How many inspections has Koa Mart in Coconut Creek had?

Koa Mart in Coconut Creek has 6 FDACS food safety inspection(s) on record from January 2022 to present.

What did the most recent FDACS inspection of Koa Mart in Coconut Creek find?

Koa Mart in Coconut Creek was most recently inspected by FDACS on January 12, 2026 (Focused Inspection).

Has Koa Mart in Coconut Creek had any stop-sale or stop-use orders?

Yes, Koa Mart in Coconut Creek has 2 stop-sale or stop-use enforcement action(s) on record with Florida FDACS.

Koa Mart in Coconut Creek

Name: Koa Mart in Coconut Creek Inspection Records
Creator: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Last inspected: January 12, 2026

4690 N State Road 7 Ste 110, Coconut Creek, FL 33073

Broward County · Grocery Store < 15,000 sq ft · FDACS
Owner: Jl Koa Mart LLC
FDACS Estab #: 415439

Overview

Koa Mart in Coconut Creek has received 6 FDACS inspections since June 2023, with 18 total violations on record and no product stop-sale orders. The facility has been issued two stop-use orders for incomplete HACCP plans, both in September 2025; adequate documentation was provided to resolve the first order on September 29, 2025. The second order from September 12, 2025 remained pending inspector verification at the time records were compiled.

The September 12, 2025 inspection documented 10 violations, with 5 corrected on site. High-priority findings included cold-held tuna fish measured at 46–48 degrees Fahrenheit on a prep table (minimum required 41°F) and an employee entering the food preparation area without washing hands prior to donning gloves. Intermediate violations included the person in charge unable to correctly answer employee health policy questions, ready-to-eat prepared items in the walk-in cooler lacking date marks, and multiple cooked items left on the counter to cool rather than placed directly into refrigeration. The June 2023 inspection cited 8 violations, including similar gaps: the person in charge unable to answer questions about foodborne disease symptoms and restriction/exclusion conditions, and absence of written procedures for responding to vomiting or diarrheal incidents. Most recent inspections on January 12 and October 14, 2026 were focused sample collection inspections with zero violations.

Summary generated from Florida FDACS public inspection records.

6FDACS Insp.

18Violations

2Stop-Sale Orders

Last inspected FDACS: January 12, 2026

Koa Mart in Coconut Creek: FDACS Inspection History (6)

Inspections conducted by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), which oversees grocery stores, convenience stores, bakeries, food manufacturers, mobile vendors, and vending machines.

2026 — 1 inspection

Jan 12, 2026 — Focused Inspection· Focused Inspection

Inspector: TARIQUL ISLAM, SENIOR SANITATION AND SAFETY SPECIALIST

Comments: Focused Inspection - Sample Collection.

No violations or enforcement actions recorded for this inspection.

2025 — 3 inspections

Oct 14, 2025 — Focused Inspection· Focused Inspection

Inspector: NEIL, SANITATION AND SAFETY SPECIALIST

Comments: Focused Inspection - Sample Collection.

No violations or enforcement actions recorded for this inspection.

Sep 29, 2025 — Focused Inspection· 1 stop-sale order· Focused Inspection

Inspector: NEIL, SANITATION AND SAFETY SPECIALIST

Comments: A copy of this report has been provided to the person in charge of the food establishment and will be available online at https://foodpermit.fdacs.gov/Reports/SearchFoodEntity.aspx . EESOL AHN, PERSON IN CHARGE TIMOTHY O'NEIL, SANITATION AND SAFETY SPECIALIST

Stop-Sale Orders & Supplemental Actions

STOP USE ORDER

Reason: FS 500; FAC 5K-4 HAACP Plan Missing Or Incomplete.* Conformance With Approved Procedures: Conformance with approved procedures.

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Quantity: Size of Packages: · Total Weight:

Disposition: Adequate documentation was provided.

Sep 12, 2025 — Met Sanitation Inspection Requirements· 10 violations· 1 stop-sale order· Met Requirements

Inspector: CAROLYN DRAGONE, QUALITY ASSURANCE AND TRAINING SPEC

Risk-Based Violations

2-102.11(C)(2)-(3) Person in charge does not correctly respond to questions that relate to preventing transmission of foodborne disease by a food employee who has a disease or medical condition that may cause foodborne disease, can not describe symptoms associated with diseases that are transmissible through food, or can not explain how to comply with reporting responsibilities and exclusion or restriction of food employees. 2-102.11(C)(2)-(3) and (17) PfPf

Could not respond to employee health questions.

3-501.16(A)(2) Cold held time/temperature control for safety food not maintained at 41°F or below. 3-501.16(A)(2) PP

Kitchen: tuna fish left on prep table had an internal temperature of 46-48 degrees F. COS tuna removed to proper refrigeration. x

3-501.17(A) Refrigerated, ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared and held for more than 24 hours not clearly marked to indicate the date or day by which the food shall be consumed, sold or discarded when held at 41°F or less for a maximum of 7 days; or the day of preparation not counted as day 1. 3-501.17(A) PfPf

Backroom: prepared items (tuna, kimchi, sauces, cooked meats) in the walk-in cooler prepared earlier in the week did not have date marks. COS all items were properly date marked. x

3-502.12 Properly prepared HACCP plan not submitted to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services before engaging in reduced oxygen packaging as specified in 3-502.12. 8-201.13(B)

Kitchen: ROP machine used to vacuum pack frozen fish in the retail area. All vacuum packaged items opened and Stop Use Order Issued.

2-401.11 Employee eating, drinking or using tobacco where exposed food, clean equipment, utensils, and linens, unwrapped single service and single use articles or other items could become contaminated. 2-401.11

Kitchen: observed employee drinking beverage from water bottle in the middle of processing.

2-301.14 Food employee not cleaning hands or exposed portions of arms immediately before engaging in food preparation including working with exposed food, clean equipment or utensils, or unwrapped single service or single use articles; after touching bare human body parts; after using the toilet room; after caring for or handling service animals or aquatic animals; after coughing, sneezing, using a handkerchief or tissue, using tobacco, eating or drinking; after handling soiled equipment or utensils; during food preparation as often as necessary to remove soil and prevent cross contamination; before donning gloves to initiate a task that involves working with food; or after engaging in other activities that contaminate the hands. 2-301.14 PP

Kitchen: observed employee entering area and not washing hands prior to donning gloves. COS employee washed hands. x

3-201.11(C) Packaged food not labeled from the source as specified in law, including 21 CFR 101, 9 CFR 317, and 9 CFR 381. 3-201.11(C) PfPf

Retail: breads and frozen treats from distributer not labeled with proper ingredients. COS items were removed from retail sale.

Good Retail Practice Violations

3-501.15(A) Cooling of time/temperature control for safety food not accomplished by effective methods based on the type of food being cooled. 3-501.15(A) Pf

Kitchen: numerous items left on the counter to cool after being reheated or cooked. COS all items were moved to proper refrigeration.

3-602.11(B)(1)-(4) Food packaged on site not labeled with: the common name of the food or an adequate descriptive identity statement; if made from two or more ingredients, a list of ingredients and sub-ingredients in descending order of predominance by weight; an accurate declaration of the net quantity of contents; the name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor; or nutritional labeling as specified in 21 CFR 101 and 9 CFR 317 Subpart B. 3-602.11(B)(1)-(4) and (6)

Retail: plum syrup not labeled with establishment information. o

3-304.12(B) During pauses in food preparation or dispensing, utensil stored in food that is not time/temperature control for safety food not stored with their handles above the top of the food within containers or equipment that can be closed. 3-304.12(B)

Kitchen: handle of scoop stored in rice between uses.

Stop-Sale Orders & Supplemental Actions

STOP USE ORDER

Reason: FS 500; FAC 5K-4 HAACP Plan Missing Or Incomplete.* Conformance With Approved Procedures: Conformance with approved procedures. Comments: To request a Food Safety Inspector visit for written release when appropriate documentation has been obtained, contact the Business Center at (850) 245-5520 or [email protected]. Print Date: 9/12/2025 Page 1 of 2 When the department or its duly authorized agent finds, or has probable cause to believe, that any food or food-processing equipment is in violation of this chapter or any rule adopted under this chapter so as to be dangerous, unwholesome, fraudulent, or insanitary within the meaning of this chapter, an agent of the department may issue and enforce a stop-sale, stop-use, removal, or hold order, which order gives notice that such article or processing equipment is, or is suspected of being, in violation and has been detained or embargoed and which order warns all persons not to remove, use, or dispose of such article or processing equipment by sale or otherwise until permission for removal, use, or disposal is given by the department or the court. It is unlawful for any person to remove, use, or dispose of such detained or embargoed article or processing equipment by sale or otherwise without such permission in accordance with 500.172 (1) Florida Statutes. AN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING IS AVAILABLE FOR ALL ORDERS, NOTICES, AND REPORTS IN THIS SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT If you wish to contest the Department's action, you have the right to request an administrative hearing to be conducted in accordance with Sections 120.569 and 120.57, Florida Statutes and to be represented by counsel or other qualified representative. Your request for hearing must contain: 1. Your name, address, and telephone number, and facsimile number (if any). 2. The name, address, and telephone number, and facsimile number of your attorney or qualified representative (if any) upon whom service of pleadings and other papers shall be made. 3. A statement that you are requesting an administrative hearing and dispute the material facts alleged by the department, in which case you must identify the material facts that are in dispute (formal hearing), or that you request an administrative hearing and that you do not dispute the facts alleged by the department (informal hearing). 4. A statement of when (date) you received the Notice and the file number of this Notice. Your request for a hearing must be received at the address shown on this Notice within twenty-one (21) days of receipt of this Notice. If you fail to obtain a Release from this Notice or fail to request an administrative hearing within the twenty-one (21) day deadline you waive your right to a hearing and the Department may enter a Final Order imposing up to the maximum penalties as authorized by Florida Law. HEARING WAIVER AND WAIVER OF RIGHTS Jay Lee I, _____________________________________________________ the person in charge of Koa Mart hereby waive a notice and a hearing as provided in Chapter 120, Florida Statutes and waive all rights as provided on the last page of this report. ____________________________________________ (Signature) ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I acknowledge receipt of a copy of this document. (Signature of FDACS Representative) (Signature of Representative) CAROLYN DRAGONE, QUALITY ASSURANCE AND TRAINING SPEC JAYLEE, MANAGER Print Name and Title FDACS-14325 Rev. 07/13 Tim O'Neil Sanitation and Safety Specialist Print Date: 9/12/2025 Page 2 of 2

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2023 — 2 inspections

Jun 30, 2023 — Met Inspection Requirements· 8 violations· Met Requirements

Inspector: TARIQUL ISLAM, SENIOR SANITATION AND SAFETY SPECIALIST

Comments: When citations have been corrected and initialed, an electronic copy of the completed report may be emailed to [email protected]. Please note each observation that has been corrected. Employee Health Guidelines and reporting agreement and Norovirus clean up and disinfection handouts provided. Payments can be made online at https://foodpermit.fdacs.gov or can be mailed to Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, P.O. Box 6720, Tallahassee FL 32314-6720. Checks and money orders are to be payable to Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. All payments must include the Food Establishment number and reason of payment type in the memo section of the check or money order. Thank you for submitting your food establishment permit application. To complete the application process, you must remit payment in full. To expedite the processing of your food permit application, electronic online payment is available at https://foodpermit.fdacs.gov. Follow the instructions on the portal page for payment processing. Payment by check or money order is also accepted, but must be made payable to FDACS and remitted to Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, PO Box 6720, Tallahassee, FL 32314-6720. Please note that payment by check or money order may delay the processing of your food permit application. Permit fees must be paid in full before your application can be processed further. Failure to pay any permit fees in full will result in

Risk-Based Violations

Pic was unable to correctly respond to questions relate to food borne disease and symptoms that maycause food borne disease. Also, was unable to relate conditions of restriction and exclusion. o

2-501.11 Establishment does not have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to an event that involves the discharge of vomitus or diarrhea onto surfaces at the food establishment, or procedures do not address specific actions employees must take to minimize the spread of contamination and the exposure of employees, consumers, food, and surfaces to vomitus or fecal matter. 2-501.11 PfPf

Food establishment does not have any written procedures to address clean up procedures foraccidental vomiting and diarrheal incidents.

Good Retail Practice Violations

6-202.15 Outer opening not protected against the entry of insects and rodents by filling or closing holes and other gaps along floors, walls, and ceilings; closed, tight-fitting windows; and solid, self-closing, tight-fitting doors. Windows or doors kept open for ventilation or other purposes not protected against the entry of insects and rodents by 16 mesh to 1 inch screens; properly designed and installed air curtains to control flying insects; or other effective means. 6-202.15

Backroom area: Gap between receiving door panels and around backdoor frame.

4-402.12 Floor-mounted equipment that is not easily movable not sealed to the floor or elevated on legs that provide at least a 6-inch clearance between the floor and the equipment; or counter-mounted equipment that is not easily moveable not elevated on legs that provide at least a 4-inch clearance between the table and the equipment. 4-402.12

Processing area: Air vented metal shelf not 6" inches off the floor. Backroom area: Several storage shelves in walk in freezer not 6" inches off the floor.

4-202.16 Nonfood-contact surfaces not free of unnecessary ledges, projections, and crevices or not designed and constructed to allow easy cleaning and to facilitate maintenance. 4-202.16

Backroom area: Soda crates using as shelves in backroom area.

5-501.11 Drains in receptacles or waste handling units for refuse, recyclables, and returnables do not have drain plugs in place. 5-501.114

Outside area: Dumpster missing drain plug.

5-501.11 Receptacles and waste handling units for refuse, recyclables, and returnables not kept covered with tight-fitting lids or doors when located outdoors; or indoor receptacles that contain food not kept covered when not in continuous use or after they are filled. 5-501.113

Outside area: Dumpster lid open.

6-501.11 Physical facilities not maintained in good repair. 6-501.11

Retail area: Stained ceiling tile.

May 31, 2023 — Focused Inspection· Focused Inspection

Inspector: TARIQUL ISLAM, SENIOR SANITATION AND SAFETY SPECIALIST

Comments: Consultation visit with food establishment management per request 5098024. Food establishments is not ready for initial inspection. Minimum construction standards checklist provided.

No violations or enforcement actions recorded for this inspection.

Koa Mart in Coconut Creek: Stop-Sale & Stop-Use Orders (2)

Products placed under stop-sale or stop-use order by FDACS inspectors. Stop-sale orders prohibit the sale of food that is adulterated, mislabeled, or poses a health risk.

FDACS stop-sale and stop-use orders for Koa Mart in Coconut Creek
Date	Order Type	Product	Brand/Lot	Reason
Sep 29, 2025	STOP USE ORDER	—	Number of Packages:	FS 500; FAC 5K-4 HAACP Plan Missing Or Incomplete.* Conformance With Approved Procedures: Conformance with approved proc…
Sep 12, 2025	STOP USE ORDER	—	Number of Packages:	FS 500; FAC 5K-4 HAACP Plan Missing Or Incomplete.* Conformance With Approved Procedures: Conformance with approved proc…

Koa Mart in Coconut Creek: Frequently Asked Questions

When was Koa Mart in Coconut Creek last inspected?: Koa Mart in Coconut Creek was last inspected by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) on January 12, 2026. Inspection type: Focused Inspection.
How many inspections has Koa Mart in Coconut Creek had?: Koa Mart in Coconut Creek has 6 FDACS food safety inspection(s) on record from January 2022 to present.
What did the most recent FDACS inspection of Koa Mart in Coconut Creek find?: Koa Mart in Coconut Creek was most recently inspected by FDACS on January 12, 2026 (Focused Inspection).
Has Koa Mart in Coconut Creek had any stop-sale or stop-use orders?: Yes, Koa Mart in Coconut Creek has 2 stop-sale or stop-use enforcement action(s) on record with Florida FDACS.
What are the most common violations at Koa Mart in Coconut Creek?: The most frequently cited FDACS violations at Koa Mart in Coconut Creek are: 2-102.11(C)(2)-(3): Person in charge does not correctly respond to questions that relate to preventing transmission of foodborne disease by a food employee who has a disease or medical condition that may cause foodborne disease, can not describe symptoms associated with diseases that are transmissible through food, or can not explain how to comply with reporting responsibilities and exclusion or restriction of food employees. 2-102.11(C)(2)-(3) and (17) Pf; 2-501.11: Establishment does not have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to an event that involves the discharge of vomitus or diarrhea onto surfaces at the food establishment, or procedures do not address specific actions employees must take to minimize the spread of contamination and the exposure of employees, consumers, food, and surfaces to vomitus or fecal matter. 2-501.11 Pf; 6-202.15: Outer opening not protected against the entry of insects and rodents by filling or closing holes and other gaps along floors, walls, and ceilings; closed, tight-fitting windows; and solid, self-closing, tight-fitting doors. Windows or doors kept open for ventilation or other purposes not protected against the entry of insects and rodents by 16 mesh to 1 inch screens; properly designed and installed air curtains to control flying insects; or other effective means. 6-202.15.