PANERA BREAD #1259
1760 US 27 N · SEBRING · Highlands County · FL 33870
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
7 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed an employee putting on gloves after touching door and not washing hands, operator corrected asked him to stop and wash hands. **Corrected On-Site**
01B-07-4High Priority – Food with mold-like growth. See stop sale. Observed two pints of strawberries in the walk in cooler moldy and leaking. Operator removed and discarded.
14-86-1High Priority – Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Observed paper towels in a spinach container lining in between the spinach to dry it, operator removed the spinach. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 1
27-16-4Intermediate – Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Observed three handwashing sinks with no hot water, operator stated they just put in three new hot water heaters, the two and three compartment sinks have hot water and the dish machine has hot water. Operator corrected by turning on hot water. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 3
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed four vents above prep area in the kitchen near the three compartment sink soiled.
05-09-4Basic – No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Reach in cooler on the front line does not have thermometer, operator placed one in there. **Corrected On-Site**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket on walk in cooler is soiled.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 18, 2026 12:57 PM.
Violation category totals
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.