How many inspections has Cracker Trail Food Market in Okeechobee had?

Cracker Trail Food Market in Okeechobee has 1 FDACS food safety inspection(s) on record from January 2022 to present.

What did the most recent FDACS inspection of Cracker Trail Food Market in Okeechobee find?

Cracker Trail Food Market in Okeechobee was most recently inspected by FDACS on December 30, 2025 (Operating Without a Valid Food Permit; Re-Inspection Required).

Has Cracker Trail Food Market in Okeechobee had any stop-sale or stop-use orders?

Yes, Cracker Trail Food Market in Okeechobee has 5 stop-sale or stop-use enforcement action(s) on record with Florida FDACS. Most affected products were voluntarily destroyed.

Cracker Trail Food Market in Okeechobee

Name: Cracker Trail Food Market in Okeechobee Inspection Records
Creator: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Last inspected: December 30, 2025

18084 Us Highway 98 N, Okeechobee, FL 34972

St. Lucie County · Convenience Store Significant FS AND/OR Packaged Ice · FDACS
Owner: Togy & Edwin INC.

Overview

Cracker Trail Food Market in Okeechobee was issued four stop-sale orders on December 30, 2025, for adulterated time/temperature control for safety food due to improper cold holding temperatures. All products were voluntarily destroyed by establishment management and witnessed by inspector. The same day, a stop-use order was issued for unsanitary equipment involving food and nonfood-contact surfaces. The facility was also cited with 23 violations during a reinspection required for operating without a valid food permit. High-priority violations included multiple whole tomatoes with mold in the walk-in cooler, raw shell eggs stored at 52°F to 54°F instead of refrigerated temperatures, and various cold-held foods including cheese, milk, and raw pork measured at 50°F to 52°F when the required minimum is 41°F. All non-compliant food products were voluntarily discarded during inspection. Additional intermediate-priority violations cited the person in charge for failing to ensure food employees were informed of reportable diseases and symptoms and not responding correctly to questions about foodborne illness prevention.

Summary generated from Florida FDACS public inspection records.

1FDACS Insp.

23Violations

5Stop-Sale Orders

Last inspected FDACS: December 30, 2025

Cracker Trail Food Market in Okeechobee: FDACS Inspection History (1)

Inspections conducted by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), which oversees grocery stores, convenience stores, bakeries, food manufacturers, mobile vendors, and vending machines.

2025 — 1 inspection

Dec 30, 2025 — Operating Without a Valid Food Permit; Re-Inspection Required· 23 violations· 5 stop-sale orders· Re-Inspection Required

Inspector: JOSE PAVON, SANITATION AND SAFETY SPECIALIST

Comments: When citations have been corrected and initialed, an electronic copy of the completed report may be emailed to [email protected]. Please note each observation that has been corrected. Request # 5146436 Employee Health Guidelines and reporting agreement provided. Thank you for submitting your food establishment permit application. To complete the application process, you must meet all permitting requirements as specified in Rule 5K-4.020(2)(a)-(e), F.A.C. To expedite the processing of your food permit application, electronic online payment is available at https://foodpermit.fdacs.gov. Payment by check or money order is also accepted and must be accompanied by an invoice. Please note that payment by check or money order may delay the processing of your food permit application. Failure to meet all permitting requirements will result in the denial of your permit and you may be subject to administrative penalties if you are found operating without a valid food permit, which is a violation of Section 500.12(1)(a), Florida Statutes. If you are found to be in violation of this provision, the Department may impose up to a $5,000.00 fine against you and/or seek administrative action to suspend food activities. The food establishment is operating without a valid food permit. An application for a food permit has been submitted. The Food Establishment shall remit payment of the appropriate fee within 10 days. Electronic online payment by credit card or e-check is available at https://foodpermit.fdacs.gov. Payment by check or money order is also accepted but must be made payable to FDACS

Risk-Based Violations

3-101.11 Food not safe, or is adulterated. 3-101.11 PP

Retail - multiple whole tomatoes inside box with mold like substance throughout located inside walk in cooler. Cos - all tomatoes were voluntarily discarded during inspection , stop sale released order issued. x Print Date: 12/30/2025 Page 1 of 5 13 P Citation Description: Raw animal food not separated during storage, preparation, holding or display from ready-to-eat raw animal food, other raw ready-to-eat food, cooked ready-to-eat food, or fruits and vegetables before they are washed. 3-302.11(A)(1) P Observation: Retail - packages of raw bacon stored commingled with gallons of milk inside small reach in milk cooler. Cos - raw bacon moved to proper storage during inspection. x

4-602.11(E) Surface of utensil or equipment contacting food that is not time/temperature control for safety food not cleaned at any time when contamination may have occurred; at least every 24 hours for iced tea dispensers and consumer-self service utensils; before restocking consumer self-service equipment or utensils; or in equipment such as ice bins and beverage dispensing nozzles and enclosed components of equipment such as ice makers, cooking oil storage tanks and distribution lines, beverage and syrup dispensing lines or tunes, coffee bean grinders, and water vending equipment at a frequency specified by the manufacturer, or absent manufacturer specifications, at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil or mold. 4-602.11(E)

Kitchen - mold like substance around chute areas inside ice maker , cos - chute area of ice maker was cleaned and sanitized during inspection.

2-103.11(O) Person in charge does not ensure food employees and conditional employees are informed in a verifiable manner of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food. 2-103.11(O) PfPf

Food Employees are not trained or informed on reportable diseases or symptoms , guidance document provided.

2-102.11(C)(2)-(3) Person in charge does not correctly respond to questions that relate to preventing transmission of foodborne disease by a food employee who has a disease or medical condition that may cause foodborne disease, can not describe symptoms associated with diseases that are transmissible through food, or can not explain how to comply with reporting responsibilities and exclusion or restriction of food employees. 2-102.11(C)(2)-(3) and (17) PfPf

Food employee does not respond correctly to questions relating to foodborne illnesses or symptoms associated with diseases transmissible through food. o

3-501.16(B) Eggs that have not been treated to destroy all viable Salmonellae not stored in refrigerated equipment that maintains an ambient air temperature of 45°F or less. 3-501.16(B) PP

Retail - packages of raw shell eggs from previous days stored inside walk in cooler at ambient temperatures between 52 f - 54 f. Cos - Raw Eggs Were Voluntarily Discarded During Inspection , stop sale released order issued. x

3-501.16(A)(2) Cold held time/temperature control for safety food not maintained at 41°F or below. 3-501.16(A)(2) PP

Retail - various foods from previous days such as packages of cheese , gallons of milk and raw pork roast with internal temperatures between 50 f - 52 f when probed located inside walk in cooler. Cos - all food products were voluntarily discarded during inspection , stop sale release order issued. x

3-201.11(C) Packaged food not labeled from the source as specified in law, including 21 CFR 101, 9 CFR 317, and 9 CFR 381. 3-201.11(C) PfPf

Food service - packaged hot dogs buns in reach of consumer missing source and ingredient labeling located on counter. Cos - hot dog buns removed from counter during inspection.

Good Retail Practice Violations

3-302.12 Working container holding a food or food ingredient that is not readily and unmistakably recognized and has been removed from its original packaging for use in the establishment is not identified with the common name of the food. 3-302.12

Food service - bottles of food liquid condiments not labeled with common name of food located on counter.

6-501.11 Dead or trapped birds, insects, rodents, or other pests not removed from control devices and the premises at a frequency that prevents their accumulation, decomposition, or the attraction of pests. 6-501.112

Kitchen - dead rodents on glue boards located under ice maker, retail - rodent excreta under food storage panels.

3-305.11 Food not stored at least 6 inches above the floor; in a clean, dry location; or food stored where it is exposed to splash, dust or other contamination. 3-305.11

Retail - multiple juices and soda beverages stored directly on soiled floors inside walk in cooler.

2-303.11 Food employee wearing jewelry, other than a plain ring such as a wedding band, on their arm or hand while preparing food. 2-303.11

Food service - employee wearing ring with stones on finger while working with exposed foods.

4-901.12 Wiping cloths laundered onsite without the use of a mechanical clothes dryer not air-dried in a location or manner that prevents contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service and single-use articles, and the wiping cloths. 4-901.12

Kitchen - wet cloth stored hanging and air drying on 3 bay sink compartment.

3-304.12(B) During pauses in food preparation or dispensing, utensil stored in food that is not time/temperature control for safety food not stored with their handles above the top of the food within containers or equipment that can be closed. 3-304.12(B)

Kitchen - plastic Scoop with handle making contact with sugar inside container adjacent to back wall.

4-501.11 Equipment not maintained in good repair or condition; equipment component not kept intact, tight, and adjusted in accordance with manufacturer's specifications; or cutting or piercing part of can opener not kept sharp to minimize the creation of metal fragments that can contaminate food when a container is opened. 4-501.11

Retail - walk in cooler in disrepair not able to maintain 41 or below for temperature control for safety foods , stop use order issued.

4-402.11 Equipment that is fixed because it is not easily moveable not installed with space to allow access for cleaning along the sides, behind or above the equipment; with no more than one thirty-second inch of space from adjoining equipment, walls, or ceiling; or sealed to adjoining equipment or walls when the equipment is exposed to spillage or seepage. Counter-mounted equipment that is not easily moveable not installed to allow cleaning of the equipment or areas underneath or around the equipment by being sealed. 4-402.11

Kitchen - 3 bay sink unsealed from wall.

4-601.11(C) Nonfood-contact surface of equipment has an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue or other debris. 4-601.11(C)

Retail - soil build up on bottom shelve inside displayed ice freezer , food service - soil build up inside stand up white freezer adjacent to microwave area.

5-402.11 Direct connection exists between the sewage system and a drain originating from equipment in which food, portable equipment, or utensils are placed. 5-402.11 Pf

Kitchen - direct connection exist at 3 bay sink.

6-202.14 Toilet room located inside the food establishment not completely enclosed or not provided with a tight-fitting self-closing door. 6-202.14

Outside - door's to restrooms not self- closing.

5-501.11 Drains in receptacles or waste handling units for refuse, recyclables, and returnables do not have drain plugs in place. 5-501.114

Outside - missing drain plug for trash dumpster.

6-501.12 Physical facilities not cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean, or cleaning not done during periods when the least amount of food is exposed such as after closing. 6-501.12

Retail - litter and debris inside walk in cooler.

6-501.11 Physical facilities not maintained in good repair. 6-501.11

Stain damaged ceiling tiles and walls in multiple areas of the establishment.

6-501.11 Premises not free of litter and items that are unnecessary to the operation or maintenance of the establishment such as equipment that is nonfunctional or no longer used. 6-501.114

Unused food Equipment Such as refrigerator and multiple non - food articles stored in multiple areas of the establishment.

99 The food establishment is operating without a valid food permit. 500.12, F.S., 5K-4.020(2), F.A.C. The food establishment shall complete the permitting process within 10 days. Contact the Business Center at (850) 245-5520 for further assistance.

Establishment Is Operating Without a valid food permit , see comments. o A Supplemental Report was also issued during the visit which includes important information for management.

Stop-Sale Orders & Supplemental Actions

STOP SALE ORDER AND RELEASE

Reason: FS 500.04; FS 500.10 Adulterated.* Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food: Proper cold holding temperatures.

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