A Plus Store # in West Palm Beach
Last inspected:
130 N Jog Rd, West Palm Beach, FL 33413A Plus Store #40459H in West Palm Beach had 4 inspections on record between July 2022 and November 2025. On October 8, 2025, an inspection identified 11 violations including cold-holding temperature failures affecting boiled eggs, whipped cream topping, sliced deli meats, and various sliced cheeses stored in a reach-in cooler with internal temperatures ranging from 44 to 48 degrees F. Stop-sale orders were issued for the affected products. The inspection also documented missing employee reporting agreements, absent written procedures for time as a public health control in the hot case near the kitchen, no written procedures for vomiting and diarrheal event cleanup, and missing paper towels at a handwashing sink near the three-compartment sink (the paper towels were provided during the inspection). A follow-up focused inspection on November 25, 2025 found zero violations. However, 11 stop-sale orders and one stop-use order were issued on November 25 for time/temperature control failures and unsanitary equipment; all products were voluntarily destroyed by management and witnessed by the inspector, and the equipment was repaired and released. The facility also had a prior violation in March 2023 for operating with an expired food permit and in July 2022 for an equipment-related violation.
Summary generated from Florida FDACS public inspection records.
A Plus Store # in West Palm Beach: FDACS Inspection History (4)
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.
— 2 inspections
— Focused Inspection· 12 stop-sale orders· Focused Inspection
Comments: Visit conducted in response to request #5145036
Stop-Sale Orders & Supplemental Actions
STOP SALE ORDER
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Lot: Number of Packages:
Quantity: Size of Packages: · Total Weight:
Disposition: Equipment was obtained, repaired or replaced, checked, and released.
— Met Sanitation Inspection Requirements· 11 violations· 13 stop-sale orders· Met Requirements
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.
Guidance for the Written Procedures for Clean-Up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events document provided.
Employee reporting agreement provided.
Time is a public health control guidance provided.
Stop Sale 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 product. Failure to comply with the request for written release may or will result in
Administrative Action.
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.
Check-Back release issued for Stop Use and/or Stop Sale Order.
Risk-Based Violations
4-602.12
Food-contact surface of cooking or baking equipment not cleaned at least every 24
hours, or cavity or door seals of microwave oven not cleaned at least every 24 hours by using the
manufacturer's recommended cleaning procedure. 4-602.12
Retail: Observed old food debris and build-up inside microwave. COS: Microwave cleaned
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
Person in charge was not able to show in a verifiable manner how food employees are
informed of their reporting responsibilities. Employee Reporting Agreement provided
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
Backroom: Boiled eggs, whipped cream topping, sliced deli meats and various sliced
cheese stored inside reach-in cooler near manager office found with internal temperatures ranging from 44
to 48 degrees F when checked with an accurate probe thermometer. Stop sale orders issued. See
supplements and comments.
Print Date: 10/8/2025
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Citation Description: 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) Pf
Observation: Kitchen: Vanilla and chocolate pudding and sliced ham placed in plastic container stored in
cooler near customer service counter not date marked after being opened in cooler more then 24 hours.
COS: Date marked placed during inspection.
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3-501.19(A)
Written procedures not prepared in advance, maintained onsite, or made available
upon request for the use of time without temperature control as the public health control for holding or
displaying time/temperature control for safety food; or written procedures do not specify methods of
compliance. 3-501.19(A) PfPf
Establishment does not have proper written procedures to use time as a public health
control for holding or display time/temperature control for safety food inside hot case near kitchen. Time
as a Public Health Control Requirements document provided.
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 does not have any written procedures to address clean up procedures
for accidental vomiting and diarrheal incidents. Vomiting and diarrheal guidance 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 paper towels provided at hand sink near three compartment sink. COS: Paper
towels provided during inspection.
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.Repeat
No certified food protection manager.
Good Retail Practice Violations
4-904.11(A)-(B)
Cleaned and sanitized utensils handled, displayed or dispensed without protection
from contamination of food- and lip-contact surfaces; or knives, forks or spoons that are not prewrapped
are not presented so that only the handles are touched by employees or consumers. 4-904.11(A)-(B)
Backroom: Cleaned and sanitized utensils not displayed or placed in a manner protecting
from contamination. COS: Utensils placed with handle out to prevent contamination.
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
Backroom: Reach-in cooler next to manager's office found with ambient air temperature of
44 degrees F and not able to maintain TCS(Time/temperature control for safety) foods at 41 degrees F or
below. Stop use order issued. See supplements and comments.
4-601.11(C)
Nonfood-contact surface of equipment has an accumulation of dust, dirt, food
residue or other debris. 4-601.11(C)
Kitchen: Freezer in front of hand washing sink has build up of ice inside on ceiling and near
freezer door.
99
The food establishment permit is not conspicuously displayed. 5K-4.020(2)(d)
F.A.C.
A valid 2025 food permit was not posted/available during the inspection
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 AND/OR product was removed from service or sale.
STOP SALE ORDER
Reason: FS 500.04; FS 500.10 Adulterated.* Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food: Proper cold holding temperatures.
Comments: When corrections have been made, request a Food Safety Inspector visit for written release of product by contacting the Business
Center at (850) 245-5520 or [email protected].
Lot: Number of Packages:
Quantity: Size of Packages: · Total Weight:
STOP SALE ORDER
Reason: FS 500.04; FS 500.10 Adulterated.* Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food: Proper cold holding temperatures.
Comments: When corrections have been made, request a Food Safety Inspector visit for written release of product by contacting the Business
Center at (850) 245-5520 or [email protected].
Print Date: 10/8/2025
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Lot: Number of Packages:
Quantity: Size of Packages: · Total Weight:
STOP SALE ORDER
Reason: FS 500.04; FS 500.10 Adulterated.* Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food: Proper cold holding temperatures.
Comments: When corrections have been made, request a Food Safety Inspector visit for written release of product by contacting the Business
Center at (850) 245-5520 or [email protected].
Lot: Number of Packages:
Quantity: Size of Packages: · Total Weight:
STOP SALE ORDER
Reason: FS 500.04; FS 500.10 Adulterated.* Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food: Proper cold holding temperatures.
Comments: When corrections have been made, request a Food Safety Inspector visit for written release of product by contacting the Business
Center at (850) 245-5520 or [email protected].
Print Date: 10/8/2025
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Lot: Number of Packages:
Quantity: Size of Packages: · Total Weight:
STOP SALE ORDER
Reason: FS 500.04; FS 500.10 Adulterated.* Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food: Proper cold holding temperatures.
Comments: When corrections have been made, request a Food Safety Inspector visit for written release of product by contacting the Business
Center at (850) 245-5520 or [email protected].
Lot: Number of Packages:
Quantity: Size of Packages: · Total Weight:
STOP SALE ORDER
Reason: FS 500.04; FS 500.10 Adulterated.* Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food: Proper cold holding temperatures.
Comments: When corrections have been made, request a Food Safety Inspector visit for written release of product by contacting the Business
Center at (850) 245-5520 or [email protected].
Print Date: 10/8/2025
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Lot: Number of Packages:
Quantity: Size of Packages: · Total Weight:
STOP SALE ORDER
Reason: FS 500.04; FS 500.10 Adulterated.* Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food: Proper cold holding temperatures.
Comments: When corrections have been made, request a Food Safety Inspector visit for written release of product by contacting the Business
Center at (850) 245-5520 or [email protected].
Lot: Number of Packages:
Quantity: Size of Packages: · Total Weight:
STOP SALE ORDER
Reason: FS 500.04; FS 500.10 Adulterated.* Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food: Proper cold holding temperatures.
Comments: When corrections have been made, request a Food Safety Inspector visit for written release of product by contacting the Business
Center at (850) 245-5520 or [email protected].
Print Date: 10/8/2025
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Lot: Number of Packages:
Quantity: Size of Packages: · Total Weight:
STOP SALE ORDER
Reason: FS 500.04; FS 500.10 Adulterated.* Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food: Proper cold holding temperatures.
Comments: When corrections have been made, request a Food Safety Inspector visit for written release of product by contacting the Business
Center at (850) 245-5520 or [email protected].
Lot: Number of Packages:
Quantity: Size of Packages: · Total Weight:
STOP SALE ORDER
Reason: FS 500.04; FS 500.10 Adulterated.* Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food: Proper cold holding temperatures.
Comments: When corrections have been made, request a Food Safety Inspector visit for written release of product by contacting the Business
Center at (850) 245-5520 or [email protected].
Print Date: 10/8/2025
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Lot: Number of Packages:
Quantity: Size of Packages: · Total Weight:
STOP SALE ORDER
Reason: FS 500.04; FS 500.10 Adulterated.* Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food: Proper cold holding temperatures.
Comments: When corrections have been made, request a Food Safety Inspector visit for written release of product by contacting 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.* 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: 10/8/2025
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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.
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
Demetris Jones
I, _____________________________________________________
the person in charge of A PLUS STORE # 40459H 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)
STEVEN MENTOR, SANITATION AND SAFETY SPECIALIST
DEMETRIS JONES, MANAGER
Print Name and Title
FDACS-14325 Rev. 07/13
Shashwatee Paul
Environmental Specialist II
Print Date: 10/8/2025
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Lot: Number of Packages:
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— 1 inspection
— Operating Without a Valid Food Permit; Focused Inspection· 1 violation· Operating Without Permit
Comments: Request# 5094261
Verified, food entity is open and operating.
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.
This food establishment was found to be operating with an expired food permit. To renew a food permit, visit
https://foodpermit.fdacs.gov or contact the Business Center at 850-245-5520.
Good Retail Practice Violations
99
Expired Permit- The food establishment is operating without a valid food permit. 500.12(1)
(a)F.S., 5K-4.020(4)(b) F.A.C.
The food establishment is operating without a valid 2023 food permit.
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— 1 inspection
— Focused Inspection· 1 violation· Focused Inspection
Comments: Request# 5082031
The original Stop-Use Order remains in effect from last rated inspection performed on 7-8-2022.
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
equipments.
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
Retail area: Open air display cooler found with ambient air temperature of 62 degrees F and unable to
maintain cold holding temperature. Food service area: Reach-in cooler next to convection oven found with ambient
air temperature of 50 degrees F and unable to maintain cold holding temperature. Stop use orders remain in effect.
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A Plus Store # in West Palm Beach: Stop-Sale & Stop-Use Orders (25)
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.
A Plus Store # in West Palm Beach: Frequently Asked Questions
- When was A Plus Store # in West Palm Beach last inspected?
- A Plus Store # 40459h in West Palm Beach was last inspected by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) on November 25, 2025. Inspection type: Focused Inspection.
- How many inspections has A Plus Store # in West Palm Beach had?
- A Plus Store # 40459h in West Palm Beach has 4 FDACS food safety inspection(s) on record from January 2022 to present.
- What did the most recent FDACS inspection of A Plus Store # in West Palm Beach find?
- A Plus Store # 40459h in West Palm Beach was most recently inspected by FDACS on November 25, 2025 (Focused Inspection).
- Has A Plus Store # in West Palm Beach had any stop-sale or stop-use orders?
- Yes, A Plus Store # 40459h in West Palm Beach has 25 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 A Plus Store # in West Palm Beach?
- The most frequently cited FDACS violations at A Plus Store # 40459h in West Palm Beach 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; 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; 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 Pf.
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