Ambemaa 24 INC in Titusville
Last inspected:
695 N Washington Ave, Titusville, FL 32796Ambemaa 24 Inc in Titusville has been subject to enforcement action since January 2025 following a permit application inspection that documented multiple adulteration and temperature control violations. On January 17, 2025, stop-sale orders required the immediate destruction of adulterated products and items held at improper temperatures, including time/temperature control foods that failed hot and cold holding requirements, and a hemp extract product attractive to children. The establishment also received stop-use orders for unsanitary equipment and food-contact surfaces that were not properly cleaned and sanitized. The January 17 inspection documented 23 violations including mold on retail muffins, chicken tenders and potato wedges held at 113–127°F (minimum required 135°F), milk and prepared foods held at 43–51°F (maximum safe temperature 41°F), and an employee handwashing with water only. An inspector observation noted a pattern of non-compliance regarding the duties of the person in charge, including hand washing, hot holding, cold holding, and written procedures for cleanup of vomit and diarrhea events. A stop-use order issued January 17 remained in effect through February 20, when the inspector documented ongoing non-compliance and advised the establishment that failure to comply with written release procedures may result in administrative action. On February 25, a focused inspection resulted in the release of all stop-use orders following corrections made by the establishment.
Summary generated from Florida FDACS public inspection records.
Ambemaa 24 INC in Titusville: FDACS Inspection History (3)
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.
— 3 inspections
— Focused Inspection· 1 stop-sale order· Focused Inspection
Comments: Visit conducted for Request #5126932. Release of all Stop-Use orders during visit.
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.
Lot: Number of Packages:
Quantity: Size of Packages: · Total Weight:
Disposition: Equipment was obtained, repaired or replaced, checked, and released.
— Focused Inspection - Check-back Needed· Re-Inspection Required
Comments: Stop Use Order issued on 1/17/25 remains in effect. 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.
This offsite industry visit is being conducted to document a conversation to help assist the food establishment with compliance of
recent food safety observations and continuing issues.
No violations or enforcement actions recorded for this inspection.
— Operating Without a Valid Food Permit - Met Sanitation Inspection· 23 violations· 8 stop-sale orders· Operating Without Permit
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 #5124330
Stop Use Order issued. 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.
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.
Thank you for submitting your food establishment permit application. To complete the application process, you must remit payment
in full. To expedite the processing of your food permit application, electronic online payment is available at
https://foodpermit.fdacs.gov. Follow the instructions on the portal page for payment processing. 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.
Permit fees must be paid in full before your application can be processed further. Failure to pay any permit fees in full 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 close your business.
Payments can be made online at https://foodpermit.fdacs.gov or can be mailed to Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer
Services, P.O. Box 6720, Tallahassee FL 32314-6720. Checks and money orders are to be payable to Florida Department of
Agriculture and Consumer Services. All payments must include the Food Establishment number and reason of payment type in the
memo section of the check or money order.
Risk-Based Violations
2-103.11(A)-(N)
A pattern of non-compliance is demonstrated with regard to the duties of the person
in charge. 2-103.11(A)-(N) and (P) PfPf
A pattern of non compliance is observed for the duties of the person in charge. Such as hand
washing, hot holding, cold holding and written procedures for clean up of vomit and diarrhea events.
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Retail area: package of muffins had mold on them. COS: employee threw out muffin.
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4-601.11(A)
Equipment food-contact surface or utensil not clean to sight and touch. 4-601.11(A)
PfPf
Walk in cooler: Pair of scissors had a heavy buildup of dried chicken residue. COS:
Employee threw away scissors.
3-501.16(A)(1)
Hot held time/temperature control for safety food not maintained at 135°F or above,
or roast cooked or reheated to a temperature and for a time specified for cooking roast in the Food Code
not hot held at 130°F or above. 3-501.16(A)(1) PP
Kitchen area: Chicken tenders, potato wedges, chicken sandwich had an internal
temperature 113-127 degrees F. COS: Chicken tenders and potato wedges were reheated to 165 degrees
F. Chicken sandwich was voluntary discarded.
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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
Person in charge could not correctly respond to food born illness questions.
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Print Date: 1/17/2025
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Citation Description: Employee eating, drinking or using tobacco where exposed food, clean equipment,
utensils, and linens, unwrapped single service and single use articles or other items could become
contaminated. 2-401.11
Observation: Kitchen area: food employee was drinking coffee in the processing area.
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
Kitchen area: package of beans, cheese and fish had an internal temperature of 48-51
degrees F. Retail area: Containers of whole gallon and pint milk had an internal temperature of 43 degree
F. COS: Employee threw out beans, fish, cheese and milk.
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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
Packages of beans and Mac and cheese had no date mark on them. COS: Employee
voluntarily discarded beans, Mac and cheese.
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2-501.11
Establishment does not have written procedures for employees to follow when
responding to an event that involves the discharge of vomitus or diarrhea onto surfaces at the food
establishment, or procedures do not address specific actions employees must take to minimize the spread
of contamination and the exposure of employees, consumers, food, and surfaces to vomitus or fecal
matter. 2-501.11 PfPf
Food Establishment did not have any written procedures for clean up of vomit and diarrhea.
2-301.12
Food employee not cleaning hands, exposed portions of arms or prosthetic devices
for at least 20 seconds or not using the following cleaning procedures: rinse under warm water, apply soap,
rub together for 10-15 seconds, rinse under warm water, and thoroughly dry with paper towels or a hand
drying device. 2-301.12 PP
Kitchen area: observed employee washing hands with only water at the hand wash sink.
COS: discussed with employee on how to wash hands. Employee re washed hands with soap and water
during visit.
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Retailer selling hemp extract intended for inhalation did not post a clear and
conspicuous sign directly adjacent to the display of the product which states: "THE SALE OF HEMP
EXTRACT INTENDED FOR INHALATION TO PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 21 IS PROHIBITED,
PROOF OF AGE IS REQUIRED FOR PURCHASE". 5K-4.034(8)(a), F.A.C.
Service counter- No Age limit signage is provided for the sale of Hemp inhalable products.
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Distribution or sale of a hemp extract that is attractive to children in violation of s.
581.217(7)(e), F.S. The hemp extract product, or the package, label, or advertisement for the product, is in
the shape of humans, cartoons, or animals; or bears any reasonable resemblance to an existing candy
product that is familiar to the public as a widely distributed, branded food product such that a product could
be mistaken for the branded product, especially by children; or the product contains any color additives.
Hemp Extract products observed to be Attractive to Children - product and/or labels in the
shape of an animal, human, or cartoon; or bears any resemblance to an existing candy product. See
supplements.
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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
Backroom: hand wash sink was not stocked with soap or paper towels.
Good Retail Practice Violations
2-402.11
Food employee not wearing a hair restraint such as a hat, hair covering or net, beard
restraint, or clothing that covers body hair, that is designed and worn to effectively keep their hair from
contacting exposed food; clean equipment, utensils, and linens; and unwrapped single-service and
single-use articles. 2-402.11
Processing area- no beard guard and hair net is provided for employees working with
exposed foods.
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
Processing area- Reach in condiment cooler is not maintaining Time/ Temperature for
Control Safety foods (TCS) at 41 deg F or less. Reach in condiment cooler has an ambient temperature of
50 deg F. Reach in condiment cooler is placed on Stop-use order.Backroom area- Door handle is missing
on the gray reach in freezer.
4-303.11
Cleaning agent used to clean equipment and utensils or chemical sanitizer used to
sanitize equipment and utensils not provided and available for use during all hours of operation. 4-303.11
No sanitizer is available for sanitizing food equipment and utensils. Cos- sanitizer was
provided during the visit.
4-602.13
Nonfood-contact surface of equipment not cleaned at a frequency necessary to
preclude accumulation of soil residue. 4-602.13
Food Service area- the exterior surface of the ice chute has a heavy buildup of hanging black
and gray matter.
5-205.15(B)
Plumbing system not maintained in good repair. 5-205.15(B)
Processing area- faucet handle is loose at the handwash sink.
5-501.17
Toilet room used by females not provided with a covered receptacle for sanitary
napkins. 5-501.17
Toilet room- no covered trash can is provided in the women's toilet room.
5-501.11
Receptacles and waste handling units for refuse, recyclables, and returnables not
kept covered with tight-fitting lids or doors when located outdoors; or indoor receptacles that contain food
not kept covered when not in continuous use or after they are filled. 5-501.113
Outside area- lids are open on the dumpster.
6-501.11
Physical facilities not maintained in good repair. 6-501.11
Retail/Processing area- ceiling tiles throughout the establishment has brown stains. Floor
tiles are cracked.Backroom area- there is a hole in the wall above the reach in freezer.
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Retailer selling kratom products for human consumption did not post a clear and
conspicuous sign directly adjacent to the display of the products which states: "THE SALE OF KRATOM
TO PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 21 IS PROHIBITED, PROOF OF AGE IS REQUIRED FOR
PURCHASE". 5K-4.030(4)(a), F.A.C.
Service counter- No Age limit sign is provided for the sale of Kratom products.
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Retailer selling kratom products for human consumption did not post a clear and
conspicuous sign directly adjacent to the display of the products which states: "THE SALE OF KRATOM
TO PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 21 IS PROHIBITED, PROOF OF AGE IS REQUIRED FOR
PURCHASE". 5K-4.030(4)(a), F.A.C.
Service counter- No Age limit sign is provided for the sale of Kratom products.
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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.Repeat
Food establishment is operating without a valid 2025 food permit.
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INSPECTION: KRATOM
Print Date: 1/17/2025
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Violation No.
Citation Description and Observation
Repeat
COS
Stop-Sale Orders & Supplemental Actions
STOP SALE ORDER AND RELEASE
Reason: FS
581.217 Distribution and Retail Sale of Hemp Extract. * Attractive to Children.
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.* Approved Source: Food in good condition, safe and unadulterated.
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 hot 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 hot 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; FAC 5K-4 Violation of Florida Food Law.* Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food: Proper date marking
and disposition.
Lot: Number of Packages:
Quantity: Size of Packages: · Total Weight:
Disposition: .
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].
Lot: Number of Packages:
Quantity: Size of Packages: · Total Weight:
STOP USE ORDER
Reason: FS 500.04; FS 500.172 Unsanitary Equipment.* Protection From Contamination: Food-contact surfaces: cleaned
and sanitized.
Lot: Number of Packages:
Quantity: Size of Packages: · Total Weight:
Disposition: Product was voluntarily destroyed by food establishment management and witnessed by inspector.
Ambemaa 24 INC in Titusville: Stop-Sale & Stop-Use Orders (9)
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.
Ambemaa 24 INC in Titusville: Frequently Asked Questions
- When was Ambemaa 24 INC in Titusville last inspected?
- Ambemaa 24 INC in Titusville was last inspected by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) on February 25, 2025. Inspection type: Focused Inspection.
- How many inspections has Ambemaa 24 INC in Titusville had?
- Ambemaa 24 INC in Titusville has 3 FDACS food safety inspection(s) on record from January 2022 to present.
- What did the most recent FDACS inspection of Ambemaa 24 INC in Titusville find?
- Ambemaa 24 INC in Titusville was most recently inspected by FDACS on February 25, 2025 (Focused Inspection).
- Has Ambemaa 24 INC in Titusville had any stop-sale or stop-use orders?
- Yes, Ambemaa 24 INC in Titusville has 9 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 Ambemaa 24 INC in Titusville?
- The most frequently cited FDACS violations at Ambemaa 24 INC in Titusville are: 2-103.11(A)-(N): A pattern of non-compliance is demonstrated with regard to the duties of the person in charge. 2-103.11(A)-(N) and (P) Pf; 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) Pf; 2-301.12: Food employee not cleaning hands, exposed portions of arms or prosthetic devices for at least 20 seconds or not using the following cleaning procedures: rinse under warm water, apply soap, rub together for 10-15 seconds, rinse under warm water, and thoroughly dry with paper towels or a hand drying device. 2-301.12 P.
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