, FL. Inspectors visiting CVS Pharmacy #07933 in September found the store had no probe thermometer available to check the internal temperature of perishable foods, no certified food protection manager on staff, and a dairy display cooler with a repeat monitoring failure that had been documented before.
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services conducted the inspection on September 9, 2026. The pharmacy, licensed as a Minor Outlet with Perishables, tallied eight violations. None were corrected on site.
What Inspectors Found
The inspector's notes on the thermometer issue were direct: "Establishment does not have a probe thermometer for accessing internal temperatures of foods." For a store selling dairy, refrigerated items, or any perishable product, that means there is no tool on hand to verify whether food is being held at a safe temperature.
The person in charge at the time of inspection could not produce written procedures for handling a vomit or diarrhea event, the inspector noted. That finding was also flagged as a priority foundation violation, the same category as the missing probe thermometer.
The dairy display cooler carried a repeat citation. Inspectors noted that an "ambient air thermometer not present in dairy retail display cooler." The same problem had been flagged in a previous inspection.
The backroom presented its own issues. The inspector documented "multiple bags of garbage stored on the floor at receiving door" and "soil build-up along walls and under equipment throughout backroom." Outside, the dumpster at the receiving door was left uncovered.
The store's food permit was not displayed or available at the time of inspection.
What These Violations Mean
The missing probe thermometer is the most direct concern for anyone buying perishables at this location. Without one, store employees have no way to verify that refrigerated or frozen foods are being held at temperatures that prevent bacterial growth. If a cooler malfunctions or a shipment arrives warm, there is no standard tool in place to catch the problem before products reach customers.
The repeat violation on the dairy cooler compounds that concern. An ambient air thermometer inside the cooler is the first line of monitoring for whether that unit is maintaining safe temperatures. Inspectors flagged its absence before, and it was absent again on September 9.
The lack of written procedures for cleaning up a vomit or diarrhea event matters in a retail environment because these incidents happen without warning. Written procedures exist to ensure that whoever is present, regardless of their experience level, follows steps that contain contamination and protect other customers. The person in charge at CVS #07933 could not show those procedures to the inspector.
The absence of a certified food protection manager is a structural gap, not a single-day oversight. Certification requires training in food safety principles, and its absence means the store lacks a designated person accountable for ensuring those standards are met consistently.
The Longer Record
The data provided for this inspection does not include a prior inspection count for CVS Pharmacy #07933, which limits how far back the pattern can be traced. What the record does show is that at least one violation, the missing ambient thermometer in the dairy cooler, was documented on a previous inspection and remained unresolved when inspectors returned on September 9, 2026.
A repeat violation in a monitoring category carries particular weight. The ambient thermometer is not a complex fix. Its continued absence after a prior citation suggests the correction was not made, or was not maintained, between inspections.
The inspection result was listed as "Met Sanitation Inspection Requirements," meaning the store was not ordered closed and was not placed in violation of its operating status. But none of the eight violations were corrected on site during the September visit. The repeat dairy cooler thermometer citation remains on the record, unresolved as of the date of inspection.
