Bethany Lodge
23 Second Street, Markham, ON L3R 2C2 · Institutional Servery, Long Term Care Facility
Inspection summary
Bethany Lodge has been inspected 7 times by York Region Public Health since March 4, 2025. The most recent inspection, on July 16, 2026, recorded 2 infractions.
3 of 7 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 5 inspections with 10 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Food temperature control, Protecting food from contamination and Cleaning and sanitizing.
The number of infractions per inspection has stayed roughly the same over time.
What these findings mean
Health authorities word their findings differently, so we group them by what they mean for the people in care. Higher-risk findings are the ones that could directly make someone sick, and they matter more here because young children, older adults and people who are unwell are more vulnerable to infection.
Food temperature controlHigher risk
Inspectors check that anything that has to be kept at a set temperature, such as chilled or hot food, or equipment like sterilizers, stays in its safe range and that accurate thermometers are on hand. With food, temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning.
Recorded 4 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on July 16, 2026. For example:
Cold-holding: Equipment used for refrigeration contains accurate indicating thermometers
Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk
This covers how food and supplies are stored and handled: kept covered, off the floor, and away from anything that could contaminate them. Where food is served, raw meat must be kept away from ready-to-eat food, a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.
Recorded once on July 16, 2026. For example:
Food protected from potential contamination (food covered, off floor, stored on racks, sneeze guard, during display, during transport)
Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk
Surfaces, dishes and tools that touch food or people must be cleaned and then sanitized or disinfected. Inspectors check sanitizer strength, dishwasher temperatures and how cleaning is done. Poor sanitizing lets germs survive from one use to the next.
Recorded once on November 20, 2025. For example:
Equipment and food contact surfaces properly maintained designed, constructed, installed, located
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, supplies and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.
Recorded once on November 20, 2025. For example:
Adequate protection against the entrance of pests
Food safety training and certificationLower risk
Many jurisdictions require a trained or certified person on site, such as a certified food handler. These findings mean the training record or the trained person was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean anything was handled unsafely.
Recorded 2 times on January 26, 2026. For example:
Food handler demonstrates proper food hygiene practices to prevent contamination
About this data
These results come from York Region Public Health, 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.
7 inspections
- Compliance Inspection
2 infractions
- Cold-holding: Equipment used for refrigeration contains accurate indicating thermometers
- Fail to provide thermometer in refrigeration equipment
- Food protected from potential contamination (food covered, off floor, stored on racks, sneeze guard, during display, during transport)
- Fail to protect food from contamination or adulteration
- Cold-holding: Equipment used for refrigeration contains accurate indicating thermometers
- Compliance Inspection
2 infractions
- Food handler demonstrates proper food hygiene practices to prevent contamination
- Food handler fails to wash hands
- Re-inspection
0 infractions
- Compliance Inspection
2 infractions
- Cold holding potentially hazardous food at an internal temperature of 4°C (40°F) and lower
- Fail to offer for sale potentially hazardous food at an internal temperature 4°C (40°F) and lower
- Mechanical dishwashing: wash, rinse, sanitize and water temperature
- Fail to sanitize utensils using a chemical solution approved for intended purpose
- Cold holding potentially hazardous food at an internal temperature of 4°C (40°F) and lower
- Compliance Inspection
4 infractions
- Cold-holding: Equipment used for refrigeration contains accurate indicating thermometers
- Fail to provide thermometer in refrigeration equipment
- Equipment and food contact surfaces properly maintained designed, constructed, installed, located
- Fail to ensure facility surface cleaned/sanitized as necessary
- Equipment, non-food contact surfaces are maintained, designed, constructed, maintained and accessible for cleaning
- Fail to maintain equipment in good repair
- Adequate protection against the entrance of pests
- Fail to maintain records of pest control measures taken
- Cold-holding: Equipment used for refrigeration contains accurate indicating thermometers
- Compliance Inspection
0 infractions
- Compliance Inspection
0 infractions
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