KISSIMMEE, FL. Employees at a Kissimmee bakery were not reporting illness symptoms to management as of an October inspection, a failure state records identify as the single greatest driver of multi-victim food poisoning outbreaks, and the bakery was not closed.
The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation inspected Sol de Borinquen Bakery at 2510 Michigan Ave. on October 5, 2026, and documented 10 high-severity violations and 4 intermediate violations. Despite that tally, the facility remained open to customers.
What Inspectors Found
The illness-reporting failure was not the only acute concern. Inspectors cited the bakery twice for chemical hazards, once for improperly stored or labeled toxic chemicals and again for toxic substances that were improperly identified, stored, or used. Those are two separate citations covering the same core danger: cleaning agents or other chemicals near food that could end up in what customers eat or drink.
Inspectors also found that employees were not demonstrating allergen awareness. Food allergies send roughly 30,000 Americans to emergency rooms each year, and a bakery, where wheat, eggs, dairy, and nuts are routine ingredients, is among the higher-stakes environments for that failure.
The remaining high-severity violations covered parasite destruction procedures not being followed for fish or pork, food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized, improper handwashing technique, no consumer advisory posted for raw or undercooked items, time not being properly used as a public health control, and inadequate shellfish traceability records.
The four intermediate violations included improper sewage or wastewater disposal, multi-use utensils not properly cleaned, inadequate ventilation and lighting, and inadequate or improperly maintained toilet facilities.
What These Violations Mean
The illness-reporting failure is the violation public health officials most consistently link to mass outbreaks. When a sick employee continues handling food, every item they touch becomes a potential vehicle for norovirus or other pathogens. A bakery, where staff handle bread, pastries, and fillings with their hands throughout a shift, amplifies that risk considerably.
The dual chemical storage citations compound the danger. Improperly labeled or stored cleaning chemicals near food create a direct contamination pathway. Mislabeled containers are particularly dangerous because staff may apply a toxic substance thinking it is a food-safe sanitizer.
The parasite destruction citation matters because certain fish and pork products require specific freezing or cooking protocols to kill organisms like Anisakis in fish or Trichinella in pork. When those procedures are skipped, parasites reach the customer's plate. The absence of a consumer advisory for raw or undercooked items means customers with compromised immune systems, pregnant women, or elderly diners have no warning that a dish carries elevated risk.
Improperly cleaned food contact surfaces, combined with improper handwashing technique, create overlapping contamination routes. The handwashing violation is distinct from simply skipping handwashing: even employees who attempt to wash their hands are doing so incorrectly, meaning pathogens remain on their hands regardless of the attempt.
The Longer Record
Sol de Borinquen Bakery: Recent Inspection History
October's inspection was not an aberration. State records show the bakery has accumulated 505 total violations across 38 inspections. High-severity citations have appeared in every inspection on record except one, a July 2024 visit that found zero violations of any kind.
That single clean inspection stands out precisely because every inspection around it did not go that way. The April 2023 and August 2023 visits each produced 10 high-severity violations, matching October's count exactly. The January 2026 and July 2025 visits produced 6 high-severity violations apiece. The pattern is not a facility occasionally missing minor items.
The bakery has never been emergency-closed in its 38 inspections on record.
It was not closed after October's inspection either.
