KISSIMMEE, FL. Back in March 2026, state inspectors walked into a Kissimmee convenience store and found juice containers on the retail shelf with no labeling at all, no brand, no ingredients, no source, nothing to tell a customer where the product came from or what was in it.
That was one of seven violations documented at Eim Fuel & Convenience Inc during a Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services inspection on March 20, 2026. Three of those violations were classified as priority, the highest severity tier in the state's food safety framework. None were corrected on site at the time of the inspection.
What Inspectors Found
The unlabeled juice was the most direct public safety finding. The inspector's notes state: "Juice containers do not bare any labeling." The containers were removed from the retail area during the inspection, but the fact that they had been available for purchase before that point is what the record documents.
In the retail cooler, the inspector found raw eggs stored above ready-to-eat items. The eggs were rearranged during the inspection. In the retail area, cleaning chemicals were stored above beverages. The beverages were relocated.
All three priority violations were addressed during the visit. The two priority foundation violations, no written cleanup procedures for vomit and diarrhea events and no probe stem thermometer available for use, were not corrected on site. Industry guidance was provided for both.
The store was also operating without a valid food permit at the time of the inspection. The inspector noted that a permit application had already been submitted, but the store was open and selling food while that application was still pending.
What These Violations Mean
The unlabeled juice is the most consequential finding for anyone who shopped at this store before March 20. Food from sources that don't comply with state law, which is how this violation is classified, means there is no reliable way to trace where the product came from if a customer becomes ill. Labeling exists precisely to create that chain of accountability. Juice with no label, no brand, and no listed ingredients offers no path back to a producer or processor.
The raw eggs over ready-to-eat items in the retail cooler is a cross-contamination risk that appears minor until it isn't. Eggs can carry Salmonella on their shells. When stored above items a customer will eat without cooking, any drip or spill from the egg carton goes directly onto food that will not be heated to a temperature that kills bacteria.
Cleaning chemicals stored above beverages is a different category of risk entirely. A misplaced bottle, a leaking container, a shelf that gives way, any of those scenarios puts toxic material into a drink someone buys and consumes. The chemicals don't need to spill in large quantities to cause harm.
The absence of a probe stem thermometer is a foundational gap. Without one, the store has no way to verify that refrigerated products are being held at safe temperatures. That matters most in a retail cooler that holds dairy, eggs, and beverages all day.
The Longer Record
The March 20 inspection was categorized as an "Operating Without a Valid Food Permit, Met Sanitation" inspection, meaning the store triggered the visit by operating without current licensure, and then passed the sanitation component once inspectors arrived. That framing is worth holding onto. The store was open and selling food, including unlabeled juice and improperly stored eggs, before the state had verified it met basic permit requirements.
The data available for this facility does not include a lengthy prior inspection history to draw from. What the record does show is that on the date inspectors arrived, the store lacked a certified food protection manager, lacked written emergency cleanup procedures, lacked a thermometer for checking food temperatures, and lacked a valid operating permit. Those are not isolated oversights. They describe a facility that had not completed the foundational compliance steps the state requires before opening to the public.
The permit application had been submitted, according to the inspector's notes. The certified food manager requirement and the written cleanup procedures were still unresolved when the inspector left.
What Remained Unresolved
Of the seven violations documented on March 20, the three priority violations were corrected on site. The store removed the unlabeled juice, rearranged the eggs, and relocated the beverages away from the chemicals.
The remaining violations were not corrected during the visit. As of the inspection date, Eim Fuel & Convenience had no certified food protection manager overseeing operations, no written plan for handling a vomit or diarrhea incident on the premises, and no probe stem thermometer to verify food temperatures. Industry guidance was provided for each. Whether the store addressed those gaps after the inspector left is not reflected in the data on record.