ODESSA, FL. Back in January 2026, state inspectors walked into 7-Eleven Store #41709A, operated by Sny Infinity Inc on and found raw eggs sitting directly above diced onions and pico de gallo in the walk-in cooler, a violation that could expose ready-to-eat food to raw animal contamination.
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services conducted the inspection on January 13. The store met sanitation requirements by the end of the visit, but not before inspectors documented eight violations, including one priority violation and two priority foundation violations.
What Inspectors Found
The most serious single finding was in the walk-in cooler. The inspector noted that raw eggs were stored directly above diced onion and pico de gallo toppings. Staff removed the eggs during the inspection, which counts as a corrected-on-site resolution for that violation.
The person in charge could not correctly answer questions about the main foodborne illnesses, according to the inspector's notes. That gap matters because the person in charge is the store's first line of defense when something goes wrong with food safety.
Inspectors also found that the store had no written procedures for employees to follow during a vomiting or diarrheal event. The inspector provided guidance on site, but no documentation was produced.
In the retail area, the inspector observed black mold-like residue building up on the exterior surface of the reach-in hotdog cooler, specifically between the door gasket, along with an accumulation of food debris in the same location. The warewashing area had a missing floor drain cover under the three-compartment sink.
The store also could not produce documentation of a current certified food protection manager. And the 2026 food permit was not conspicuously displayed as required. A 2024 permit was posted in its place.
What These Violations Mean
The raw egg storage violation is the kind that food safety officials rank as a priority because the consequences are direct. Raw eggs can carry Salmonella on their shells or inside. When they sit above uncovered, ready-to-eat food like pico de gallo, any drip or splash transfers that risk straight to something a customer will eat without cooking. The eggs were removed during the inspection at this Odessa 7-Eleven, but the violation reflects a storage practice that was already in place when inspectors arrived.
The knowledge gap identified at the person-in-charge level compounds that concern. State rules require that someone in a supervisory role at a food establishment be able to correctly explain how major foodborne illnesses spread and how to prevent them. At this location, the person on duty in January could not do that. A manager who cannot answer those questions is less likely to catch unsafe practices before they become a health problem.
The missing written procedures for vomiting and diarrheal events are not a paperwork technicality. Norovirus, one of the most common causes of foodborne illness outbreaks in retail food settings, spreads rapidly when contaminated surfaces are not properly disinfected after an event. Written procedures exist so that any employee, not just a trained manager, knows what to do immediately. This store had none.
The black mold-like residue on the hotdog cooler gasket is a basic violation, but it signals a maintenance routine that is not keeping up with the equipment. Gasket surfaces that are not cleaned regularly can harbor bacteria and contaminate food that passes by them.
The Longer Record
The FDACS inspection database does not list a prior inspection count for this location in the data available for this report. What the January 2026 record does show is that none of the eight violations were marked as repeat findings, which means inspectors had not flagged the same problems at a previous visit, or that prior inspection records do not reflect these specific categories.
That the store met sanitation requirements by the end of the January 13 visit is the formal outcome. The eggs were moved. The inspector provided guidance on the vomiting event procedures.
What the record does not show is whether the mold-like buildup on the hotdog cooler gasket was cleaned before inspectors left. That violation was not marked corrected on site. Neither was the missing floor drain cover, the outdated permit posting, or the absence of a certified food protection manager on file.
Four of the eight violations documented at this Odessa 7-Eleven in January remained unresolved at the time inspectors closed out the visit.