NAPLES, FL. Back in March 2026, state agriculture inspectors visited Taste And See Health LLC, a perishable food processing operation in Naples, and found that an employee could not fully answer questions about preventing foodborne illness, the facility had no certified food protection manager, and staff had no written procedures to follow if someone vomited or had a diarrhea incident on the premises.

The inspection, conducted March 23, 2026, by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, recorded three violations. None were classified as priority violations, and none were corrected on site before the inspector left.

What Inspectors Found

1INTERMEDIATEPerson in chargeEmployee health policy questions not answered fully
2INTERMEDIATENo certified food protection managerNo one on staff holds required certification
3INTERMEDIATENo written illness proceduresNo vomit or diarrhea cleanup protocol on file

The inspector noted that the person in charge could not correctly respond to questions about preventing foodborne illness, recording simply: "Employee health policy questions not answered fully." That finding matters in a food processing environment, where the person running the floor is supposed to be the last line of defense against contamination decisions that could affect packaged product leaving the facility.

The second violation was straightforward: no certified food protection manager on staff. Florida requires at least one employee at a food establishment to hold a recognized food safety certification. At Taste And See Health, no one did.

The third violation involved written procedures for handling vomit or diarrhea cleanup. The inspector noted none existed. In a facility that processes perishable goods, the absence of a documented protocol for one of the most direct contamination scenarios is a procedural gap with real consequences.

None of the three violations were corrected before the inspector left on March 23.

What These Violations Mean

The requirement that a person in charge be able to answer food safety questions is not a formality. At a perishable processing operation, the person running the floor makes real-time decisions: whether to hold or release product, whether an employee who seems unwell should be sent home, whether a surface has been sanitized long enough. If that person cannot answer basic questions about employee health policy, those decisions may not be grounded in the practices that prevent a contaminated product from reaching a customer.

The certified food protection manager requirement exists for a similar reason. Certification means someone in the building has been tested on temperature control, cross-contamination, personal hygiene, and illness exclusion. Without it, training is informal and unverified.

The missing vomit and diarrhea cleanup procedure is the most specific of the three. Norovirus, one of the most common causes of foodborne illness outbreaks in the United States, spreads through contact with contaminated surfaces, and it survives on surfaces long after an incident if not properly disinfected. A written procedure ensures that when an incident happens, the response is immediate, thorough, and uses the right disinfectants at the right concentrations. Without one, the response is improvised.

The Longer Record

Taste And See Health LLC: Inspection History

March 25, 20261 violation, 1 repeat. Met Sanitation Inspection Requirements.
March 23, 20263 violations, 0 repeat. Met Preoperational Inspection Requirements.
March 2, 20261 violation, 1 repeat. Met Preoperational Inspection Requirements.
February 24, 20260 violations. Met Sanitation Inspection Requirements.
December 10, 20250 violations. Met Preoperational Inspection Requirements.
September 11, 20250 violations. Met Preoperational Inspection Requirements.
September 21, 20220 violations. Met Inspection Requirements.

Taste And See Health LLC has eight inspections on record with FDACS going back to September 2022. The first several, including inspections in late 2025, came back clean. The pattern shifted in early 2026.

The March 2 inspection recorded one violation marked as a repeat. The February 24 inspection before it had been clean, which means something that had been corrected came back. Then the March 23 inspection added three new violations, none of which were corrected on site. Two days later, on March 25, inspectors returned and found one violation, also marked repeat.

That sequence, a clean record through late 2025 followed by a cluster of violations in the first quarter of 2026, is worth noting for anyone who purchases products processed at this facility. The facility passed each inspection in the sense that it met the minimum requirements to remain operating, but the March 23 findings were left unresolved when the inspector walked out the door.

The certification gap and the missing written procedures are not the kind of violations that resolve themselves. As of the March 23 inspection, no one had corrected them.