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Assisted living community in Gwinnett fails food inspection report

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Oct 9, 2015

Brookdale Buford

4450 Old Hamilton Mill Rd

Buford, GA 30518

Score: 60

The food service of an assisted living community in Gwinnett failed a routine health inspection this week after an official noticed toxic substances stored above straws, cups and food items.

Brookdale Buford, which also offers Alzheimer’s care for seniors, received a failing score of 60 on Thursday.

The report stated that food equipment was not cleaned properly and that there was cross-contamination between raw fish and bread.

The executive director of Brookdale Buford declined to comment to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Read the full report here.

Update: The location passed a follow-up inspection on October 20 with a perfect score of 100. Read the full report here.

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