4 Seasons Meats
3835 Howard Ave Windsor ON N9E 3N8 · Butcher Shop
Inspection summary
4 Seasons Meats has been inspected 5 times by Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) since November 15, 2024. The most recent inspection, on September 3, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.
None of the 5 inspections on record were free of infractions. In the past 12 months there were 2 inspections with 2 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Handwashing and staff hygiene, Protecting food from contamination and Pests.
Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.
What these findings mean
Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.
Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk
Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.
Recorded 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on April 29, 2026. For example:
Separate handwash stations are provided with the required supplies
Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk
This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.
Recorded once on September 3, 2026. For example:
All food is protected from contamination and adulteration
PestsHigher risk
Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.
Recorded once on October 6, 2025. For example:
Adequate protection against pests is provided
Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk
Anything that touches food, such as cutting boards, dishes and utensils, must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Inspectors check dishwasher temperatures, sanitizer strength and how wiping cloths are stored. Poor sanitizing lets bacteria survive from one use to the next.
Recorded once on November 15, 2024. For example:
Surfaces of equipment and facilities other than utensils are cleaned and sanitized as required
Food safety training and certificationLower risk
Most jurisdictions require a certified food handler or manager on site, and some require allergen or food-worker training. These findings mean the paperwork or the trained person was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean food was handled unsafely.
Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on May 22, 2025. For example:
Every operator and food handler who comes in contact with food and or utensils does so in a proper manner
About this data
These results come from Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU), which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.
5 inspections
- Required
1 infraction
- All food is protected from contamination and adulteration
- (a) Food is NOT protected from contamination and adulteration [C]
- All food is protected from contamination and adulteration
- Required
1 infraction
- Separate handwash stations are provided with the required supplies
- (b) Handwashing stations are NOT adequately supplied [S]
- (c) Handwashing stations are NOT used for employee handwashing only [N]
- Separate handwash stations are provided with the required supplies
- Required
2 infractions
- Separate handwash stations are provided with the required supplies
- (c) Handwashing stations are NOT used for employee handwashing only [N]
- Adequate protection against pests is provided
- (b) Adequate protection against the entrance of pests is NOT provided [S]
- Separate handwash stations are provided with the required supplies
- Required
1 infraction
- Every operator and food handler who comes in contact with food and or utensils does so in a proper manner
- (d) Food handler is NOT taking reasonable precautions to protect food from being contaminated by hair [N]
- Every operator and food handler who comes in contact with food and or utensils does so in a proper manner
- Required
3 infractions
- Separate handwash stations are provided with the required supplies
- (b) Handwashing stations are NOT adequately supplied [S]
- (c) Handwashing stations are NOT used for employee handwashing only [N]
- Surfaces of equipment and facilities other than utensils are cleaned and sanitized as required
- (a) Surfaces of equipment and facilities are NOT cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary [S]
- Every operator and food handler who comes in contact with food and or utensils does so in a proper manner
- (d) Food handler is NOT taking reasonable precautions to protect food from being contaminated by hair [N]
- Separate handwash stations are provided with the required supplies
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