Big Ben's Fish and Chips
947 Lansdowne Street W 3, Peterborough ON · Food Safety
Inspection summary
Big Ben's Fish and Chips has been inspected 5 times by Peterborough Public Health (now part of Lakelands Public Health) since October 17, 2024. The most recent inspection, on September 17, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.
2 of 5 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 2 inspections with 1 infraction recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing and Protecting food from contamination.
The number of infractions per inspection has stayed roughly the same over time.
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.
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 September 17, 2026. For example:
Testing reagent used to determine concentration of sanitizer.
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 October 17, 2024. For example:
Furniture, equipment and appliances in food handling and storage rooms arranged and constructed in a clean and sanitary manner.
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 once on June 24, 2025. For example:
Food is safe to eat.
About this data
These results come from Peterborough Public Health (now part of Lakelands 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.
5 inspections
- Required
1 infraction
- Testing reagent used to determine concentration of sanitizer.
- Fail to use or provide test reagent to determine concentration of sanitizer
- Testing reagent used to determine concentration of sanitizer.
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
1 infraction
- Food is safe to eat.
- Fail to protect food from contamination and adulteration
- Food is safe to eat.
- Required
1 infraction
- Furniture, equipment and appliances in food handling and storage rooms arranged and constructed in a clean and sanitary manner.
- Fail to maintain and arrange equipment in clean and sanitary condition
- Furniture, equipment and appliances in food handling and storage rooms arranged and constructed in a clean and sanitary manner.