Mold on produce, bugs on pasta and a roach problem at a Broward Winn-Dixie store
State inspectors found ruined pasta and a shut-down restroom at a Winn-Dixie in Deerfield Beach last week.
Florida Department of Agriculture Inspectors Tasheka Edmond and Christine McIver didn’t list many problems on the Aug. 28 inspection of the Rivertowne Square Winn-Dixie, 1019 S. Federal Hwy. But what they found was enough for a “Re-Inspection Required,” the worst result on Ag Department inspections.
Here’s the worst of what they found.
▪ “Grain insects inside packages of pasta.” Four 16-ounce boxes of SE Grocers Penne Pasta got hit with Stop Sales.
▪ In the produce department, “observed mold-like buildup on loose mushrooms at the produce retail area.” A Stop Sale sent a 3-pound pack of mushrooms into the garbage.
▪ Also in the produce department, the cut watermelon and cantaloupe measured 43 to 45 degrees. Unless food in cold storage is kept 41 degrees or below, it’s a threat to become a bacteria bath. Stop Sales took the watermelon and cantaloupe off the shelves.
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▪ There were enough live roaches spotted in the men’s room on the backroom that the inspectors slapped a Stop Use Order on the restroom.
▪ “Soil buildup on honeycomb vents throughout the retail area.”
▪ The ceiling tiles over the retail area were described as “water damaged” and, in the produce department walk-in cooler there was “water dripping from a seam in the ceiling.”
This story was originally published September 4, 2024 at 5:57 PM.
