Based on observations, record reviews, and interviews, the facility failed to ensure food was prepared, distributed, and served under sanitary conditions in the kitchen to prevent the spread of foodborne pathogens. I. Observations, interviews, and record review revealed the facility failed to ensure for the last several months, that cookware, drinkware, dishware, and flatware were sufficiently sanitized over the last several months. The dietary manager (DM) reported the fuse to the electrical breaker was insufficient and shorted out in the facility's high-temperature dishwashing machine on three occasions. The facility changed from a high-temperature process to a low-temperature process by making makeshift modifications to the dishwashing machine. …
F812 citations in Colorado
Food safety and sanitation · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Colorado cites F812 less often than its own record predicts
0.83 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Colorado in 2025, this is the portion that was F812.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Colorado surveyors wrote
F812 findings written in Colorado, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.
Severity is as the surveyor wrote it. Some findings had already been corrected before the survey.
Based on observation, record review and staff interview, the facility failed to store, prepare, distribute and serve food in a sanitary manner in the main kitchen.Specifically, the facility failed to:-Maintain the ice machine in a sanitary condition; and,-Maintain the kitchen in a sanitary condition.Findings include:I. Failure to maintain the ice machine in a sanitary conditionA. Professional referenceThe Colorado Retail Food Establishment Regulations, (3/16/24), retrieved on 8/19/26, read in pertinent part, Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. (4-601.11) Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris. (4-601.11)B. …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Colorado citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.08% | 1.01× |
| 2024 | 4.19% | 0.93× |
| 2025 | 3.70% | 0.83× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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