DineSafe: Toronto health inspectors find major infractions at five restaurants on Jan. 17
Article Published January 19, 2023
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Toronto Public Health issued five conditional passes to restaurants, cafés, bakeries, bars and grocery stores on Jan. 17.
Cacao 70 at 55 Mill Street received a conditional pass with two major infractions:
Fail to ensure equipment surface cleaned as necessary
Fail to maintain records of pest control measures taken
Dr. Laffa On The Go at 3519 Bathurst Street received a conditional pass with three major infractions:
Fail to maintain handwashing stations (liquid soap and paper towels)
Fail to sanitize multi-service articles after use
Store potentially hazardous foods at internal temperature between 4 C and 60 C
Spice Dabba at 1860 Eglinton Avenue West received a conditional pass with one major infraction:
Fail to protect against harbouring of pests
The Alley at 5431 Yonge Street received a conditional pass with two major infractions:
Fail to ensure food handler in food premise washes hands as necessary to prevent contamination of food
Fail to maintain handwashing stations (liquid soap and paper towels)
Tondou at 596 College Street received a conditional pass with five major infractions:
Fail to maintain records of pest control measures taken
Fail to protect against harbouring of pests
Sanitize utensils in chlorine solution of less than 100 ppm of available chlorine
Mechanical equipment not constructed to maintain rinse water at 82 C
Mechanical equipment not maintained to provide sufficient chemical solution rinse
A conditional pass is issued when at least one infraction presents a significant health risk, and a closure is ordered when at least one infraction presents an immediate health hazard. Both outcomes trigger an additional inspection within 48 hours. Failure to comply with Toronto’s DineSafe program can result in fines, court summons and other enforcement action.
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