, FL. The person in charge at Moonwater Brews could not answer basic questions about preventing foodborne illness when a state inspector arrived on September 22, 2026, and could not produce written procedures for handling a vomit or diarrhea event on the premises.
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services conducted the inspection of Moonwater Brews, a mobile vendor, and logged two violations. Neither was classified as a priority violation, and neither was corrected on site.
What Inspectors Found
UNRESOLVED AT CLOSE
INSPECTION RESULT
The inspector's own notes describe the first finding plainly: "Person in charge at time of inspection could not answer questions that relate to foodborne illness." That is not a paperwork gap. It is a knowledge gap in the person responsible for overseeing food safety at the time of the inspection.
The second citation was equally direct. The inspector noted that the person in charge "could not show written employee procedures for cleanup of a vomit and diarrhea event." State food safety rules require mobile vendors to have those procedures documented and accessible, not committed to memory or improvised in the moment.
Neither violation was corrected before the inspector left.
What These Violations Mean
The "person in charge" requirement exists for a specific reason. When something goes wrong at a food operation, whether a temperature spike, a sick employee, or a contamination event, the person running the floor needs to know what to do and be able to make the right call immediately. A person in charge who cannot answer questions about foodborne illness is a person who may not recognize a food safety problem when one develops, or may not know how to stop it from spreading.
For customers buying from a mobile vendor, that gap matters. Mobile operations move between locations, serve customers in close succession, and often operate without the backup staff or infrastructure of a fixed retail establishment. The person in charge is frequently the only trained set of eyes on the operation.
The written vomit and diarrhea cleanup procedure is not a bureaucratic formality. Norovirus, one of the most common causes of foodborne illness outbreaks in the United States, spreads aggressively through contaminated surfaces and aerosolized particles from vomiting incidents. A written procedure ensures that any employee, not just a trained manager, knows to use the right disinfectant, contain the event, and protect food and surfaces from cross-contamination. Without a documented protocol, the response is left to guesswork.
At Moonwater Brews, inspectors found no such document available. That violation remained unresolved when the inspection closed.
The Longer Record
The inspection data on file for Moonwater Brews does not include a prior inspection history, which means this September 22 visit may represent one of the earliest state inspections on record for this mobile vendor.
For a newer operation, the findings carry a particular weight. The two violations cited, gaps in the person-in-charge's knowledge and the absence of written emergency procedures, are foundational. They are not the kind of problems that develop over time through wear or neglect. They reflect what was or was not put in place before the vendor began operating.
The inspection result was recorded as "Met Sanitation Inspection Requirements," which means the overall outcome cleared the state's threshold for continued operation. But the two unresolved violations were not corrected on site, and the record does not indicate when or whether written procedures were subsequently prepared or staff training was completed.
Neither violation was flagged as a repeat, which is consistent with the absence of prior inspection records. Whether these gaps persist into the next inspection is the question the record cannot yet answer.
The Unresolved Facts
Moonwater Brews left the September 22 inspection with two open citations and no documented corrections. The person in charge could not demonstrate knowledge of foodborne illness prevention. The vendor had no written employee procedures for responding to a vomit or diarrhea event.
The inspection was classified as passing. The violations remain on the record uncorrected.
