, FL. Raw shell eggs were sitting above ready-to-eat foods in a reach-in cooler when a state inspector walked into Cuban Sisters LLC, a small grocery store, on September 25, 2026.
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services logged three violations during the visit, including one priority violation for the egg storage problem. The store met sanitation inspection requirements overall, but the findings point to food safety gaps that shoppers in the store's aisles would have no way of knowing about.
What Inspectors Found
The inspector's notes on the cooler are direct: "Retail, Reach in Cooler, Raw shell eggs over ready to eat foods." The eggs were repositioned during the inspection. The inspector marked the violation corrected on site.
In the reach-in freezer, the inspector found packages of cheese sticks that were not individually labeled as required. The inspector noted the packages were "removed from sales floor to be properly labeled." That correction also happened during the visit.
The third violation did not involve a physical product but a missing document. The store had no written procedures for employees to follow if a customer or worker vomits or has a diarrheal incident on the premises. The inspector provided a guidance handout for a written cleanup policy. Whether the store has since drafted and posted that policy is not reflected in the inspection record.
What These Violations Mean
The egg storage finding is the most serious violation in this inspection, and the reason is straightforward. Raw shell eggs can carry Salmonella on their shells or inside them. When eggs are stored above ready-to-eat foods, such as prepared salads, cut fruit, or packaged deli items, any liquid that drips from the egg cartons lands directly on food that will not be cooked before a customer eats it. Cooking kills Salmonella. Cross-contamination from dripping raw eggs onto food that goes straight to the table does not give that kill step a chance to work.
The unlabeled cheese sticks in the freezer raise a different concern. Labeling requirements for packaged food sold at retail exist so that customers can see what they are buying, including ingredients, allergen information, and the source of the product. A package of cheese sticks without individual labeling gives a shopper no way to check for milk allergies or to trace the product back to its origin if a safety problem emerges later. The inspector pulled the packages from the sales floor rather than allow them to be sold as-is.
The missing vomit and diarrhea cleanup procedure may sound bureaucratic, but it addresses a real transmission risk. Norovirus, one of the most common causes of foodborne illness outbreaks in retail and food service settings, spreads rapidly through aerosolized particles from vomit. Without a written protocol, employees may not know to use the right disinfectant concentration, to contain the area, or to change gloves and clothing after cleanup. At a grocery store where customers handle shared surfaces and packaged goods, an uncontained incident can expose a wide number of people.
The Longer Record
Cuban Sisters LLC: Inspection History
Cuban Sisters LLC has only two FDACS inspections on record. The first, a preoperational inspection on July 8, 2025, found zero violations and cleared the store to open. The September 2026 visit is the first routine sanitation inspection the location has received.
With just one prior inspection, there is no pattern of repeat violations to document here. The store has not been cited for the same problems before, and none of the three violations from September are marked as repeats. That context matters: this is a relatively new location encountering its first round of operational scrutiny.
What the short record does not answer is whether the written vomit cleanup policy has been completed and put in place since the inspector's visit. Two of the three violations were corrected during the inspection itself. That third item, the missing written procedure, was addressed only by handing the store a guidance document. The inspection record does not confirm the policy was written, approved, or posted before the inspector left.
