• Failing to provide a sanitizing test reagent to verify the concentration of the chemical agent being used;

• Failing to spray/rinse large utensils with a chemical solution at double strength;

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

• Failing to operate a food premises in a manner to permit cleaning/sanitary maintenance of floor;

• Failing to ensure the floor of a dish washing area is kept clean and in good repair;

• Failing to ensure the floor of food handling room is kept clean and in good repair;

• Failing to operate a food premises in a manner to permit cleaning/sanitary maintenance of walls;

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

• Failing to maintain the premises in a clean and sanitary condition;

• Operating a food premises maintained in manner adversely affecting sanitary condition;

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

• Operator of a high-risk food premises fails to ensure a minimum of one operator holds a food handler's certificate; and

• Operator of a high-risk food premises fails to ensure that at least one certified food handler is present at all times during operation.

Health inspectors charged two other establishments with violations last week.

• FireFly Seafood and Steak House, 2 – 3229 Hwy. 7 E., Markham, was charged with operating a food premise maintained in manner adversely affecting sanitary condition.

• The Pickle Barrel, 1 Promenade Circle, Vaughan, was charged with operating a food premise maintained in manner adversely affecting sanitary condition.

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.