DELAND, FL. Back in December 2025, a state inspector walked into a DeLand convenience store and found packages of motor oil sitting on a shelf directly above commercially processed canned beverages on the back wall of the retail sales floor.
That finding, documented during a Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services inspection of WB Station LLC on December 29, was one of two priority violations involving toxic materials stored in ways that could contaminate products customers were expected to buy and consume. The inspection turned up 10 violations total.
What Inspectors Found
The motor oil violation was flagged as a repeat, meaning inspectors had cited the store for the same category of problem before. The inspector noted that beverages were relocated during the visit, but the fact that the store had already been cited for improper storage of toxic retail items and the same arrangement reappeared indicates the fix from the prior inspection did not hold.
The second toxic materials violation covered two separate locations inside the store. In the back hallway, the inspector found various chemicals stored in a plastic drink crate on the top shelf above sleeves and boxes of single-use items. In the walk-in cooler, a can of spray chemical cleaner sat on a top shelf directly above commercially processed canned beverages on the middle shelf below it. Both were corrected during the inspection, with single-use items and the chemical spray bottle relocated.
The inspector also found a direct connection at the pipes under the plumbed three-compartment sink in the back room. That is a plumbing violation involving backflow risk. The store's manager could not produce written procedures for handling vomiting or diarrheal events, a procedural gap the inspector addressed by providing and reviewing a guidance handout on site.
On the basic side, the walk-in cooler had cardboard being used as shelving for packaged beverages and raw unsealed wood on the bottom shelf of the display side. The walls above the cooler doors inside the walk-in had a buildup of dust. Water bottles near the register were stored on a bottom rack not elevated 6 inches above the floor. Boxes of single-use cups were stored directly on the floor in the back room. A mop was sitting in water and cleaning solution in the mop bucket rather than being stored to air-dry. Behind the building, the inspector noted a large buildup of litter and debris in the grassy areas near the dumpster.
None of the violations were corrected on site during the inspection, with the exception of the two priority toxic materials findings and the relocation of single-use items, which the inspector marked as corrected at the time of the visit.
What These Violations Mean
The two priority violations involving toxic materials are the most direct concern for anyone who shops at this store. Motor oil and chemical cleaners contain compounds that are harmful if ingested. Storing them above food and beverages creates a contamination path if a container leaks, tips, or drips onto products below. A shopper picking up a canned drink from that back wall shelf would have no way of knowing motor oil had been sitting above it.
The repeat designation on the motor oil finding matters. It means the same category of violation, toxic materials improperly stored in relation to retail food items, was documented in a previous inspection and the store was cited for it. Finding it again in December 2025 means the corrective action from the prior visit either was not implemented as a permanent practice or was not sustained.
The plumbing backflow violation at the three-compartment sink is a food safety concern even in a store with no food service. A direct connection in the plumbing can allow contaminated water to flow back into a clean water supply, affecting the sink used for washing and rinsing. The absence of written cleanup procedures for vomiting or diarrheal events is a staff preparedness gap. Without written protocols, employees may handle a contamination event in a way that spreads pathogens to surfaces and products throughout the store.
The Longer Record
FDACS records show one prior inspection on file for this location, conducted on September 12, 2023. That inspection also produced 10 violations and also resulted in a met-requirements outcome.
The December 2025 inspection matched the prior visit exactly in total violation count, 10 each time. More significantly, the repeat designation on the motor oil violation confirms that at least one of the priority findings in December 2025 mirrors a problem category that was already present and cited more than two years earlier.
Two inspections on record is a limited history, but the pattern within those two visits is consistent: double-digit violations, priority-level findings involving toxic materials, and a repeat citation appearing in the second inspection that was not present in the first. The store met inspection requirements both times.
The walk-in cooler's cardboard shelving and raw unsealed wood were not among the corrected items listed in the December inspection report.