidence to contest ASUNM poll results
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by Mario Trujillo
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At their last inspection, three restaurants near campus received at least four health code violations. Perico’s on Yale received an “immediate closure” notice, but the burrito restaurant’s permit was reinstated the same day. The New Mexico Environment Department mandated the closure because food was stored at improper temperatures. The NMED’s manual for food service and food processing regulations requires perishable food to be stored at or below 41 degrees, or above 140 degrees. Also, coldheld food can reach a temperature of 45 degrees for up to two hours, but after that it must be discarded. At Perico’s, a health inspector found eggs at 68 degrees, beef at 54 degrees, and sour cream at 52 degrees. There were other temperature violations as well. Representatives from the New Mexico Environment Department do not notify a restaurant before inspection. Herman Aragon, a manager at Perico’s, said the food was at the wrong temperature because it had just come in from the distributor, who stored the food improperly. “Some of our food was not at temperature … we got it not at temperature through our distributor,” he said. “We had just got our order
Seven members of the Bridge slate filed a contest of election on Friday, but on Sunday they rescinded their complaints. “We think as a slate that any infraction should be addressed … and if it is not addressed, in the future it is not corrected,” said Travis Maestas, a Bridge slate member. Yet Maestas said the Bridge slate wouldn’t have had enough evidence to present a strong case against the BAM! slate, whose members swept the election last week. Eight of the 10 members on the BAM! slate are Resident Advisers. Three complaints were initially filed. The undergraduate student government’s election commission threw out one, and on Sunday the group was set to hear testimony about two specific instances where the BAM! slate allegedly campaigned too close to polling places. The Bridge slate complained that members of the BAM! slate could not hold ASUNM Senate seats
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because residence hall advisers cannot simultaneously serve in student government, according to the Resident Adviser handbook. Election Commissioner Brian Moore said the election commission threw out that complaint because the discrepancy was not under ASUNM jurisdiction. ASUNM does not prohibit senators from also serving as resident advisers. The ResLife Web site prohibits holding both positions, but Patrick Call, director of Residence Life and Student Housing, said the clause on the Web site has been misinterpreted. “I know that there’s a piece in our agreement with them that talks about that, but it is really intended for folks if they want to run for ASUNM president or vice president,” he said. Call said the clause is also meant to restrict people from serving as committee chair members. The revised version of the ResLife Web site clarifies the distinction, Call said.
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