BEDESSEE IMPORTS INC (doing business as BEDESSEE CARIBBEAN FOOD) is retail food store in Brooklyn licensed by the Division of Food Safety & Inspection of NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets. The license number is #618861. The business location is at 601 Wortman Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11208, in the county of Kings. The operation type is Store. The establishment types of the store are J - Multiple Operations, A - Store, C - Food Manufacturer, D - Food Warehouse, H - Wholesale Manufacturer, K - Vehicle.
| License Number | 618861 |
| Entity Name | BEDESSEE IMPORTS INC |
| DBA Name | BEDESSEE CARIBBEAN FOOD |
| Address | 601 Wortman Ave Brooklyn NY 11208 |
| County | Kings |
| Operation Type | Store |
| Establishment Type | J - Multiple Operations A - Store C - Food Manufacturer D - Food Warehouse H - Wholesale Manufacturer K - Vehicle |
| Square Footage | 45000 |
| Inspection Date | Grade | Address | Deficiency Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-09 | C | 601 Wortman Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11208 | 13B 02A 16B 15E 15C 14A 12B 10A 09E 05B 10C 13A 16D 04F 02B |
| Deficiency Description: 13B - Establishment fails to keep a written employee training record. 02A - A box of cod fish was found to be rodent defiled with mouse droppings inside on fish in the walk in cooler in the storage area. Forty pounds of Product destroyed under signed waiver during inspection. 16B - Outside at front of building is improperly maintained with accumulation of unused building materials and/or materials. 15E - Unused equipment in the warehouse storage area are stored in a manner which inhibits proper cleaning and inspection. 15C - The fan units in the walk in coolers were observed leaking on to floor and buckets. - The fan unit in walk in cooler 2 is missing fan guards and exhibit dust.- The base of the fan unit in walk in cooler 2 exhibit ice crystals. 14A - One live bird was noted flying around in the warehouse storage area. 12B - The exterior surfaces on containers of Jerk seasoning in the walk in cooler exhibit dark, grime, mildew and mold like substances. No food contamination observed. 10 | |||
| 2025-06-20 | A | 601 Wortman Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11208 | |
| 2025-01-13 | C | 601 Wortman Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11208 | 15C 15E 15B 13A 16D 16B 10C 10B 09E 04F 10D 12B 10A 14B 02B 09A 09C 15F 15A 09D |
| Deficiency Description: 15C - The walls in various walk in coolers are soiled with dark grime. 15E - Unused equipment in the bakery area are stored in a manner which inhibits proper cleaning and inspection. 15B - Non-food contact surfaces of mixers and roller machines in the bakery processing area have accumulation of dried food residues. 13A - Seafood HACCP plan is not reviewed, signed and dated annually.- Monitoring temperature logs for coolers #2 and #5 checked once per day is not reviewed and signed. Logs from November 2024 to December 2024.- Seafood HACCP plan CCP for storage under corrective action is missing make repairs or adjustments to malfunctioning cooler. Only addresses the product. 16D - Morgue/return area is not adequately identified or segregated. 16B - Outside at front of building is improperly maintained with accumulation of unused building materials, equipment and/or materials. 10C - The ceiling in the bakery processing area near vent pole exhibit broken surfaces. - The floor/wall perimeters in t | |||
| 2024-06-25 | C | 601 Wortman Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11208 | 13A 15B 14B 16D 10A 12B 04F 15F 09A 05B 10D 02D 15C 09D 15A 12A 10C 10B 02B |
| Deficiency Description: 13A - Per HACCP plan at receiving, daily accuracy check of thermometers for verification- no record for April, May or June to current. Only June 14th 2024 conducted.- Weekly review of records are not conducted and signed.- Seafood HACCP plan CCP for storage under corrective action is missing make repairs or adjustments to malfunctioning cooler. Only addresses corrective action for the product.- HACCP plan is not dated/signed annually and reviewed/revision not performed at adequate intervals. 15B - Non-food contact surfaces of various mixer machines in the bakery processing area exhibit dry food residue.- Non food contact surfaces on nuts and ginger grinders exhibit dried food residue.- Non food contact surfaces in small oven in the rear interior exhibits dried food spillage and grime build up. 14B - Cobb webs were noted on walls and various pallets in the warehouse storage area.- Dead roaches were noted on a glue board in the rear packing area. 16D - Morgue return area is not adequately identified or | |||
| 2024-04-11 | C | 601 Wortman Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11208 | 16D 05B 09A 12B 10B 10C 13A 15E 09C 10D 15F 15B 14B 12A 15C 16B 02A 10A 09E 04F |
| Deficiency Description: 16D - Return/morgue area is not adequately identified. 05B - Seafood Haccp plan at receiving for monitoring records-no data logger print out available for review. Product received from Canada on 10/31/23 per invoice. Only internal temperature taken on 10/31/23 when received.- Seafood HACCP plan CCP for storage temperature recording charts for the month of December 2023 are not available for review. Smoked herring fillets received 10/31/23 has some products still stored in the walk in cooler. 09A - The handwash sink in the rest room next to office is soiled with unclean surfaces. 12B - Various pastries in the processing and storage areas were not properly labelled and lacks sub ingredients on labels as follows: 1) Various labels state ingredients added as tree nuts but not specifically coconut. Per management statement firm only uses coconut as tree nut. 2)Artificial color not listed with color statement.- The labels on various pastries in the processing area are inadequate as follows: Label ink print | |||
| 2022-03-21 | A | 601 Wortman Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11208 | |
| 2022-01-25 | C | 601 Wortman Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11208 | 15E 09F 09C 15F 05B 16A 04F 02D 02B 15C 09G 10B 10C 10D 12B 13A |
| Deficiency Description: 15E - Unused equipment and other materials in the warehouse are stored in a manner which inhibits proper cleaning and inspection. 09F - Sanitizing solution in the bakery processing area is not available. 09C - Restroom facility lacks covered trash receptacle in women's room. 15F - Shelves in walk-in cooler have buildup of flaking rust. 05B - 24B Equipment of CCP at refrigerated storage is not operating accurately. Continuous temp recording charts for Cooler#2 dated 10/8/21, 11/5/21, 12/17/21 have ranges from 50F-120F. During inspection salted smoked herring observed in the cooler at internal temp of 37F. No record of corrective actions available based on deviation from critical limit: Storage cooler temp not to exceed 40F per HACCP plan. Temp recording charts dates ranging from 6/25/21-12/17/21 show temp exceeding 40F for more than 4 hours. Verification activities are not performed per HACCP plan. No thermometer accuracy check or calibration logs available. 16A - Various cleaning chemicals are | |||
| 2021-03-01 | C | 601 Wortman Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11208 | 15F 15C 14A 13A 10C 10B 16A 05B 09F 09G 16B 16D |
| Deficiency Description: 15F - Shelves in warehouse area are dust laden. 15C - Walk-in freezer is not properly maintained as follows: heavy ice accumualtion made from water drippings noted on shelves and on the floor. - Walk-in cooler is not properly maintained as follows: walls and ceilings exhibit mold-like substance. 14A - 5-10 old appearing mouse droppings are present in bakery and warehouse area. 13A - 21B. The establishment conducts food processing activities and does not have a valid Article 20-C License. Licensable operations, as stated by management and observed, are listed in the memo section of this report. Management states proper application and fee have been submitted. - HACCP Plan review is not signed and dated annually. - Weekly review, signing and dating of CCP monitoring temperature recording charts are not being conducted by a person trained in HACCP principles. - Yearly thermometer accuracy certified check against a NIST thermometer is not conducted. - Eight key areas of sanitation are not available f | |||
| Street Address |
601 WORTMAN AVE |
| City | BROOKLYN |
| State | NY |
| Zip Code | 11208 |
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