DineSafe: Toronto health inspectors find major infractions at six restaurants on Dec. 6

Article Published December 8, 2022
Article Source: DineSafe: Toronto health inspectors find major infractions at six restaurants on Dec. 6 | The Star

Toronto Public Health issued six conditional passes to restaurants, cafés, bakeries, bars and grocery stores on Dec. 6.

Chongqing Lao Jiu Men Hotpot at 4771 Steeles Avenue East received a conditional pass with five major infractions:

• Fail to ensure equipment surface cleaned as necessary

• Fail to protect food from contamination or adulteration

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

• Use handwashing station other than for handwashing of employees

• Use utensils not non-toxic in contact with food

Death And Taxes at 1154 Queen Street West received a conditional pass with one major infraction:

• Fail to protect against breeding of pests

Fina Food at 4949 Bathurst Street received a conditional pass with five major infractions:

• Fail to clean utensils as often as necessary

• Fail to protect food from contamination or adulteration

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

• Use utensils not of sound and tight construction

• Fail to equip sanitary facility with soap or detergent

Grandeur Palace at 2301 Brimley Road received a conditional pass with four major infractions:

• Fail to protect against harbouring of pests

• Fail to protect food from contamination or adulteration

• Use food equipment not of sound and tight construction

• Mechanical equipment not maintained to provide sufficient chemical solution rinse

Moretti Caffe at 188 Cartwright Avenue received a conditional pass with 10 major infractions:

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

• Fail to ensure facility surface cleaned as necessary

• 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)

• Fail to protect food from contamination or adulteration

• Fail to provide adequate number of handwashing stations

• Fail to provide thermometer in refrigeration equipment

• Sanitize utensils in quaternary ammonium compound solution of less than 200 ppm

• Use dirty cloth for cleaning food contact surface

• Use handwashing station other than for handwashing of employees

Yanagi Sushi at 1524 Danforth Avenue received a conditional pass with two major infractions:

• Fail to protect against harbouring of pests

• Fail to protect food from contamination or adulteration

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.

This story was automatically generated using open data from the City of Toronto. 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.