How many inspections has S and a Caribbean Market in Miramar had?

S and a Caribbean Market in Miramar has 2 FDACS food safety inspection(s) on record from January 2022 to present.

What did the most recent FDACS inspection of S and a Caribbean Market in Miramar find?

S and a Caribbean Market in Miramar was most recently inspected by FDACS on May 5, 2025 (Focused Inspection).

Has S and a Caribbean Market in Miramar had any stop-sale or stop-use orders?

No, S and a Caribbean Market in Miramar has no stop-sale or stop-use orders on record with Florida FDACS.

S and a Caribbean Market in Miramar

Name: S and a Caribbean Market in Miramar Inspection Records
Creator: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Last inspected: May 5, 2025

6232 Pembroke Rd, Miramar, FL 33023

Walton County · Grocery Store < 15,000 sq ft · FDACS
Owner: S and a Caribbean Market INC
FDACS Estab #: 280281

Overview

S and A Caribbean Market in Miramar had 2 FDACS inspections on record. A consultation visit on April 29, 2025 identified 19 violations, including repeat violations and multiple priority foundation issues. An employee's prescription medicine was found stored directly above a hand sink in the meat area and relocated during the inspection. The person in charge could not correctly answer questions about preventing transmission of foodborne illness and did not have written procedures for employees to follow during vomit or diarrhea cleanup events. Hand towels were missing from handwashing sinks in the processing and meat areas and were provided during the inspection. A handwashing sink in the meat area was blocked by a tray, which was removed. Most violations were corrected on site. A focused inspection on May 5, 2025 found the establishment not open and operating at time of visit, with no violations cited.

Summary generated from Florida FDACS public inspection records.

2FDACS Insp.

19Violations

Last inspected FDACS: May 5, 2025

S and a Caribbean Market in Miramar: FDACS Inspection History (2)

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.

2025 — 2 inspections

May 5, 2025 — Focused Inspection· Focused Inspection

Inspector: KAITLYN FORD

Comments: Food establishment not open and operating at time of visit.

No violations or enforcement actions recorded for this inspection.

Apr 29, 2025 — Met Sanitation Inspection Requirements· 19 violations· Met Requirements

Inspector: SCOTT HOUSE, 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. Consultation visit with food establishment management. Request#5130827

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

Person in charge at time of inspection could not answer questions that relate to foodborne illness. 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

Person in charge at time of inspection could not show written employee procedures for cleanup of a vomit and diarrhea event.

7-207.11(B) Medicine necessary for the health of an employee not located to prevent the contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, or single-service or single-use articles. 7-207.11(B) PPRepeat

Meat Area: Employee medicine on shelf directly above hand sink. COS: Properly stored at time of inspection. Y x Repeat COS

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

Meat Area: Employee beverage stored above prep area in cutting room. COS: Properly stored at time of inspection.

6-301.11 Handwashing sink or group of 2 adjacent handwashing sinks not provided with hand cleaning liquid, powder, or bar soap. Handwashing sink or group of adjacent handwashing sinks not provided with: individual, disposable towels; continuous towel system that supplies the user with a clean towel; a heated-air hand drying device; or a device that employs an air-knife system that delivers high velocity, pressurized air at ambient temperatures. 6-301.11 and 6-301.12 PfPf

Processing Area: Hand towels not present at only hand sink. COS: Provided at time of inspection. Meat Area: Hand towels not present at only hand sink. COS: Provided at time of inspection.

5-205.11 Handwashing sink not maintained so that it is accessible at all times for employee use or is used for purposes other than handwashing, or an automatic handwashing facility not used in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions. 5-205.11 PfPf

Meat Area: Only hand sink blocked by tray over basin. COS: Tray removed at time of inspection.

Good Retail Practice Violations

4-204.11 Temperature measuring device sensor not located to measure the air temperature or a simulated product temperature in the warmest part of a mechanically refrigerated unit or in the coolest part of a hot food storage unit; cold or hot holding equipment used for time/temperature control for safety food not equipped with at least one integral or permanently affixed temperature measuring device that is located to allow easy viewing of the temperature display; or temperature measuring device not designed to be easily readable. 4-204.112(A), (B) and (D)

Food Service Area: Ambient thermometer not present in countertop hot holding cabinet. Retail Area: Ambient thermometer not present in dairy display cooler.

3-305.11 Food not stored at least 6 inches above the floor; in a clean, dry location; or food stored where it is exposed to splash, dust or other contamination. 3-305.11

Backroom Area: Packaged foods stored on floor in walk in produce cooler.

2-402.11 Food employee not wearing a hair restraint such as a hat, hair covering or net, beard restraint, or clothing that covers body hair, that is designed and worn to effectively keep their hair from contacting exposed food; clean equipment, utensils, and linens; and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles. 2-402.11

Meat Area: Employee not effectively restraining hair at time of processing.

3-304.14(B) Cloths in-use for wiping counters and other equipment surfaces not held between uses in a chemical sanitizer solution at a proper concentration as specified in the Food Code. 3-304.14(B) (1)

Processing Area: Multiple in use wet wiping cloths stored on equipment and processing tables.

4-904.11(A)-(B) Cleaned and sanitized utensils handled, displayed or dispensed without protection from contamination of food- and lip-contact surfaces; or knives, forks or spoons that are not prewrapped are not presented so that only the handles are touched by employees or consumers. 4-904.11(A)-(B)

Processing Area: Serving utensils stored with handles in all directions not protecting food contact surface when removed.

4-501.11 Equipment not maintained in good repair or condition; equipment component not kept intact, tight, and adjusted in accordance with manufacturer's specifications; or cutting or piercing part of can opener not kept sharp to minimize the creation of metal fragments that can contaminate food when a container is opened. 4-501.11

Meat Area: Chipped paint on side arm and base of band saw and meat grinder. Wood blocks used to elevate band saw.

5-205.15(B) Plumbing system not maintained in good repair. 5-205.15(B)

Backroom Area: Leak at faucet of mop sink.

5-501.17 Toilet room used by females not provided with a covered receptacle for sanitary napkins. 5-501.17

Backroom Area: Covered trash can not present in unisex restroom.

6-202.14 Toilet room located inside the food establishment not completely enclosed or not provided with a tight-fitting self-closing door. 6-202.14

Backroom Area: Unisex restroom door missing self closer.

6-501.11 Maintenance tools such as brooms, mops, vacuum cleaners, and similar items not stored so they do not contaminate food, equipment, utensils, linens, or single-service and single-use articles; or not stored in an orderly manner that facilitates cleaning the area used for storing the maintenance tools. 6-501.113

Meat Area: Various maintenance tools stored in cutting room. COS: Tools properly stored at time of inspection.

6-501.12 Physical facilities not cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean, or cleaning not done during periods when the least amount of food is exposed such as after closing. 6-501.12

Meat Area: Floors under equipment and along walls with soil build-up. COS: Cleaned at time of inspection. Backroom Area: Floors in walk in cooler and freezer with food spillage and soil build-up.

6-201.12 Utility service lines or pipes are unnecessarily exposed; installed so they obstruct or prevent cleaning of the floors, walls, or ceilings; or exposed and installed horizontally on the floor. 6-201.12

Meat Area: Various electrical cords on floor in cutting room not allowing for proper cleaning.

6-501.11 Premises not free of litter and items that are unnecessary to the operation or maintenance of the establishment such as equipment that is nonfunctional or no longer used. 6-501.114

Meat Area: Various idle unused and broken items stored throughout meat cutting area. COS: Items voluntarily removed and department voluntarily cleaned at time of inspection. Outside Area: Idle broken and unused items stored at back exit door. Retail Area: Various Idle and unused items at front entrance.

S and a Caribbean Market in Miramar: Frequently Asked Questions

When was S and a Caribbean Market in Miramar last inspected?: S and a Caribbean Market in Miramar was last inspected by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) on May 5, 2025. Inspection type: Focused Inspection.
How many inspections has S and a Caribbean Market in Miramar had?: S and a Caribbean Market in Miramar has 2 FDACS food safety inspection(s) on record from January 2022 to present.
What did the most recent FDACS inspection of S and a Caribbean Market in Miramar find?: S and a Caribbean Market in Miramar was most recently inspected by FDACS on May 5, 2025 (Focused Inspection).
Has S and a Caribbean Market in Miramar had any stop-sale or stop-use orders?: No, S and a Caribbean Market in Miramar has no stop-sale or stop-use orders on record with Florida FDACS.
What are the most common violations at S and a Caribbean Market in Miramar?: The most frequently cited FDACS violations at S and a Caribbean Market in Miramar 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; 2-401.11: 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; 6-301.11: Handwashing sink or group of 2 adjacent handwashing sinks not provided with hand cleaning liquid, powder, or bar soap. Handwashing sink or group of adjacent handwashing sinks not provided with: individual, disposable towels; continuous towel system that supplies the user with a clean towel; a heated-air hand drying device; or a device that employs an air-knife system that delivers high velocity, pressurized air at ambient temperatures. 6-301.11 and 6-301.12 Pf.