Bliss Haven Retreat Ontario
1028-Canal Bank Rd Dunnville ON N1A 2W5 · Bed and Breakfast
Inspection summary
Bliss Haven Retreat Ontario has been inspected once by Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit (now Grand Erie Public Health), on November 6, 2025. The most recent inspection, on November 6, 2025, recorded 10 infractions.
In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 10 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Protecting food from contamination and Chemicals and toxic substances.
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.
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 2 times on November 6, 2025. For example:
Manual dishwashing requirements are met (C)
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 November 6, 2025. For example:
Single-service containers and articles are kept free from contamination (C)
Chemicals and toxic substancesHigher risk
Cleaning products, disinfectants and pesticides must be labelled and stored safely, away from food and from surfaces people touch. Inspectors flag chemicals that could contaminate food or harm people, as well as pest treatments applied without proper supervision.
Recorded once on November 6, 2025. For example:
Toxic or poisonous substances required for the maintenance of sanitary conditions within the food premises are stored and handled as prescribed in the regulation (C)
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 6, 2025. For example:
Pest control records are available on site (NC)
Building, plumbing and upkeepLower risk
Floors, walls and ceilings must be clean and in good repair, with working lighting, ventilation, plumbing, hot and cold water, and washrooms. These are rarely an immediate health risk on their own, but persistent problems can lead to pest or sanitation issues.
Recorded 2 times on November 6, 2025. For example:
The premises is operated and maintained free from conditions that may constitute as a health hazard or adversely affect the sanitary operation of the premises (C)
About this data
These results come from Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit (now Grand Erie 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.
1 inspection
- Complaint
10 infractions
- Single-service containers and articles are kept free from contamination (C)
- Store single-service containers and articles in a manner preventing contamination
- Manual dishwashing requirements are met (C)
- Provide sufficient detergent or chemicals for washing and sanitizing
- Toxic or poisonous substances required for the maintenance of sanitary conditions within the food premises are stored and handled as prescribed in the regulation (C)
- Store toxic and/or poisonous substances in container bearing identifying labels
- The premises is operated and maintained free from conditions that may constitute as a health hazard or adversely affect the sanitary operation of the premises (C)
- Closure Required
- Notice of intention to commence operation provided (NC)
- Provide notice of an intention to begin operation of a food premise to the medical officer of health
- Provide owner name, contact information and location of food premise in notice
- Furniture, equipment and appliances in food handling and storage rooms are constructed and arranged so as to permit thorough cleaning and the maintenance of the premises in a clean and sanitary condition (NC)
- Ensure equipment is constructed and arranged to permit cleaning in order to maintain premises in a clean and sanitary condition
- Remove all materials not associated with the daily operation of the premises
- Garbage and waste (solid or liquid) is collected and removed to ensure sanitary condition of premises (NC)
- Collect and remove garbage and waste as necessary to maintain sanitary conditions
- Pest control records are available on site (NC)
- Ensure all pest control measures taken are recorded
- Ensure all pest control records are retained on-site for at least one year
- Sanitizer test kits are available (NC)
- Ensure sanitizing test kits are readily available where the sanitization takes place
- For food service premises, there is at least one food handler or supervisor on the premises who has completed food handler training (NC)
- Ensure that there is at least one food handler or supervisor on site who has completed food handler training during every hour in which the premises is operating
- Single-service containers and articles are kept free from contamination (C)