Adams Food Store LLC in South Bay

Last inspected:

105 Nw 10th Ave, South Bay, FL 33493
Overview

Adams Food Store LLC in South Bay operates without a valid food permit and was inspected December 9, 2025 following an application request. The inspection documented 29 violations across priority, priority foundation, and general requirements categories. Critical findings included raw bacon stored directly over cut produce in a sandwich cooler and raw fish stored directly over ready-to-eat sausage—cross-contamination hazards that were corrected on site during the visit. Additional priority foundation violations included absence of a certified food protection manager certificate, failure to verify employee foodborne illness reporting agreements, unmarked deli ham in the reach-in cooler (corrected on site), and missing consumer advisories for eggs and beef cooked to order (provided during inspection). The facility must remit the food permit application fee within 10 days to obtain operating authorization.

Summary generated from Florida FDACS public inspection records.

1FDACS Insp.
29Violations

Last inspected FDACS:

Adams Food Store LLC in South Bay: 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.

— 1 inspection
— Operating Without a Valid Food Permit - Met Sanitation Inspection· 29 violations· Operating Without Permit

Inspector: TERRI RAINEY, 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. Visited establishment per request 5145529 for initial inspection. Employee Health Guidelines, reporting agreement and other industry documents provided. The Minimum Construction Standards checklist has been used in accordance with 500.12(2)(a) Florida Statutes by the food safety inspector to determine compliance before obtaining a food permit. 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 and remitted to Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, PO Box 6720, Tallahassee, FL 32314-6720. Please note that payment by check or money order may delay the processing of your food permit application. Contact the Business Center by email at [email protected] or by calling 850-245-5520 for further assistance. Failure to provide a mop sink with running water in 30 days may result in Administrative Action.

Risk-Based Violations

2-102.11(A) Demonstration of knowledge not in compliance. At least one Priority violation observed during the inspection, the establishment does not have a certified food protection manager who has passed a test through a recognized accredited program, and the person in charge is unable to respond correctly to food safety questions relevant to the operation. 2-102.11(A), (B), (C)(1) and (4)-(16) PfPf
Demonstration of knowledge not in compliance as evidenced by unavailable certified food protection manager certificate, priority violations observed, and person in charge not answering relevant food safety questions correctly. o
3-302.11(A)(1) 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) PP
Kitchen- raw bacon stored directly over cut produce in reach in sandwich cooler. Raw fish stored directly over ready to eat sausage in reach in cooler. COS- all items moved to appropriate location during visit. x
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
Unable to verify that food employees are aware of their responsibility to report diagnosis and symptoms related to foodborne illnesses. Reporting Agreement provided.
3-501.17(B) Refrigerated, ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared and packaged by a food processing plant not clearly marked, when opened onsite and held for more than 24 hours, to indicate the date or day by which the food shall be consumed, sold, or discarded when held at 41°F or less for a maximum of 7 days; or the day the original container is opened onsite not counted as day 1. 3-501.17(B) PfPf
Kitchen- deli ham opened 12/4 stored in reach in cooler has no date mark. COS- deli ham date marked during visit. x
3-603.11(A) Animal food that is raw, undercooked, or not otherwise processed to eliminate pathogens is served or sold in a ready-to-eat form or as an ingredient in another ready-to-eat food without informing consumers of the significantly increased risk of consuming such foods by way of a disclosure and reminder using effective written means. 3-603.11(A) PfPf
No consumer advisory for eggs and beef cooked to order. Provided consumer advisory.
2-301.15 Food employee not cleaning hands in a handwash sink or approved automatic handwashing facility. Food employee cleaning hands in a sink used for food preparation or warewashing, or in a service sink. 2-301.15 PfPf
Kitchen- observed food employee wash hands in 3 compartment sink. COS- employee washed hands in hand wash sink after discussing hand washing procedures.
74 Retailer selling hemp or hemp extract intended for Human Consumption did not post a clear and conspicuous sign directly adjacent to the display of the product which states: "THE SALE OF HEMP OR HEMP EXTRACT INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION TO PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 21 IS PROHIBITED. PROOF OF AGE IS REQUIRED FOR PURCHASE.". 5K-4.034(8)(a), F.A.C.Repeat
Retail- no age restricted sign posted adjacent to the display of THC beverage in reach in cooler. Provided age restricted sign for all hemp products.
6-301.14 Sign or poster notifying food employees to wash their hands not provided at all handwashing sinks used by food employees, or handwashing signage not clearly visible to food employees. 6-301.14
Kitchen- no sign advising employees to wash hands at hand wash sink next to 3 compartment sink. Hand wash sign provided.
6-301.11 Handwashing sink or group of 2 adjacent handwashing sinks not provided with hand cleaning liquid, powder, or bar soap. Handwashing sink or group of adjacent handwashing sinks not provided with: individual, disposable towels; continuous towel system that supplies the user with a clean towel; a heated-air hand drying device; or a device that employs an air-knife system that delivers high velocity, pressurized air at ambient temperatures. 6-301.11 and 6-301.12 PfPf
Kitchen- no soap, paper towels or hand drying device at hand wash sink next to 3 compartment sink. COS- soap and paper towels provided during visit. Back room- no paper towels or hand drying device at hand wash sink in employee toilet room.
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
Retail- prepackaged juice pouch displayed in reach in cooler not labeled for individual retail sale. COS. Juice moved behind service counter during visit.
95 Establishment does not have a certified food protection manager who has passed a test through a recognized accredited program. 5K-4.021(1), F.A.C.
Establishment does not have certified food protection manager. Provided link with certified food protection manager programs.

Good Retail Practice Violations

3-501.13(E) Reduced oxygen packaged fish that bears a label indicating it is to be kept frozen until time of use not removed from the reduced oxygen environment prior to thawing under refrigeration, or prior to or immediately upon completion of thawing under cold running water. 3-501.13(E)
Retail- fish stored in reach in cooler has not been removed from reduced oxygen packaging before thawing. COS- reduced oxygen packaging slit open during visit.
4-302.12 Food temperature measuring device not provided or not readily accessible for use in ensuring food temperatures are attained and maintained; or food temperature measuring device with a suitable small-diameter probe not provided or not readily accessible to accurately measure the temperature in thin foods. 4-302.12 Pf
Establishment does not have a small diameter probe thermometer.
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
Kitchen- No label on squeeze bottles of condiments stored on top of sandwich cooler.
4-101.19 Nonfood-contact surface of equipment exposed to splash, spillage, or other food soiling or that requires frequent cleaning not constructed of a corrosion-resistant, nonabsorbent, and smooth material. 4-101.19
Retail - Chips displayed on soiled cardboard.
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- 2 doors are missing on the retail side of walk in cooler. Gasket is torn on walk in cooler door. Kitchen- Gasket is torn on reach in cooler. Lid of reach in freezer has been replaced with a wooden lid. Bottom shelf of prep table is rusted.
4-302.14 Test kit or other device that accurately measures the concentration in MG/L of sanitizing solution not provided. 4-302.14 Pf
Establishment does not have a chlorine sanitizer test kit.
4-501.18 Wash, rinse, and sanitizer solutions not maintained clean. 4-501.18
Kitchen- wash water in 3 compartment sink is dirty. COS- water removed during visit.
5-203.13 Service sink or curbed cleaning facility equipped with a floor drain not provided or not conveniently located for the cleaning of mops or similar wet floor cleaning tools and for the disposal of mop water and similar liquid waste. Toilet or urinal is used as a service sink for the disposal of mop water and similar liquid waste. 5-203.13
Establishment does not have mop sink. Mop sink must be installed within 30 days.
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- 3 compartment sink is directly plumbed.
5-501.17 Toilet room used by females not provided with a covered receptacle for sanitary napkins. 5-501.17
Backroom- Unisex employee toilet room does not have covered trash can.
5-501.11 Outdoor storage surface for refuse, recyclables, and returnables not constructed of nonabsorbent material such as concrete or asphalt or is not smooth, durable, and sloped to drain. 5-501.11
Outside- dumpster located on grass.
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
Kitchen- out of service steam table and ice machine stored on prep tables.
6-501.11 Maintenance tools such as brooms, mops, vacuum cleaners, and similar items not stored so they do not contaminate food, equipment, utensils, linens, or single-service and single-use articles; or not stored in an orderly manner that facilitates cleaning the area used for storing the maintenance tools. 6-501.113
Backroom- maintenance tools stored on floor in storage room. Unable to walk in room without stepping on items, very disorganized.
6-501.11 Physical facilities not maintained in good repair. 6-501.11
Floors throughout establishment have missing and damaged tiles.
6-201.16 Wall or ceiling covering material not attached so that it is easily cleanable, or indoor wall constructed of concrete, porous block, or bricks not finished and sealed to provide a smooth, nonabsorbent, easily cleanable surface. 6-201.16
Backroom- storage room wall constructed of concrete blocks that have not been sealed.
6-201.13 Floor and wall junctures not coved and closed to no larger than one thirty-second inch in areas where cleaning methods other than water flushing are used for cleaning floors; or floors not provided with drains and graded to drain, or the floor and wall junctures not coved and sealed in areas where water flush cleaning methods are used. 6-201.13
Retail and Kitchen- floor and wall junctures not coved. Coving is missing and damaged in several locations.
6-304.11 Mechanical ventilation of sufficient capacity not provided when necessary to keep rooms free of excessive heat, steam, condensation, vapors, obnoxious odors, smoke, and fumes. 6-304.11
Backroom- no mechanical ventilation in unisex employee toilet room.
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 open and operating without a food permit. o

Adams Food Store LLC in South Bay: Frequently Asked Questions

When was Adams Food Store LLC in South Bay last inspected?
Adams Food Store LLC in South Bay was last inspected by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) on December 9, 2025. Inspection type: Operating Without a Valid Food Permit - Met Sanitation Inspection.
How many inspections has Adams Food Store LLC in South Bay had?
Adams Food Store LLC in South Bay has 1 FDACS food safety inspection(s) on record from January 2022 to present.
What did the most recent FDACS inspection of Adams Food Store LLC in South Bay find?
Adams Food Store LLC in South Bay was most recently inspected by FDACS on December 9, 2025 (Operating Without a Valid Food Permit - Met Sanitation Inspection).
Has Adams Food Store LLC in South Bay had any stop-sale or stop-use orders?
No, Adams Food Store LLC in South Bay has no stop-sale or stop-use orders on record with Florida FDACS.
What are the most common violations at Adams Food Store LLC in South Bay?
The most frequently cited FDACS violations at Adams Food Store LLC in South Bay are: 2-102.11(A): Demonstration of knowledge not in compliance. At least one Priority violation observed during the inspection, the establishment does not have a certified food protection manager who has passed a test through a recognized accredited program, and the person in charge is unable to respond correctly to food safety questions relevant to the operation. 2-102.11(A), (B), (C)(1) and (4)-(16) Pf; 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) Pf; 2-301.15: Food employee not cleaning hands in a handwash sink or approved automatic handwashing facility. Food employee cleaning hands in a sink used for food preparation or warewashing, or in a service sink. 2-301.15 Pf.

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