MIAMI SPRINGS, FL. Back in January 2026, state inspectors walked into Soo Full Smoothies on Curtiss Parkway, a health food store with food service, and found no soap at the kitchen handwashing sink, no probe thermometer anywhere in the building, and no employee health policy on file.
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services recorded seven violations during the January 30 inspection. None were classified as priority violations, but six of the seven fell into the "priority foundation" category, meaning they represent the procedural and equipment gaps that allow serious problems to develop undetected.
What Inspectors Found
The most immediate problems were the two the inspector corrected on site. A mirror had been stored directly on the kitchen handwashing sink, blocking employee access. When the inspector arrived, there was no soap at that same sink. Both were addressed during the visit: the mirror was moved and soap was provided.
The problems that were not fixed on site run deeper. Inspectors documented that the person in charge could not correctly respond to questions about preventing foodborne illness transmission, and that no employee health policy was available anywhere in the establishment. The inspector provided copies of guidance documents and a reporting agreement by email.
The third paperwork gap was the one that had appeared before. Inspectors noted that the food establishment "does not have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to an event involving the discharge of vomitus or diarrhea." That same citation appeared on the prior inspection record.
What These Violations Mean
The absence of an employee health policy is not a filing technicality. It means that workers at the store had not been informed, in any verifiable way, of their obligation to report illnesses that can spread through food. Norovirus, Salmonella, Hepatitis A, and E. coli are all transmissible by food handlers who are symptomatic or recently recovered. Without a written policy and a signed acknowledgment, there is no mechanism to keep a sick employee away from food preparation.
The missing vomit and diarrhea cleanup procedures connect directly to the same risk. Norovirus, one of the most common causes of foodborne illness outbreaks, spreads aggressively through improperly cleaned contamination events. A store that prepares smoothies and handles fresh produce needs a documented protocol for exactly these situations. Inspectors flagged this gap at Soo Full Smoothies not once but twice.
The lack of a probe thermometer means there was no way for staff to verify that foods were being held, reheated, or cooled at safe temperatures. A smoothie shop working with fresh fruit and dairy-based ingredients depends on cold holding to prevent bacterial growth. Without a thermometer, temperature compliance is a guess.
No sanitizer test strips compounds that concern. Sanitizing solutions lose effectiveness at incorrect concentrations, running either too weak to kill pathogens or strong enough to leave harmful residue on surfaces. Test strips are the only way to confirm the solution is working. The inspector found none available.
The Longer Record
Soo Full Smoothies has two FDACS inspections on record at this location. The first was a preoperational inspection on July 10, 2024, which turned up four violations before the store opened. The January 30, 2026 inspection was the first routine sanitation inspection on file.
That limited history makes the repeat violation more notable, not less. In the roughly 18 months between those two inspections, the missing vomit and diarrhea cleanup procedures were not resolved. It was the only citation marked as a repeat, but it is one that had been flagged before the store even began serving customers.
Soo Full Smoothies: Inspection History
The store passed both inspections, meaning it met the minimum threshold to remain open each time. But passing an inspection and resolving every cited violation are not the same thing. Of the seven violations documented in January, only two were corrected on site.
The employee health policy, the disease reporting notification, the probe thermometer, and the sanitizer test strips were all unresolved at the time inspectors left the building.