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Panera food-safety records

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Product recalls concern specified products, lots and distribution. Café inspections describe conditions recorded at one location on a particular date. Neither creates a chain-wide safety rating. Missing records do not mean a café was never inspected.

Panera-related product recalls

15 product records in 8 agency event groups match Panera in the product or recalling-company name. Some concern grocery products or a supplier’s multi-brand distribution. This search may miss downstream ingredients recorded under other names.

Recall started May 2, 2024

Rise Baking Company dba South Coast Baking

Recorded reason: Potential Salmonella contamination

Status: Terminated · Class II

Distribution: California, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Florida, Illinois, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Colorado, Louisiana, Texas, Missouri, Minnesota, Oklahoma, New York, Michigan, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey and Georgia

Open a product record for the full description, affected lot codes, quantities and termination date. Records checked Sep 19, 2026.

Recall started Jul 19, 2023

C & S Wholesale Grocers Inc.

Recorded reason: Perishable products were not held at an appropriate temperature.

Status: Terminated · Class II

Distribution: NY, NJ, CT

Open a product record for the full description, affected lot codes, quantities and termination date. Records checked Sep 19, 2026.

Recall started Jun 22, 2022

Blount Fine Foods Corporation

Recorded reason: Contains undeclared wheat

Status: Terminated · Class I

Distribution: MA, ME, IL, IA, OH, CA, MI, NH, WA, TX, VA, NY

Open a product record for the full description, affected lot codes, quantities and termination date. Records checked Sep 19, 2026.

Recall started Apr 14, 2021

Blount Fine Foods Corporation

Recorded reason: Lobster bisque contains undeclared noodle with egg ingredient.

Status: Terminated · Class II

Distribution: CA, CO, GA, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, MI, MO, NC, NE, NJ, OK, OR, PA, TX, VA, WA, WI.

Open a product record for the full description, affected lot codes, quantities and termination date. Records checked Sep 19, 2026.

Recall started Jan 24, 2018

Panera, LLC

Recorded reason: Product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Status: Terminated · Class I

Distribution: Nationwide. Product was sold at Panera Cafes.

Open a product record for the full description, affected lot codes, quantities and termination date. Records checked Sep 19, 2026.

Recall started Jul 23, 2016

Arcobasso Foods

Recorded reason: Consumer complaints of bulging bottles.

Status: Terminated · Class III

Distribution: Distributed nationwide to Sam's Club only.

Open a product record for the full description, affected lot codes, quantities and termination date. Records checked Sep 19, 2026.

Recall started May 8, 2012

Panera Bread LLC

Recorded reason: Product ingredient statement reversed for Reduced Fat Honey Walnut Cream Cheese and Reduced Fat Hazelnut Cream Cheese. Product name is correct on label

Status: Terminated · Class II

Distribution: Nationwide

Open a product record for the full description, affected lot codes, quantities and termination date. Records checked Sep 19, 2026.

Café inspections and subsequent visits

3,633 published inspection records and date/type groups across New York City, Chicago, New York State, King County, Los Angeles County, Boston, Southern Nevada, Austin Public Health, historical San Francisco records and Florida DBPR records redistributed by Eat Safely In Florida. The state dataset describes active permitted operations and does not cover every New York authority. King County’s captured dataset says it is current through September 1, 2026. LA County’s export covers July 2023–June 2026 and excludes Pasadena, Long Beach and Vernon. Southern Nevada supplies inspection summaries and violation-code descriptions; Boston includes individual inspector comments. Austin’s three-year export supplies scores and visit types, without individual finding text. San Francisco contributes four historical records from its 2016–2019 dataset; these are not current café ratings. Florida contributes 1,498 inspection visits and their published severity counts; 1,780 finding narratives were captured before repeated server errors stopped the findings export. Missing narrative text must not be read as zero violations.

3,633 matching records

Café & addressDatePublished outcomeAuthority
PANERA BREAD BAKERY & CAFE #16201508 MILITARY ROAD, NIAGARA FALLS, NY 14304Matched café informationSep 5, 2014Violation findings publishedNew York State
Panera Bread Bakery Cafe (Stuart St.)115 STUART ST, BOSTON, MA 02116Matched café informationAug 25, 2014HE_FiledBoston
Panera Bread5130 S Fort Apache RD, Las Vegas, NV 89148-1719Matched café informationAug 25, 2014CompliantPublished score: 0Southern Nevada
Panera Bread5130 S Fort Apache RD, Las Vegas, NV 89148-1719Matched café informationAug 22, 2014B DowngradePublished score: 16Southern Nevada
PANERA BREAD (FAIRPORT)16 COURTNEY DRIVE, FAIRPORT, NY 14450Matched café informationAug 18, 2014Violation findings publishedNew York State
Panera Bread #4080605 Mall Ring CIR STE 140, Henderson, NV 89014-8616Aug 15, 2014CompliantPublished score: 8Southern Nevada
Panera Bread Bakery Cafe (Stuart St.)115 STUART ST, BOSTON, MA 02116Matched café informationAug 14, 2014HE_FailBoston
Panera Bread Bakery Cafe8 ALLSTATE RD, DORCHESTER, MA 02125Matched café informationAug 12, 2014HE_PassBoston
PANERA BREAD BAKERY-CAFE #1381748 SOUTH MEADOW STREET, ITHACA, NY 14850Matched café informationAug 11, 2014Violation findings publishedNew York State
Panera Bread #11073409 Erie Boulevard East, Dewitt, NY 13214Aug 7, 2014Violation findings publishedNew York State
Panera Bread Bakery Cafe8 ALLSTATE RD, DORCHESTER, MA 02125Matched café informationAug 5, 2014HE_FailBoston
Panera Bread No. 1449490 BOYLSTON ST, BOSTON, MA 02116Jul 28, 2014HE_FiledBoston
PANERA BREAD345 ROCKAWAY TURNPIKE, LAWRENCE, NY 11559Matched café informationJul 25, 2014Violation findings publishedNew York State
Panera Bread1 UNION ST, BOSTON, MA 02109Jul 23, 2014HE_PassBoston
Panera Bread No. 1449490 BOYLSTON ST, BOSTON, MA 02116Jul 21, 2014HE_FailBoston
PANERA BREAD313 MERRICK ROAD, ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY 11570Matched café informationJul 10, 2014Violation findings publishedNew York State
PANERA BREAD165 OLD COUNTRY ROAD, CARLE PLACE, NY 11514Matched café informationJul 2, 2014Violation findings publishedNew York State
PANERA BREAD (BRIGHTON)1902 MONROE AVENUE, ROCHESTER, NY 14618Matched café informationJun 13, 2014Violation findings publishedNew York State
Panera Bread Bakery/Cafe No. 141175 SPRING ST, WEST ROXBURY, MA 02132Jun 3, 2014HE_PassBoston
PANERA BREAD (GATES)1501 HOWARD ROAD, ROCHESTER, NY 14624Matched café informationJun 2, 2014Violation findings publishedNew York State
Panera Bread Bakery/Cafe No. 141175 SPRING ST, WEST ROXBURY, MA 02132May 27, 2014HE_FailBoston
PANERA BREAD407 JERICHO TURNPIKE, SYOSSET, NY 11761May 16, 2014Violation findings publishedNew York State
PANERA BREAD2501 HEMPSTEAD TURNPIKE, EAST MEADOW, NY 11554Matched café informationMay 8, 2014Violation findings publishedNew York State
Panera Bread No. 1415289 HUNTINGTON AV, BOSTON, MA 02115Apr 25, 2014HE_PassBoston
Panera Bread No. 1415289 HUNTINGTON AV, BOSTON, MA 02115Apr 17, 2014HE_FailBoston
Panera Bread #4080605 Mall Ring CIR STE 140, Henderson, NV 89014-8616Apr 11, 2014CompliantPublished score: 0Southern Nevada
PANERA BREAD #17055006 STATE HWY 23, ONEONTA, NY 13820Apr 11, 2014Violation findings publishedNew York State
Panera Bread #4080605 Mall Ring CIR STE 140, Henderson, NV 89014-8616Apr 9, 2014B DowngradePublished score: 19Southern Nevada
PANERA BREAD #8011165 ULSTER AVENUE, KINGSTON, NY 12401Apr 9, 2014Violation findings publishedNew York State
Panera Bread Bakery Cafe8 ALLSTATE RD, DORCHESTER, MA 02125Matched café informationApr 7, 2014HE_PassBoston
PANERA BREAD (#842)4821 COMMERCIAL DRIVE, NEW HARTFORD, NY, NY 13413Apr 4, 2014Violation findings publishedNew York State
Panera Bread200 HIGH ST, BOSTON, Ma 02110Mar 27, 2014HE_PassBoston
Panera Bread #7953815 State Route 31, Liverpool, NY 13090Matched café informationMar 27, 2014Violation findings publishedNew York State
Panera Bread Bakery Cafe8 ALLSTATE RD, DORCHESTER, MA 02125Matched café informationMar 21, 2014HE_FailBoston
Panera Bread200 HIGH ST, BOSTON, Ma 02110Mar 20, 2014HE_FailBoston
Panera Bread Bakery/Cafe201 BROOKLINE AV, BOSTON, MA 02215Mar 17, 2014HE_FiledBoston
Panera Bread Cafe 4084 - DELETED2235 Village Walk DR BLDG 5-169, Henderson, NV 89052-5681Mar 17, 2014CompliantPublished score: 9Southern Nevada
Panera Bread Restaurant7175 W Lake Mead BLVD STE 190, Las Vegas, NV 89128-1302Mar 17, 2014CompliantPublished score: 9Southern Nevada
Panera Bread Restaurant7175 W Lake Mead BLVD STE 190, Las Vegas, NV 89128-1302Mar 13, 2014B DowngradePublished score: 14Southern Nevada
Panera Bread1 UNION ST, BOSTON, MA 02109Mar 10, 2014HE_PassBoston

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