Winn Dixie # in Tallahassee

Last inspected:

111 S Magnolia Dr Ste 39, Tallahassee, FL 32301

Part of: Winn-Dixie Florida health inspections, violations & closures

Overview

Winn-Dixie #0086 in Tallahassee had eight FDACS inspections between January 2023 and January 2026, with zero violations sustained across that period. A stop-use order issued April 15, 2025 required immediate removal of a meat retail cold unit after cold-holding temperatures were found between 42°F and 44°F in deli rotisserie chicken, ham and Swiss sandwiches, turkey provolone items, and bacon in the meat department walk-in cooler—all items were voluntarily destroyed by management and witnessed by the inspector. The same inspection documented a high-priority hand washing violation when an employee touched their face mask then handled clean equipment in the deli; the employee washed hands immediately upon direction. A second high-priority violation cited poisonous or toxic materials stored improperly—a spray bottle of glass cleaner was stored on a rolling rack with boxes of ritz crackers in the back room and was immediately removed and relocated by management. A separate stop-use order issued April 18, 2025 for unsanitary equipment was released after internal water temperature in the unit was corrected to 36°F. Four additional stop-sale orders issued April 15, 2025 required voluntary destruction of time/temperature control products due to improper cold-holding temperatures, all witnessed by the inspector. The most recent inspection on January 12, 2026 was a focused inspection for sample collection with zero violations.

Summary generated from Florida FDACS public inspection records.

8FDACS Insp.
9Violations
6Stop-Sale Orders

Last inspected FDACS:

Winn Dixie # in Tallahassee: FDACS Inspection History (8)

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
— Focused Inspection· Focused Inspection

Inspector: KENNETH DAVIDSON, ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST I

Person in charge: CODY ELLIOTT

Comments: Focused Inspection - Sample Collection.

No violations or enforcement actions recorded for this inspection.

— 3 inspections
— Focused Inspection· Focused Inspection

Inspector: MICAH HOLMBECK, SANITATION AND SAFETY SPECIALIST

Person in charge: ANTWUAN RIVERS

Comments: Focused Inspection - Sample Collection.

No violations or enforcement actions recorded for this inspection.

— Focused Inspection· 1 stop-sale order· Focused Inspection

Inspector: MICAH HOLMBECK, SANITATION AND SAFETY SPECIALIST

Person in charge: DONALD CARROLL

Comments: Request number 5130592 was addressed with the person in charge. Stop-Use Order released, internal temperature of water in unit was 36 degrees F.

Stop-Sale Orders & Supplemental Actions

STOP USE ORDER

Reason: FS 500.04; FS 500.172 Unsanitary Equipment.* Utensils, Equipment and Vending: Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, and used.

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Disposition: Equipment was obtained, repaired or replaced, checked, and released.
— Met Sanitation Inspection Requirements· 5 violations· 5 stop-sale orders· Met Requirements

Inspector: 38242

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. Stop Use Order issued for meat retail cold unit. Food establishment can visit https://foodpermit.fdacs.gov or contact the Business Center at (850) 245-5520 when corrections have been made and/or when required documents have been obtained to request food safety inspector visit for written release of equipment. Failure to comply with the request for written release may or will result in Administrative Action. Trainee present during inspection. All violations verified by primary inspector.

Risk-Based Violations

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
Deli Department retail: Rotisserie chicken 42F-43F, Ham and Swiss sandwiches 42F-44F, turkey provolone tailgators 43F-44F. COS: Manager voluntarily discarded items. Meat department walk in cooler: bacon observed with internal temperatures between 42F-43F. COS: all affected bacon voluntarily discarded by manager. Meat department retail: 90% ground sirloin, ground round internal temperatures between 42F-43F; pork spare ribs, sirloin pork chops, chicken thighs internal temperatures between 50F-54F, Pork shoulder blade steak 43F, bone in chops 43F, applewood smoked bacon 43F, and grilled chicken breast strips 45F. COS: Meat retail items voluntarily discarded by management. Seafood department walk in cooler: Cooked shrimp and cooked snow crab internal temperatures at 44F. COS: items voluntarily discarded by management. Produce: Internal temps of organic tofu and veggie mix between 43F-45F. COS: all items voluntarily discarded. x
7-201.11 Poisonous or toxic materials not stored to prevent contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, and single-service and single-use articles by separating the poisonous or toxic material by spacing or partitioning, or locating the poisonous or toxic material in an area that is not above food, equipment, utensils, linens, and single-service and single-use articles. 7-201.11 PP
Back room: spray bottle of glass cleaner stored on rolling rack with boxes of ritz crackers. COS: Manager removed glass cleaner and properly stored away from food, equipment, utensils, linens, and single-service and single-use articles. x Print Date: 4/15/2025 Page 1 of 2
2-301.14 Food employee not cleaning hands or exposed portions of arms immediately before engaging in food preparation including working with exposed food, clean equipment or utensils, or unwrapped single service or single use articles; after touching bare human body parts; after using the toilet room; after caring for or handling service animals or aquatic animals; after coughing, sneezing, using a handkerchief or tissue, using tobacco, eating or drinking; after handling soiled equipment or utensils; during food preparation as often as necessary to remove soil and prevent cross contamination; before donning gloves to initiate a task that involves working with food; or after engaging in other activities that contaminate the hands. 2-301.14 PP
Deli: Observed food employee touching their face mask and proceeding to touch/handle clean equipment in the deli department. COS: Food employee was directed by inspector to wash their hands prior to continuing their task. Food employee washed their hands. Manager was informed. x

Good Retail Practice Violations

3-501.15(B) Time/temperature control for safety food that is cooling is not loosely covered or uncovered to facilitate heat transfer from the surface of the food, or not arranged in equipment to provide maximum heat transfer through the container walls. 3-501.15(B)
Produce: Pan of cut melons in the process of cooling tightly wrapped with saran wrap in walk in cooler. COS: Manager loosely covered melons.
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
Meat Retail Cold Hold Unit: Meat retail cold hold unit not holding internal temperatures of various raw meats at 41F or below. See supplement.

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.

Lot: Number of Packages:

Quantity: Size of Packages: · Total Weight:

Disposition: Product was voluntarily destroyed by food establishment management and witnessed by inspector.

STOP SALE ORDER AND RELEASE

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

Lot: Number of Packages:

Quantity: Size of Packages: · Total Weight:

Disposition: Product was voluntarily destroyed by food establishment management and witnessed by inspector.

STOP SALE ORDER AND RELEASE

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

Lot: Number of Packages:

Quantity: Size of Packages: · Total Weight:

Disposition: Product was voluntarily destroyed by food establishment management and witnessed by inspector.

STOP SALE ORDER AND RELEASE

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

Lot: Number of Packages:

Quantity: Size of Packages: · Total Weight:

Disposition: Product was voluntarily destroyed by food establishment management and witnessed by inspector.

STOP USE ORDER

Reason: FS 500.04; FS 500.172 Unsanitary Equipment.* Utensils, Equipment and Vending: Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, and used. Comments: To request a Food Safety Inspector visit for written release when corrections have been made for request release of equipment, contact the Business Center at (850) 245-5520 or [email protected]. Print Date: 4/15/2025 Page 3 of 4 When the department or its duly authorized agent finds, or has probable cause to believe, that any food or food-processing equipment is in violation of this chapter or any rule adopted under this chapter so as to be dangerous, unwholesome, fraudulent, or insanitary within the meaning of this chapter, an agent of the department may issue and enforce a stop-sale, stop-use, removal, or hold order, which order gives notice that such article or processing equipment is, or is suspected of being, in violation and has been detained or embargoed and which order warns all persons not to remove, use, or dispose of such article or processing equipment by sale or otherwise until permission for removal, use, or disposal is given by the department or the court. It is unlawful for any person to remove, use, or dispose of such detained or embargoed article or processing equipment by sale or otherwise without such permission in accordance with 500.172 (1) Florida Statutes. Release - Other The Food Establishment voluntarily agrees to release the products listed in the stop-sale order(s) on page(s) 1, 2 for destruction. The Food Establishment will not hold the Department liable for any lost revenue or income as a result of the destruction. ___________________________________ Signature of Food Establishment Representative AN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING IS AVAILABLE FOR ALL ORDERS, NOTICES, AND REPORTS IN THIS SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT If you wish to contest the Department's action, you have the right to request an administrative hearing to be conducted in accordance with Sections 120.569 and 120.57, Florida Statutes and to be represented by counsel or other qualified representative. Your request for hearing must contain: 1. Your name, address, and telephone number, and facsimile number (if any). 2. The name, address, and telephone number, and facsimile number of your attorney or qualified representative (if any) upon whom service of pleadings and other papers shall be made. 3. A statement that you are requesting an administrative hearing and dispute the material facts alleged by the department, in which case you must identify the material facts that are in dispute (formal hearing), or that you request an administrative hearing and that you do not dispute the facts alleged by the department (informal hearing). 4. A statement of when (date) you received the Notice and the file number of this Notice. Your request for a hearing must be received at the address shown on this Notice within twenty-one (21) days of receipt of this Notice. If you fail to obtain a Release from this Notice or fail to request an administrative hearing within the twenty-one (21) day deadline you waive your right to a hearing and the Department may enter a Final Order imposing up to the maximum penalties as authorized by Florida Law. HEARING WAIVER AND WAIVER OF RIGHTS Ivan Donaldson I, _____________________________________________________ the person in charge of WINN DIXIE # 0086 hereby waive a notice and a hearing as provided in Chapter 120, Florida Statutes and waive all rights as provided on the last page of this report. ____________________________________________ (Signature) ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I acknowledge receipt of a copy of this document. (Signature of FDACS Representative) (Signature of Representative) DIANA CARDWELL, QUALITY ASSURANCE & TRAINING SPECIALIST IVAN DONALDSON, FRESH MANAGER Print Name and Title FDACS-14325 Rev. 07/13 Print Date: 4/15/2025 Page 4 of 4

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— 4 inspections
— Focused Inspection· Focused Inspection

Inspector: MICAH HOLMBECK, SANITATION AND SAFETY SPECIALIST

Comments: Focused Inspection - Sample Collection.

No violations or enforcement actions recorded for this inspection.

— Focused Inspection· Focused Inspection

Inspector: MICAH HOLMBECK, SANITATION AND SAFETY SPECIALIST

Comments: Focused Inspection - Sample Collection.

No violations or enforcement actions recorded for this inspection.

— Met Inspection Requirements· 4 violations· Met Requirements

Inspector: MICAH HOLMBECK, SANITATION AND SAFETY SPECIALIST

Person in charge: ANTWUAN RIVERS

Good Retail Practice Violations

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
Deli hot case area: Two burnt out heat bulbs. COS- Bulbs were replaced during this inspection. x
6-501.16 After use, mop not placed in a position that allows air-drying without soiling walls, equipment or supplies. 6-501.16
Back mop sink area: Mop not in use not hung up to dry properly. o
6-501.11 Physical facilities not maintained in good repair. 6-501.11
Back middle freezer area: Door seal is in disrepair. Back door to meat cooler area: Thermometer is inoperable. There is another thermometer at the other door and ambient air temperature is 35.6 degrees F. o
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
Ice cream freezer area: Ice buildup around door. o
— Focused Inspection· Focused Inspection

Inspector: MICAH HOLMBECK, SANITATION AND SAFETY SPECIALIST

Comments: Focused Inspection- Sample Collection.

No violations or enforcement actions recorded for this inspection.

Winn Dixie # in Tallahassee: Stop-Sale & Stop-Use Orders (6)

Products placed under stop-sale or stop-use order by FDACS inspectors. Stop-sale orders prohibit the sale of food that is adulterated, mislabeled, or poses a health risk.

FDACS stop-sale and stop-use orders for Winn Dixie # 0086 in Tallahassee
DateOrder TypeProductBrand/LotReason
STOP USE ORDER Number of Packages: FS 500.04; FS 500.172 Unsanitary Equipment.* Utensils, Equipment and Vending: Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanabl…
STOP SALE ORDER AND RELEASE Number of Packages: FS 500.04; FS 500.10 Adulterated.* Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food: Proper cold holding temperatures.
STOP SALE ORDER AND RELEASE Number of Packages: FS 500.04; FS 500.10 Adulterated.* Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food: Proper cold holding temperatures.
STOP SALE ORDER AND RELEASE Number of Packages: FS 500.04; FS 500.10 Adulterated.* Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food: Proper cold holding temperatures.
STOP SALE ORDER AND RELEASE Number of Packages: FS 500.04; FS 500.10 Adulterated.* Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food: Proper cold holding temperatures.
STOP USE ORDER Number of Packages: FS 500.04; FS 500.172 Unsanitary Equipment.* Utensils, Equipment and Vending: Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanabl…

Winn Dixie # in Tallahassee: Frequently Asked Questions

When was Winn Dixie # in Tallahassee last inspected?
Winn Dixie # 0086 in Tallahassee was last inspected by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) on January 12, 2026. Inspection type: Focused Inspection.
How many inspections has Winn Dixie # in Tallahassee had?
Winn Dixie # 0086 in Tallahassee has 8 FDACS food safety inspection(s) on record from January 2022 to present.
What did the most recent FDACS inspection of Winn Dixie # in Tallahassee find?
Winn Dixie # 0086 in Tallahassee was most recently inspected by FDACS on January 12, 2026 (Focused Inspection).
Has Winn Dixie # in Tallahassee had any stop-sale or stop-use orders?
Yes, Winn Dixie # 0086 in Tallahassee has 6 stop-sale or stop-use enforcement action(s) on record with Florida FDACS. Most affected products were voluntarily destroyed.
What are the most common violations at Winn Dixie # in Tallahassee?
The most frequently cited FDACS violations at Winn Dixie # 0086 in Tallahassee are: 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; 6-501.16: After use, mop not placed in a position that allows air-drying without soiling walls, equipment or supplies. 6-501.16; 6-501.11: Physical facilities not maintained in good repair. 6-501.11.

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