Food held, cooled, cooked, or reheated outside safe temperatures, letting dangerous bacteria multiply.
A sick or symptomatic employee present, or staff unaware of when illness bars them from working with food.
Water not safe, or hot (100°F) and cold water not available under pressure.
Misrepresenting or misbranding food — e.g. selling one product as another.
Missing hair or beard restraint, dirty work clothes, jewelry, or painted/artificial fingernails during food prep.
Floors, walls, ceilings, or attached equipment dirty, damaged, or poorly vented.