York Region public health inspectors issued a closure order at one eatery and handed out tickets for violations under the province's Health Protection and Promotion Act at another restaurant during the person between Oct. 29 and Nov. 4.

The facility receiving closure notice was:

• Century Palace Chinese Restaurant, 398 Ferrier St., Markham, was temporarily closed Oct. 30 for operating a food premises in a manner permitting a health hazard. The owner/operator failed to provide adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin or rodents. The business was also charged for using a hand-washing station other than for hand washing of employees, failing to ensure equipment surface was cleaned as necessary and failing to protect against breeding of pests. The restaurant was re-inspected and re-opened Nov. 2.

Health inspectors also charged the following establishment:

• Karachi Kabab House, 2352 Middlefield Rd., Markham, was charged Nov. 2 for failing to maintain floors in a food-handling room.

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

Want more?

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

You can also contact York Regional Health Connection at 1-800-361-5653, TTY 1-866-512-6228 or visit york.ca/foodsafety for more information on the food premises disclosure system, YorkSafe reports, healthy eating or any other health-related topic.