• failing to provide adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin, rodents, dust and fumes;

• failing to ensure the ceiling of a food handling room is kept clean and in good repair;

• failing to maintain the premises free from every condition that may be a health hazard adversely affecting the sanitary operation of the premises or adversely affecting the wholesomeness of food ; and

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

The business was re-inspected and re-opened Jan. 13.

Health inspectors charged the following businesses with infractions:

• Luculus Bakery, 2A – 7750 Kennedy Rd., Markham, was charged with maintaining a ventilation system in a manner permitting a health hazard.

• Backyard Garden Restaurant, 113A – 3636 Steeles Ave. E., Markham, was charged with failing to protect food from contamination or adulteration, operating a food premise maintained in a manner permitting adverse condition affecting food and failing to provide a thermometer in a storage compartment.

• Tim Hortons, 443 The Queensway S., Keswick, was charged with failing to store food on racks or shelves.

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.