PALM BEACH MEATS
4812 S DIXIE HWY · WEST PALM BEACH · Palm Beach County · FL 33405
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
3 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
12A-12-4High Priority – Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Employee handled raw meat, changed gloves then handled ready to eat hamburger bun without washing hands. Advised operator of proper hand washing. Employee washed hands, changed gloves. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At cook line flip top cooler, cheese (52F – Cold Holding) in overfilled pan. Not prepared or portioned today. Operator stated item held for approximately 1 hour. Advised operator of proper cold holding parameters. Operator placed cheese into cooler to quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 1
03G-50-1Intermediate – Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Establishment is doing reduced oxygen packaging of raw beef without an approved HAACP plan. Plan has been submitted to DBPR but awaiting clarification of process prior to approval from the DBPR-per Steven Dejong. Establishment is dehydrating beef to make beef jerky without an approved HAACP plan. Operator discarded product. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 7, 2026 1:51 PM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.