Brenda's Place & Bakery
G 240 Graff Avenue, Stratford ON N5A 6Y2 · Bakery
Inspection summary
Brenda's Place & Bakery has been inspected 9 times by Huron Perth Public Health since January 27, 2023. The most recent inspection, on September 16, 2026, found no infractions.
3 of 9 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 3 inspections with 1 infraction recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Protecting food from contamination and Food temperature control.
The last 2 inspections in a row found no infractions. Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.
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 4 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on November 12, 2025. For example:
Equipment, utensils, and multi-service articles are of sound and tight construction, in good repair, can be readily cleaned and sanitized and suitable for intended purpose
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 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on June 24, 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 2 times on November 9, 2023. For example:
Potentially hazardous foods are distributed, maintained, stored, transported, displayed, sold and offered for sale at an internal temperature of 4°C or lower or 60°C or higher
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 and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.
Recorded once on November 9, 2023. For example:
Records of all pest control measures that are undertaken in the premise shall be maintained
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 3 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on June 18, 2024. For example:
At least one certified food handler or supervisor on the premise during every hour the premise is operating
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.
9 inspections
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
1 infraction
- Equipment, utensils, and multi-service articles are of sound and tight construction, in good repair, can be readily cleaned and sanitized and suitable for intended purpose
- Used food equipment not in good repair
- Equipment, utensils, and multi-service articles are of sound and tight construction, in good repair, can be readily cleaned and sanitized and suitable for intended purpose
- 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
- Equipment, utensils, and multi-service articles are of sound and tight construction, in good repair, can be readily cleaned and sanitized and suitable for intended purpose
- Used food equipment not in good repair
- Equipment, utensils, and multi-service articles are of sound and tight construction, in good repair, can be readily cleaned and sanitized and suitable for intended purpose
- Required
2 infractions
- Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
- Failed to protect food from contamination or adulteration
- At least one certified food handler or supervisor on the premise during every hour the premise is operating
- Failed to ensure presence of food handler or supervisor during all hours of operation
- Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
- Follow-up
0 infractions
- Required
7 infractions
- Records of all pest control measures that are undertaken in the premise shall be maintained
- Failed to maintain records of pest control measures taken
- Failed to retain records of pest control measures taken for one year
- Multi-service articles are cleaned and sanitized after each use
- Failed to clean multi-service articles after use
- Failed to sanitize multi-service articles after use
- Surfaces of equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
- Failed to ensure equipment surface cleaned as necessary
- Failed to ensure equipment surface sanitized as necessary
- Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
- Failed to protect food from contamination or adulteration
- Food is processed in a manner that makes the food safe to eat
- Potentially hazardous foods are distributed, maintained, stored, transported, displayed, sold and offered for sale at an internal temperature of 4°C or lower or 60°C or higher
- Stored potentially hazardous foods at internal temperature between 4°C and 60°C
- Proper equipment is used for refrigeration or hot holding of potentially hazardous foods and contains indicating thermometer
- Failed to provide thermometer in refrigeration equipment
- Records of all pest control measures that are undertaken in the premise shall be maintained
- Required
2 infractions
- At least one certified food handler or supervisor on the premise during every hour the premise is operating
- Food handlers refain 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 [clause 33 (1) (d)]
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