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GREEN TURTLE TAVERN

14 S THIRD ST, FERNANDINA BEACH, FL 32034 · Permanent Food Service

Inspection summary

GREEN TURTLE TAVERN has been inspected once by Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, on July 30, 2026. The most recent inspection, on July 30, 2026, recorded 13 infractions.

In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 13 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Handwashing and staff hygiene, Cleaning and sanitizing and Chemicals and toxic substances.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.

  • Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk

    Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.

    Recorded 3 times on July 30, 2026. For example: Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign

  • Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk

    Anything that touches food, such as cutting boards, dishes and utensils, must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Inspectors check dishwasher temperatures, sanitizer strength and how wiping cloths are stored. Poor sanitizing lets bacteria survive from one use to the next.

    Recorded 2 times on July 30, 2026. For example: Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized

  • Chemicals and toxic substancesHigher risk

    Cleaning products, sanitizers and pesticides must be labelled and stored away from food and food-contact surfaces. Inspectors flag chemicals that could end up in food, as well as pest treatments applied without proper supervision.

    Recorded 2 times on July 30, 2026. For example: Chemicals/toxic substances

  • Food source, labelling and allergensHigher risk

    Food must come from approved suppliers, stay in labelled containers and be thrown out when it is spoiled or damaged, such as dented or swollen cans. Labelling matters for allergies: an unlabelled container can hide an allergen.

    Recorded once on July 30, 2026. For example: Approved source

  • Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk

    This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.

    Recorded once on July 30, 2026. For example: Food protection, cross-contamination

About this data

These results come from Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

1 inspection

  1. Routine - Food

    13 infractions

    • 01: Approved source
      • Risk factor
    • 08: Food protection, cross-contamination
      • Risk factor
    • 22: Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
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    • 22: Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
      • Risk factor
    • 23: Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • 24: Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
    • 31: Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
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    • 31: Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
      • Risk factor
    • 31: Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
      • Risk factor
    • 32: Bathrooms
    • 41: Chemicals/toxic substances
      • Risk factor
    • 41: Chemicals/toxic substances
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    • 51: Other conditions sanitary and safe operation

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