At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
100/ 100 · 0 points taken off
No problems found · Routine county inspection · Dec 30, 2025
Is that a lot?
Most markets and grocery stores here got 2 to 13 points taken off. Whole Foods Market got fewer than most.
Compared with 534 Santa Clara County markets and grocery stores. Each store's last routine inspection counts.
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 Whole Foods Market's team
Is this your place?
Welcome, Whole Foods Market. We'll walk through this together, one item at a time. To log the fixes, claim Whole Foods Market first; we check that you run it.
Your whole team can help. Each person gets one next step, and everyone can see what's done.
This is my place: claim Whole Foods MarketWe'll help you get every item done. You don't have to do it alone.
We know an inspection can feel heavy, especially when it's busy.
Fix it together
Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Log it
Your team logs the fix on their phones, with the time and who did it.
Show what you did
Saying what you fixed, in your own words, builds trust. Families and regulars respect a kitchen that owns it and fixes it.
Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 6-501.112, Food Code 2-301.15.
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What people see next
Under each item here, people see what you fixed, in your words.
Left alone, or fixed together
Left alone, the same items can come back at the next inspection. Fixed together, they're done.
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Inspections
From County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health · 3 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county visited once in the last 12 months (1 routine).
Fewer points taken off than last time (20 → 0). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestDec 30, 2025Routine inspection100 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 100 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected Dec 30, 2025.
No violations listed in the data.
EarlierNov 14, 2024Follow-up inspectionGreen placard
No notes were taken, but there was an interaction, likely addressing some or all of the prior report. No inspector comment was found. See the official report (opens the department's site) for more information.
EarlierNov 12, 2024Routine inspection80 out of 100 (Yellow placard)
4 violations listed, 2 marked critical.
Critical (2)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
Observed rodent droppings in the following areas: 1. On the floor behind the display freezers. 2. On shelving behind boxes of rice and sauce packets. 3. Under assorted self service nut dispensers. 4. On the floor within the grease disposal room. No evidence of contamination of food observed at the time of inspection. [CA] The premises of each food facility shall be kept free of vermin. All contaminated surfaces shall be cleaned and sanitized; and contributing factors such as cleaning, repairs, and the elimination of harborages shall be resolved. [COS] Affected areas were cleaned and sanitized at the time of inspection. A follow-up inspection will be conducted on 11/14/2024. If evidence of vermin is observed during the follow-up inspection, further enforcement actions may be forthcoming.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
The only hand wash station within the seafood department lacked a supply of paper towels. [CA] Single-use sanitary towels shall be provided in dispensers at all times. [COS] Paper towels provided.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (2)
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
Observed gaps of greater than 1/4 inch below the front entry door to the facility. [CA] Eliminate gap greater than 1/4" to prevent the entrance and harborage of vermin. Observed clutter and unused equipment within the downstairs miscellaneous storage room area. [CA] The premises of a food facility shall be free of litter and items that are unnecessary to the operation or maintenance of the facility, such as equipment that is nonfunctional or no longer used.
Shelves and surfaces need cleaning
The department's words
K33 Nonfood contact surfaces clean
Observed the build-up of dirt and debris under equipment at the following areas: 1. Behind display freezers at the north east side of the store. 2. Below counters/ equipment within the cheese cutting area. 3. On the ground of the grease disposal room. [CA] Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.
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
As a customer of Whole Foods Market, you can:
Call Whole Foods Market
Ask for the manager. Whole Foods Market can only fix what it knows about.
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Complain directly to the health department
We are not the health department. You can report to them on their site. Report to County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health (opens the department's site)
When regulars speak up kindly and kitchens fix things, the whole neighborhood eats well. Now you know what the inspector found, and what you can do about it.
Do you work at or run Whole Foods Market?
See the plan to fix each item and show what you did.
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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
- 100 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
This is not an official ranking or grade. See the official source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health (opens the department's site) .
Information on this page may be out of date. Check the original source to confirm.