DineSafe Toronto: Food safety inspectors find serious health violations at seven local eateries (Mar. 2)

Article Published March 2, 2022
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Toronto Public Health issued conditional pass warnings to seven local eateries over the past week.

The Keg Steakhouse And Bar located at 5015 Yonge St was issued a conditional pass on Feb. 23 for the following infractions:

• Sanitize utensils in iodine solution of less than 25 ppm

• Use utensils not of sound and tight construction

• mechanical equipment not maintained to maintain rinse water at 82 C

Osakbasi located at 4544 Dufferin St was issued a conditional pass on Feb. 24 for the following infractions:

• Fail to maintain handwashing stations (liquid soap and paper towels)

• Fail to protect food from contamination or adulteration

• Fail to provide thermometer in refrigeration equipment

• Sanitize utensils using agent for which test reagent not readily available

• mechanical equipment not maintained to provide sufficient chemical solution rinse

Tim Hortons located at 1728 Bloor St W was issued a conditional pass on Feb. 25 for the following infractions:

• Fail to provide handwashing stations with adequate supplies (hot and cold water)

• Fail to provide hot and cold running water in food preparation area

• Fail to provide hot and cold running water in utensil washing area

• fail to equip sanitary facility with hot and cold running water

Willie Stouts located at 2175 Sheppard Ave E was issued a conditional pass on Feb. 25 for the following infractions:

• Sanitize utensils in chlorine solution of less than 100 ppm of available chlorine

• Use utensils not of sound and tight construction

Charminar Indian Cuisine located at 925 Warden Ave was issued a conditional pass on Feb. 28 for the following infraction:

• Fail to protect against harbouring of pests

Makkah Restaurant located at 2980 Danforth Ave was issued a conditional pass on Feb. 28 for the following infractions:

• Maintain potentially hazardous foods at internal temperature between 4 C and 60 C

• Use dirty cloth for cleaning utensils

• Use utensils not in good repair

Yin Ji Chang Fen located at 369 Spadina Ave was issued a conditional pass on Feb. 28 for the following infractions:

• Fail to maintain frozen food in frozen state until prepared for use

• Fail to provide thermometer in refrigeration equipment

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.

About This Story

This story was automatically generated using data from the City of Toronto and is intended to provide readers with the publicly available results of municipal food inspections. The Toronto Star has no role in collecting, reviewing or analyzing this data, and makes no representations or endorsements about any food premises, or the products or services offered by a food premise. Readers should review any municipal disclaimers located at the city's open data portal.