• Operating a food premises maintained in a manner permitting a health hazard.

Health inspectors issued tickets at nine other establishments.

• New Jaasmin Banquet Hall, 90 Nolan Ct., Markham, was charged Aug. 18 with failing to store food on racks or shelves.

• Tom & Jerry's Bistro, 15531 Yonge St., Aurora, was charged Aug. 14 with failing to ensure at least one certified food handler is present at all times during operation.

• Golden Duke Chinese Cuisine, 5284 Hwy. 7, Markham, was charged Aug. 14 with failing to use utensils to avoid hand contact with food.

• Ithaca, 5308 Hwy. 7, Markham, was charged Aug. 14 with failing to protect food from contamination or adulteration.

• Pars Grill, 975 Major Mackenzie Dr. W., Vaughan, was charged Aug. 15 with operating a food premise maintained in a manner adversely affect sanitary condition.

• Made In Mexico, 185 Main St. S., Newmarket, was charged Aug. 16 with failing to protect food from contamination or adulteration and using a basin other than for hand washing of employees.

• Ho Garden Chinese Restaurant, 9255 Woodbine Ave., Markham, was charged Aug. 16 with failing to protect food from contamination or adulteration.

• Hockey Sushi, 1102 Centre St., Vaughan, was charged Aug. 17 with failing to use utensils to avoid hand contact with food, failing to protect food from contamination or adulteration, operating a food premise maintained in a manner adversely affecting sanitary condition, failing to ensure facility surface watched as necessary and failing to ensure a room was kept free from materials not regularly used.

• Xin Jian Restaurant, 3636 Steeles Ave., Markham, was charged Aug. 17 with failing to store food on pallets.

Charges do not necessarily result in failure of the health inspection; they simply highlight problems for which the establishments were penalized. The establishments are given a chance to get back into compliance and pass their health inspections.

Want more?

The website for the YorkSafe inspection program is yorksafe.com. It is designed to provide the public with information about inspections of food establishments, salons, spas, day nurseries and recreational water facilities (pools, whirlpools, splash pads, wading pools and receiving basins) in York Region.

You can also contact York Region Health Connection at 1-800-361-5653, TTY 1-866-252-9933 or visit york.ca/foodsafety for more information on the food premises disclosure system, YorkSafe reports, healthy eating or any other health-related topic.