, FL. Back in September 2026, a Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services inspector visited Doxology Coffee Co., a mobile vendor operating in Florida, and found that the business had no small-diameter probe thermometer on hand, no written procedures for handling vomit or diarrhea incidents, and no certified food protection manager on staff.
None of the three violations were corrected on site.
What Inspectors Found
The inspector's notes on the illness cleanup gap were direct: "Food entity does not have written procedures for the clean up of vomit and diarrhea." The inspector provided a handout at the time of the visit, but the vendor left the inspection without a formal written plan in place.
On the thermometer citation, the inspector wrote: "Food entity does not have small diameter probe thermometer." For a mobile vendor serving beverages, the ability to verify temperature at the point of service is a basic operational requirement.
The third violation documented that the business had no certified food protection manager who had passed a recognized food safety exam. The inspector's note was brief: "Food entity does not have certified food protection manager."
What These Violations Mean
The absence of a probe thermometer is more than a paperwork problem for a mobile food vendor. Without a calibrated small-diameter thermometer, there is no reliable way to verify that milk, cream, or other temperature-sensitive ingredients are being held or served at safe temperatures. Bacterial growth in dairy products accelerates quickly once temperatures rise above 41 degrees Fahrenheit, and a vendor with no measuring tool has no way to catch that before a customer is served.
The missing written illness cleanup procedures carry a different kind of risk. When a customer or employee becomes ill at a food service location, the absence of a documented response plan increases the chance that contaminated surfaces are not properly disinfected or that the incident is not handled in a way that prevents further spread. The inspector provided a handout at Doxology Coffee Co. during the September 1 visit, but a handout is not the same as a written plan the vendor has adopted and trained staff to follow.
The lack of a certified food protection manager compounds both concerns. State food safety rules require at least one person at a food establishment to hold a recognized certification, because that individual is expected to understand and enforce the practices that prevent the other two violations from occurring in the first place. A mobile vendor without that anchor is operating without a trained point of accountability.
No stop sale orders were issued during this inspection, and no products were pulled from service.
The Longer Record
The September 1, 2026 inspection of Doxology Coffee Co. is the record available in state data for this mobile vendor. With only this single inspection on file, there is no prior history against which to measure whether these three violations represent a new problem or a recurring one.
What the record does show is that all three violations remained unresolved when the inspector left. The inspector noted no corrective actions taken on site for any of the citations, including the two classified as priority foundation violations.
The inspection ultimately resulted in a "Met Sanitation Inspection Requirements" outcome, meaning the vendor was not ordered to cease operations. That designation reflects the overall inspection result, not the status of the individual violations that were cited.
Where Things Stood After the Visit
As of the September 1 inspection, Doxology Coffee Co. had received a handout from the inspector regarding illness cleanup procedures but had not produced a written plan. The probe thermometer had not been obtained. The certified food protection manager requirement had not been satisfied.
None of the three violations were marked as corrected on site.
