DineSafe Toronto: Food safety inspectors close one local eatery and find serious health violations at 10 others (Jan. 12)
Article Published January 12, 2022
Article Source: DineSafe Toronto: Food safety inspectors close one local eatery and find serious health violations at 10 others (Jan. 12) | The Star
Toronto Public Health issued one closure order and 10 conditional pass warnings to local eateries over the past week.
Lucky Supermarket located at 1438 Queen St W was ordered to close on Jan. 7 for the following infractions:
Fail to protect against breeding of pests
Fail to protect against harbouring of pests
Fail to protect food from contamination or adulteration
Fail to provide thermometer in refrigeration equipment
Food premise maintained in manner permitting health hazard
Food premise maintained in manner to permit contamination of single-service containers
fail to equip sanitary facility with single service towels or dryer
Canephora located at 222 Finch Ave W was issued a conditional pass on Jan. 5 for the following infractions:
Fail to maintain handwashing stations (liquid soap and paper towels)
Fail to protect against breeding of pests
Fail to provide thermometer in refrigeration equipment
fail to provide equipment for cleaning and sanitizing utensils as required
Chestnut Tree Dining Room located at 89 Chestnut St was issued a conditional pass on Jan. 5 for the following infraction:
Fail to protect against harbouring of pests
Ha Gow located at 988 Danforth Ave was issued a conditional pass on Jan. 6 for the following infractions:
Use equipment not suitable for intended purpose
Use multi-service articles not in good repair
Hay Sushi located at 530 Eglinton Ave W was issued a conditional pass on Jan. 6 for the following infractions:
Fail to maintain handwashing stations (liquid soap and paper towels)
Fail to remove garbage when necessary to maintain sanitary condition
Use dirty towel for cleaning food contact surface
Use handwashing station other than for handwashing of employees
fail to equip sanitary facility with soap or detergent
fail to equip sanitary facility with toilet paper
mechanical equipment not maintained to maintain wash water between 60 C and 71 C
Ding Dong Pastries And Cafe located at 321 Spadina Ave was issued a conditional pass on Jan. 7 for the following infraction:
Fail to protect food from contamination or adulteration
Second Cup located at 60 Weston Rd was issued a conditional pass on Jan. 7 for the following infraction:
Fail to protect against harbouring of pests
Indraprastha Indian Cuisine Ltd located at 3300 Lawrence Ave E was issued a conditional pass on Jan. 10 for the following infractions:
Fail to protect food from contamination or adulteration
Fail to provide adequate number of handwashing stations
Fail to provide hot and cold running water in utensil washing area
Fail to remove garbage when necessary to maintain sanitary condition
Fail to sanitize utensils as often as necessary
Meatpoint located at 1021 Wilson Ave was issued a conditional pass on Jan. 10 for the following infraction:
Fail to protect against harbouring of pests
Panpan Noodle Bar located at 4750 Yonge St was issued a conditional pass on Jan. 10 for the following infraction:
Fail to provide handwashing stations with adequate supplies (hot and cold water)
Pizza Cafe located at 3774 Bathurst St was issued a conditional pass on Jan. 10 for the following infraction:
Fail to protect against harbouring of pests
About DineSafe
All establishments in the City of Toronto that serve or prepare food are subject to Toronto Public Health’s DineSafe program — including restaurants, coffee shops, bakeries, bars, nightclubs, convenience stores, grocery stores, cafeterias, mobile food vendors and more — and each establishment must display their most recent inspection results prominently and without alteration.
A DineSafe inspection can result in a “pass,” a “conditional pass” or a “closed” notice. A pass is issued if no infractions or only minor infractions are observed, a conditional pass if at least one infraction poses a potential health risk, and a closed notice if at least one infraction presents an immediate health hazard.
Conditional passes and closure notices, which are only issued if at least one major infraction is not corrected at the time of the initial inspection, trigger a follow-up inspection within 48 hours. Failure to correct major infractions upon re-inspection can result in fines, summons to court and other punitive measures.