FDACS Food Safety Data — Florida Retail Food Inspections
Florida's FDACS-licensed food establishments — including grocery stores, convenience stores, bakeries, food manufacturers, mobile vendors, vending operators, and food distributors — are tracked across 58 counties on FloridaFoodSafety.org, with 70,309 inspections on record covering 37,773 establishments from January 2022 to present. Those inspections generated 170,744 violations and 153,332 stop-sale and stop-use orders, reflecting FDACS enforcement actions ranging from temperature violations and labeling deficiencies to controlled substance removals and products deemed attractive to children under Florida's hemp packaging law. Individual establishment pages include inspector narratives, specific product names and brands subject to stop orders, violation citation codes, and disposition records showing whether products were voluntarily destroyed, released, or removed from sale.
Source: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) public inspection records. Updated regularly from FDACS public data.
What FDACS inspects: Retail food stores, grocery chains, gas station markets, bakeries, candy shops, food distributors, and manufacturers. For restaurant inspection data, see the DBPR data hub.
Explore FDACS Food Safety Data
324 FDA Food Code categories tracked · 174,117 total citations Stop-Sale Order Categories
302 categories · 158,995 total stop-sale orders issued FDACS Retail Chains
114 chains tracked · grocery, gas station & specialty retail City & County Data
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Recent FDACS Stop Sale Orders
| Date | Product | Business | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Various food items | Rogers Market Sr31 | North Fort Myers | |
| Sandwich cooler | Rogers Market Sr31 | North Fort Myers | |
| Walk in cooler | Rogers Market Sr31 | North Fort Myers | |
| Green Vein Maeng Da Kratom Powder | Tommy's Food Store #2 | Palatka | |
| White Vein Maeng Da Kratom Powder | Tommy's Food Store #2 | Palatka | |
| White Vein Maeng Da Kratom Powder | Tommy's Food Store #2 | Palatka | |
| Black Kratom Capsules (5 Pack) | Tommy's Food Store #2 | Palatka | |
| Black Kratom Capsules (3 Pack) | Tommy's Food Store #2 | Palatka |
Most Cited FDACS Violations in Florida
| Code | Violation | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 2-501.11 | Establishment does not have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to an event t | 10,441 |
| 6-501.11 | Physical facilities not maintained in good repair. | 8,256 |
| 2-102.11(C)(2)-(3) | Person in charge does not correctly respond to questions that relate to preventing transmission of f | 4,403 |
| 6-501.12 | Physical facilities not cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean, or cleaning not done durin | 4,392 |
| 6-301.14 | Sign or poster notifying food employees to wash their hands not provided at all handwashing sinks us | 4,359 |
FDACS Retail Chains: Most Stop-Sale Orders
| Chain | Locations | Stop-Sale Orders | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hywaze | 13 | 440 | 37 |
| World Of Smoke & Vape | 17 | 379 | 71 |
| Family Dollar | 280 | 316 | 1,063 |
| Chevron | 117 | 282 | 1,197 |
| Sunoco | 68 | 258 | 513 |
Most Common Stop-Sale Order Reasons
FDACS Food Safety Data: Frequently Asked Questions
- What is FDACS and what food establishments does it regulate?
- The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) regulates retail food stores — grocery chains, gas station markets, convenience stores, bakeries, candy shops, food distributors, and manufacturers. Unlike DBPR which inspects restaurants, FDACS focuses on packaged food storage, temperature control, labeling, and product integrity at the point of retail sale.
- How many FDACS-regulated food establishments are in Florida?
- 20,469 retail food establishments are tracked across 65 Florida counties under FDACS jurisdiction on FloridaFoodSafety.org.
- What is an FDACS stop sale order?
- A stop sale order prohibits a food establishment from selling specific products found to be unsafe, improperly stored, mislabeled, or non-compliant. FDACS has issued 158,995 stop-sale orders in Florida, with 29,551 in 2026 alone.
- What citation codes does FDACS use?
- FDACS uses FDA Food Code alphanumeric citation codes (e.g. 3-501.16, 6-501.11) organized by chapter. FloridaFoodSafety.org tracks 324 distinct citation codes used in Florida FDACS inspections. Priority levels include P (Priority), Pf (Priority Foundation), and C (Core).
- How is FDACS data different from DBPR restaurant data?
- DBPR (Department of Business and Professional Regulation) inspects restaurants, food service establishments, and hot food prep facilities. FDACS inspects retail food stores — places that primarily sell packaged or raw food products. Some businesses (like chain coffee shops that also sell packaged goods) may appear in both datasets.
- Which grocery and retail chains are tracked in FDACS data?
- FloridaFoodSafety.org tracks 114 retail food chains in the FDACS dataset, including grocery chains, coffee brands, convenience store networks, and specialty food retailers. View the full list at /fdacs-chains/.