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CHARLOTTE LANE CAFE

13 CHARLOTTE, SHELBURNE · Food Establishment

Inspection summary

CHARLOTTE LANE CAFE has been inspected 5 times by Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change (Food Safety Program) since December 12, 2023. The most recent inspection, on May 22, 2026, found no infractions.

3 of 5 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 0 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination.

The last 3 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.

  • 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 February 14, 2024. For example: 19(1)(a) A food establishment must be located, designed, constructed and maintained to ensure all of the following: (a) that the risk of contaminating the food is minimized;

About this data

These results come from Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change (Food Safety Program), 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

  1. Inspection

    0 infractions

  2. Inspection

    0 infractions

  3. Inspection

    0 infractions

  4. Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 19(1)(a) A food establishment must be located, designed, constructed and maintained to ensure all of the following: (a) that the risk of contaminating the food is minimized;
      • Replace or repair the dishwasher so it dispenses sanitizer at the correct concentration and obtain test strips to monitor the unit yourselves in accordance with Section 4.2.6 of the Nova Scotia Food Retail and Food Services Code.
  5. Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 19(1)(a) A food establishment must be located, designed, constructed and maintained to ensure all of the following: (a) that the risk of contaminating the food is minimized;
      • Replace or repair the dishwasher so it dispenses sanitizer at the correct concentration and obtain test strips to monitor the unit yourselves in accordance with Section 4.2.6 of the Nova Scotia Food Retail and Food Services Code.

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