At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
85/ 100 · 15 points taken off
4 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Mar 20, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Safeway Store #1439 got about the same as most.
Compared with 9,600 Santa Clara County food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Safeway Store #1439?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Marked critical: Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right K14How to fixFix it
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning K33How to fixFix it
- Equipment in poor repair K35How to fixFix it
Source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
We review Santa Clara County health data to make this report. We are not the County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health.
Visit them directly at deh.santaclaracounty.gov (opens the department's site) · How we review
For Safeway Store #1439's team
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Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized rightThe county found: “Observed employee washing trays in meat department without sanitizing. [CA] Manual warewashing shall be accomplished…”
First step: Clean first, then sanitize
Then the next one: Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 4-603.16, Food Code 6-501.111, Food Code 2-301.15.
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Fix and log it: Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
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Clean first, then sanitize
From Food Code 4-603.16
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Inspections
From County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health · 2 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county visited once in the last 12 months (1 routine).
Every visit
LatestMar 20, 2026Routine inspection85 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 85 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Mar 20, 2026.
4 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
Observed employee washing trays in meat department without sanitizing. [CA] Manual warewashing shall be accomplished by using a three-compartment sink where the utensils are first precleaned, washed with hot soapy water, rinsed with hot water, sanitized with an approved method, and air dried. Use 1 TBS of bleach (5.25%) per 1 gal. of water for chlorine solution (100 PPM). Use 1 tbs of quaternary ammonium (10%) per 2 gal. of water for quaternary ammonium (200 PPM). [COS] Discussed with manager and employee to sanitize the trays. Employee set up the sanitizer compartment.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 4-602.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Clean first, then sanitize
- 1. Scrape off food.
- 2. Wash with detergent and warm water.
- 3. Rinse off the soap (soap weakens sanitizer).
From Food Code 4-603.16
When to clean food-contact surfaces
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Cleaning vs sanitizing, and sanitizer strengths
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Not critical (3)
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
Observed black mold like substance on ceiling and light of display refrigerator for cheese, yogurt and biscuit aisle. Pointed the area to manager. [CA] Clean the refrigerator and maintain in good condition.
Food Code 4-602.13
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Shelves, handles and outsides of equipment clean
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Are you Safeway Store #1439? Fix it
Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Observed ice build up on both sides of back warehouse walk in freezer door and door in disrepair. [CA] Equipment and utensils shall be designed and constructed to be durable and retain characteristic qualities under normal use conditions. Repair the freezer door.
Food Code 4-101.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
Equipment in good repair
In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
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The department's words
K13 Food in good condition, safe, unadulterated
Observed 3 dents on 3 refried beans cans on sales aisles. [CA] Bloated or leaking cans shall be discarded immediately. [COS] Manager removed the cans from aisles to move them to back warehouse for destruction.
Food Code 3-101.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Reject it if you see
- Frozen food with big ice crystals, frozen liquid in the bottom, or water stains (thawed and refrozen)
- A time-temperature indicator showing it got too warm, even if the food looks fine
- Cans that are swollen, leaking, rusty, deeply dented at the seams, or missing labels
From Food Code 6-501.111
Approved sources only
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Receiving deliveries
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EarlierDec 12, 2024Routine inspection87 out of 100 (Green placard)
5 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (5)
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Lack of paper towels at hand wash in meat department. Box of towels stored nearby. [CA] Provide single use paper towels in dispenser at all times. [COS] Paper towel dispenser is restocked.
The department's words
K13 Food in good condition, safe, unadulterated
Observed two dented cans (Yellowstone Angus Beef Chilli and Del Monte Mandarin Oranges) [CA] Dented, Bloated or leaking cans shall be discarded immediately.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
Observed broken bottom side of meat walk in freezer and broken wall panel in the back warehouse. Per PIC, there is an order to replace the doors. [CA] Repair the door and walls and maintain in good condition.
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
Accumulation of dust and dirt on walk in cooler fans in dairy walk in cooler. [CA] Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Measured boiled eggs at 44-46F at eggs cooler. Ambient temperature measured at 50F. Per PIC, the unit may be going through defrost mode. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above. [COS] Ambient temperature of the unit measured 41F.
Source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health. This is the department's data, not CleanCleaver's. See the department's full record (opens the department's site)
What you can do
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Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right Read the free guide
- Shelves and surfaces need cleaning In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
- Food in poor condition Read the free guide
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Most people don't know what a normal result looks like for a place that's open every day. The ranges use each place's last routine inspection in this area. No other county is mixed in.
100 means the inspector found no problems. Santa Clara County takes points off for each problem. Big ones take off more.
The county posts a green, yellow or red placard after each inspection, and gives routine inspections a score. In the county's data, a routine inspection with no violations listed scored 100, and the score drops as violations are found. The county's page does not say which scores or findings give each color: ask the department.
- Inspection type
- Routine inspection
- Result
- 85 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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