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Cottrell Elementary School

215 PINETREE WAY , DAHLONEGA, GA 30533 · Health inspection record from Georgia Department of Public Health

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100 / 100 · Excellent
Last inspected August 24, 2026
6 inspections on record · average score 99

Most recent inspection (August 24, 2026): no individual violations are recorded in the published data.

Inspection history

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A100August 24, 2026No violations recorded

No individual violations are recorded for this inspection in the published data.

A99February 26, 20261 violation

Inspectors recorded 1 violation involving cleaning & sanitizing.

RoutineUtensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, handled.

Observed several stored utensils (spoons, scoops, etc) with dried food and physical debris. Observed accumulation of food and physical debris on one can open mount and one tabletop can opener.

−1 point · Cited as “511-6-1.05(10)(g)2 - kitchen and tableware, properly handled to protect food-/lip-contact surfaces (c)”
A100September 2, 2025No violations recorded

No individual violations are recorded for this inspection in the published data.

A96February 4, 20251 violation

Inspectors recorded 1 violation, 1 of them critical, involving cleaning & sanitizing.

Critical (supporting)Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized.

Observed mold-like accumulation on the interior baffle of the ice machine. Ice is a food item. The interior of the ice machine must be cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary to prevent mold-like growth. Per Manager, ice machine was last cleaned just before Christmas break. Spoke about cleaning more frequently.

−4 points · Cited as “511-6-1.05(7)(a)1 - equipment, food-contact surfaces,& utensils (pf)”
A99September 11, 20241 violation

Inspectors recorded 1 violation involving cleaning & sanitizing.

RoutineCorrected on siteIn-use utensils: properly stored.

Observed ready-to-us utensils stored in a drawer with dried food debris on them. Observed knives stored in a container in the dry storage room with sticky debris on them. All utensils must be washed, rinsed, and sanitized between uses and must be stored in a way that prevent contamination of the utensils. COS utensils moved to dishpit to be rewashed.

−1 point · Cited as “511-6-1.04(4)(k) - in-use utensils, between-use storage (c)”
A100January 30, 2024No violations recorded

No individual violations are recorded for this inspection in the published data.

Georgia scores on a 100-point scale: A 90–100, B 80–89, C 70–79, U below 70.

Source

Published by the Georgia Department of Public Health · permit FSP-093-000101. Verify this record at ga.healthinspections.us. Georgia’s inspection records are published by county health district, not from a single statewide portal.

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