• Hua Xing BBQ, 8360 Kennedy Rd., Markham, was closed Oct. 18 for operating a food premises in a manner permitting a health hazard.

Inspectors found the owner/operator failed to maintain the premises in a clean and sanitary condition and failed to provide adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin or rodents.

The business was re-inspected and allowed to re-open Oct. 20.

• Oriental Porridge, 8360 Kennedy Rd., Markham, was closed Oct. 18 for operating a food premises in a manner permitting a health hazard.

In all five of the above cases, inspectors found the operators failed to maintain the premises in a clean and sanitary condition and failed to provide adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin or rodents.

The business was re-inspected and allowed to re-open Oct. 22.

• Tang Dynasty Best Food, 8360 Kennedy Rd., Markham, was closed Oct. 19 for failure maintain the food premises in a clean and sanitary condition.

The operator also failed to provide adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin, or rodents.

The business was re-inspected and allowed to re-open Oct. 20.

In addition, three establishments were charged with violations during the same period.

• Spero Ristorante & Wine Bar, 16655 Yonge St., Newmarket, was charged Oct. 18 for failure to maintain a food handling room in sanitary condition.

• Good Taste Casserole Rice, 8392 Kennedy Rd., Markham, was charged Oct. 18 for failure to maintain a food handling room in sanitary condition.

• Dum Pukht, 323 Denison St., Markham, was charged Oct. 19 with failing to provide hand-washing stations with adequate supplies.

The facility was also charged with failing to ensure an equipment surface was cleaned as necessary.

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 york.ca/yorksafe. 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 800-361-5653, TTY 866-512-6228 or visit york.ca/foodsafety for more information on the food premises disclosure system, YorkSafe reports, healthy eating or any other health-related topic.