Braemar Retirement Centre
719 Josephine Street, Wingham ON N0G 2W0 · Institutional Food Services
Inspection summary
Braemar Retirement Centre has been inspected 10 times by Huron Perth Public Health since March 7, 2024. The most recent inspection, on July 31, 2026, found no infractions.
4 of 10 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 4 inspections with 3 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Protecting food from contamination and Food temperature control.
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 6 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on October 31, 2025. For example:
Surfaces of equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on June 18, 2025. For example:
Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
Food temperature controlHigher risk
Bacteria multiply fastest between about 4 °C and 60 °C (40 °F to 140 °F). Inspectors check that cold food stays cold, hot food stays hot, cooked food is cooled quickly, and that staff have accurate thermometers. Temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning, so these are treated as critical findings.
Recorded once on July 19, 2024. For example:
Proper equipment is used for refrigeration or hot holding of potentially hazardous foods and contains indicating thermometer
Building, plumbing and upkeepLower risk
Floors, walls and ceilings must be smooth and clean, with working lighting, ventilation, plumbing, hot and cold water, and washrooms. These are rarely an immediate food-safety risk on their own, but persistent problems can lead to pest or sanitation issues.
Recorded once on July 28, 2026. For example:
Walls and ceilings are readily cleanable in sanitary condition, maintained clean and in good repair
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 once on October 31, 2025. For example:
Food handlers refrain from any conduct that could result in contamination of food or food areas
About this data
These results come from Huron Perth 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.
10 inspections
- Follow-up
0 infractions
- Required
1 infraction
- Walls and ceilings are readily cleanable in sanitary condition, maintained clean and in good repair
- Food premise not maintained to permit cleaning of walls
- Walls and ceilings are readily cleanable in sanitary condition, maintained clean and in good repair
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
2 infractions
- Surfaces of equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
- Failed to ensure facility surface cleaned as necessary
- Failed to ensure facility surface sanitized as necessary
- Food handlers refrain from any conduct that could result in contamination of food or food areas
- Failed to ensure food handler in food premise protects against contamination by hair
- Surfaces of equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
- Required
1 infraction
- Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
- Failed to protect food from contamination or adulteration
- Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
- Required
1 infraction
- Surfaces of equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
- Failed to ensure equipment surface sanitized as necessary
- Surfaces of equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
- Required
0 infractions
- Follow-up
0 infractions
- Required
4 infractions
- Mechanical dishwashers constructed, designed and maintained properly
- Sanitized utensils in chlorine solution of less than 100 p.p.m. of available chlorine
- Surfaces of equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
- Failed to ensure equipment surface cleaned as necessary
- Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
- Failed to protect food from contamination or adulteration
- Proper equipment is used for refrigeration or hot holding of potentially hazardous foods and contains indicating thermometer
- Mechanical dishwashers constructed, designed and maintained properly
- Required
2 infractions
- Mechanical dishwashers constructed, designed and maintained properly
- Sanitized utensils in chlorine solution of less than 100 p.p.m. of available chlorine
- Surfaces of equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
- Failed to ensure facility surface sanitized as necessary
- Mechanical dishwashers constructed, designed and maintained properly
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