Public health inspectors handed out tickets for violations under the province’s Health Protection and Promotion Act at six York Region food service providers last week.

• For Heavens Gold Chinese Food, 18 – 1661 Denison St., Markham, was charged for employee failing to wear headgear while working with food.

• Ka Hing Kitchen, F28B – 4300 Steeles Ave. E., Markham, was charged with operating a food premise not maintained to permit sanitary maintenance of ceilings.

• Midan Restaurant, 101 – 3700 Steeles Ave. W., Vaughan, was charged with operating a food premise maintained in manner adversely affecting sanitary condition.

• Sav-La-Mar Patty n' Things, 10 – 340 Eagle St., Newmarket, was charged with failing to ensure the floor of a food-handling room was kept in good repair.

• Sizzling Wok, FC10 – 17600 Yonge St., Newmarket, was charged with failing to sanitize utensils in third sink.

• St. Louis Bar and Grill, B7 – 444 Hollandview Trail, Aurora, was charged with failing to ensure the floor of a food-handling room was kept in good repair; using a basin other than for hand washing of employees and operating a food premise maintained in a 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.

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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.