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Amber Tattoos

208 Harwood Ave S, Ajax ON L1S 2H6 · Know Before You Go Inspections

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Inspection summary

Amber Tattoos has been inspected 3 times by Durham Region Health Department since March 14, 2025. The most recent inspection, on April 28, 2026, found no infractions.

1 of 3 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 2 inspections with 7 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Handwashing and staff hygiene.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their findings differently, so we group them by what they mean for your health. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.

  • Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk

    Hands are one of the main ways germs spread, from person to person and onto food and surfaces. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing their hands when required, and sick staff being kept away from work where it matters. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.

    Recorded once on April 23, 2026. For example: Proper hand hygiene performed prior to service delivery, as required during and after service, and for reprocessing

  • Permits, records and postingLower risk

    Operating permits, required signage, written procedures and logs. These findings are administrative: the documentation was missing or out of date at the time of inspection.

    Recorded 4 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on April 23, 2026. For example: For invasive procedures, area of the body is properly cleaned, marked and bandaged as required

  • Equipment and utensilsLower risk

    Equipment has to be made of cleanable materials, kept in good repair and stored properly. These findings are mostly about upkeep, like a cracked surface or worn part. They are generally lower risk but show how well the place is maintained.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on April 23, 2026. For example: Work and contact surfaces smooth, non-absorbent and easily cleanable

  • Other findingsLower risk

    Findings that do not fit the categories above, such as follow-ups that confirm an earlier violation was corrected, or requirements specific to this type of facility.

    Recorded 2 times on April 23, 2026. For example: All items that cannot be cleaned, disinfected or sterilized must be single-use disposable

About this data

These results come from Durham Region Health Department, 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.

3 inspections

  1. Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  2. Routine

    7 infractions

    • Work and contact surfaces smooth, non-absorbent and easily cleanable
      • Fail to provide fixture and/or furniture in good repair, easily cleanable, smooth and/or impermeable. Operator/PSW must provide fixture and/or furniture in good repair, easily cleanable, smooth and/or impermeable.
    • Proper hand hygiene performed prior to service delivery, as required during and after service, and for reprocessing
      • Fail to provide alcohol-based hand sanitizer within reach wherever personal services are provided and in reprocessing areas, even if a hand washing sink is available. Operator/PSW must provide alcohol-based hand sanitizer within reach wherever personal services are provided and in reprocessing areas, even if a hand washing sink is available.
      • Fail to use and provide an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with a DIN or NPN. Operator/ PSW to provide and use alcohol-based hand sanitizers with a DIN or NPN.
    • For invasive procedures, area of the body is properly cleaned, marked and bandaged as required
      • For body and/or ear piercing, fail to clean skin with approved skin antiseptic, mark skin, let mark dry, and then clean again with antiseptic. Operator/PSW must clean skin with approved skin antiseptic, mark skin, let mark dry, and then clean again with antiseptic.
    • For accidental exposures, appropriate records are maintained
      • Fail to record all accidental blood and/or body fluid exposures. Operator/PSW must record all accidental blood and/or body fluid exposures.
      • Fail to provide accidental exposure records to health department upon request by a Medical Officer of Health or public health inspector. Operator/PSW must provide accidental exposure records to health department upon request by a Medical Officer of Health or public health inspector.
    • Records are maintained for all items purchased as pre-packaged and sterile
      • Fail to maintain records for all items purchased as pre-packaged and sterile (e.g. name and contact information of manufacturer, lot numbers). Operator/PSW must maintain records for all items purchased as pre-packaged and sterile (e.g. name and contact of manufacturer, lot numbers).
    • All items that cannot be cleaned, disinfected or sterilized must be single-use disposable
      • Fail to discard single-use items and/or items that cannot be readily cleaned and disinfected or sterilized immediately after each use or when contaminated. Operator/PSW must discard single-use items and/or items that cannot be readily cleaned and disinfected or sterilized immediately after each use or when contaminated.
    • Items that penetrate skin or mucous membranes are sterile and maintained sterile until point of use
      • Fail to provide pre-packaged sterile, single-use disposable sharps (e.g. jewellery). Operator/PSW must provide pre-packaged sterile, single-use disposable sharps (e.g. jewellery).
  3. Routine

    2 infractions

    • Work and contact surfaces smooth, non-absorbent and easily cleanable
      • Fail to provide fixture and/or furniture in good repair, easily cleanable, smooth and/or impermeable. Operator/PSW must provide fixture and/or furniture in good repair, easily cleanable, smooth and/or impermeable.
    • Approved disinfectants are prepared and used appropriately, and records maintained
      • Fail to provide and use low and intermediate-level disinfectants with a Health Canada drug identification number (DIN) or natural product number (NPN). Operator/PSW must provide and use low and intermediate-level disinfectants with a Health Canada drug identification number (DIN) or natural product number (NPN).

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