DineSafe Toronto: Food safety inspectors find serious health violations at eight local eateries (Mar. 30)
Article Published March 30, 2022
Article Source: DineSafe Toronto: Food safety inspectors find serious health violations at eight local eateries (Mar. 30) | The Star
Toronto Public Health issued conditional pass warnings to eight local eateries over the past week.
Forest Cafe located at 56 Forest Manor Rd was issued a conditional pass on March 24 for the following infractions:
Fail to ensure food handler in food premise refrains from conduct that could result in contamination of food
Sanitize utensils in chlorine solution of less than 100 ppm of available chlorine
fail to equip sanitary facility with hot and cold running water
Gyukaku Japanese Bbq located at 81 Church St was issued a conditional pass on March 24 for the following infractions:
Fail to provide hot and cold running water in utensil washing area
mechanical equipment not maintained to provide clean wash water
The Flame Bar and Grill located at 1387 Lawrence Ave W was issued a conditional pass on March 24 for the following infraction:
mechanical equipment not designed to provide clean wash water
Bolan Thai Cuisine located at 709 Mount Pleasant Rd was issued a conditional pass on March 25 for the following infraction:
Fail to protect food from contamination or adulteration
Shanghai 360 located at 300 Borough Dr was issued a conditional pass on March 25 for the following infraction:
Fail to protect food from contamination or adulteration
Stuffies Pastries located at 300 Borough Dr was issued a conditional pass on March 25 for the following infractions:
Fail to protect food from contamination or adulteration
Fail to sanitize utensils as often as necessary
Handwashing stations not conveniently accessible by food handlers
Poke Poke located at 3262 Midland Ave was issued a conditional pass on March 28 for the following infractions:
Food premise maintained in manner to permit contamination of single-service containers
Offer for sale potentially hazardous foods at internal temperature between 4 C and 60 C
Use handwashing station other than for handwashing of employees
Top Food Asian Cuisine located at 1 York Gate Blvd was issued a conditional pass on March 28 for the following infractions:
Fail to retain records of pest control measures taken for one year
Handwashing stations not conveniently accessible by food handlers
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.