CLERMONT, FL. Inspectors visiting Just Love Coffee at 1615 E. Hwy 50 on August 3 found that the facility was not following required parasite destruction procedures, a failure that can leave customers exposed to live parasites including Anisakis and tapeworm in fish and Trichinella in pork, with no way for a diner to know the risk existed.
That was one of seven high-severity violations documented in a single inspection. The facility was not closed.
What Inspectors Found
The parasite violation was compounded by a separate citation for no consumer advisory posted for raw or undercooked foods. State rules require that customers be warned when menu items carry that risk, so that pregnant women, elderly diners, and people with compromised immune systems can make an informed choice. No such warning was in place.
Inspectors also cited employees for not reporting illness symptoms, and for improper handwashing technique. These are two distinct problems. An employee can attempt to wash their hands and still transfer pathogens if the technique is wrong. An employee can feel sick and keep working if no reporting system is enforced.
Toxic chemicals were found improperly stored or labeled. The inspection record does not specify which chemicals or where they were stored relative to food, but the category covers substances that can cause acute poisoning through direct contamination or mislabeling.
The facility was also cited for failing to properly use time as a public health control, and for not following required procedures for specialized processes. Inspectors additionally found multi-use utensils not properly cleaned and inadequate ventilation and lighting.
What These Violations Mean
The parasite destruction failure is not a paperwork problem. When a facility serves fish, pork, or wild game, state rules require specific freezing or cooking protocols designed to kill parasites before the food reaches a customer. Skipping those steps means a customer eating an affected item has no protection against live Anisakis, tapeworm, or Trichinella. The absence of a consumer advisory means customers had no information to weigh that risk themselves.
The illness-reporting failure is the violation most associated with multi-victim outbreaks. Norovirus, one of the most common causes of foodborne illness clusters, spreads rapidly when a symptomatic employee handles ready-to-eat food. A single infected worker on a busy morning shift can expose dozens of customers before anyone notices a pattern.
Improper handwashing technique makes the illness-reporting failure worse. If an employee who is sick attempts to wash their hands but does so incorrectly, the handwashing event provides no protection. The two violations together describe a facility where the basic barrier between a sick worker and a customer's food was not functioning.
Improperly stored or labeled toxic chemicals near food preparation areas represent a separate and acute risk. Mislabeled chemicals have been mistaken for food-safe products in commercial kitchens. The citation at Just Love Coffee does not indicate whether any food was contaminated, but the conditions that allow contamination were present.
The Longer Record
The August 3 inspection was not an aberration. State records show Just Love Coffee has been inspected 12 times in total, accumulating 95 violations across that history. The facility has never been emergency-closed.
The pattern of high-severity violations goes back to at least November 2022, when inspectors cited six high-severity and four intermediate violations. The February 2024 inspection produced nine high-severity violations and one intermediate, the highest single-visit count in the record. The September 2025 inspection, the most recent before this one, found five high-severity and five intermediate violations.
Every inspection on record has included at least one high-severity violation. The counts have ranged from one to nine, but they have never reached zero.
The August 2026 inspection adds seven more high-severity violations to that total. Across 12 inspections, the facility has not recorded a single clean visit.
Open for Business
State inspectors have the authority to order an emergency closure when conditions pose an immediate threat to public health. After documenting parasite destruction failures, unreported employee illness, improper handwashing, improperly stored toxic chemicals, and four additional high-severity violations at Just Love Coffee on August 3, they did not exercise that authority.
The coffee shop at 1615 E. Hwy 50 remained open.
