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Clear Lake Brewing Company

4651 Southwood Rd, Torrance ON P0C 1M0 · Restaurant

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Inspection summary

Clear Lake Brewing Company has been inspected 9 times by Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit since April 24, 2025. The most recent inspection, on October 5, 2026, recorded 5 infractions.

2 of 9 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 7 inspections with 20 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Food temperature control 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 11 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on October 5, 2026. For example: Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces must be properly constructed and maintained.

  • 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 4 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on August 6, 2025. For example: Internal temperature of potentially hazardous food maintained at 4° Celsius or lower.

  • 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 December 2, 2025. For example: Furniture, equipment and appliances in food handling and storage rooms arranged and constructed in a clean and sanitary manner.

  • 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 7 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on October 5, 2026. For example: Food premises shall be equipped and maintained as prescribed in the regulation.

  • 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 August 6, 2025. For example: Food handler completed food handler training.

About this data

These results come from Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, 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

  1. Routine

    5 infractions

    • Food premises shall be equipped and maintained as prescribed in the regulation.
      • Fail to maintain handwashing stations with adequate supplies
      • Handwashing station used other than for handwashing of employees
    • Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces must be properly constructed and maintained.
      • Fail to maintain equipment, utensils and or multi-service articles in good repair and or safe condition
    • General Housekeeping Satisfactory
      • Fail to maintain the premises in a clean and sanitary manner
    • Testing reagent used to determine concentration of sanitizer.
      • Fail to use or provide test reagent to determine concentration of sanitizer
    • Utensils sanitized mechanically as prescribed in the regulation.
      • Fail to meet NSF/ANSI specifications
  2. Follow-up

    0 infractions

  3. Routine

    5 infractions

    • Floors, walls and ceilings are clean and in good repair
      • Food premises not maintained with clean floors and/or in good repair
    • Food premises shall be equipped and maintained as prescribed in the regulation.
      • Fail to maintain handwashing stations with adequate supplies
    • Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces must be properly constructed and maintained.
      • Fail to maintain equipment, utensils and or multi-service articles clean and sanitized
    • Testing reagent used to determine concentration of sanitizer.
      • Fail to use or provide test reagent to determine concentration of sanitizer
    • Utensils sanitized mechanically as prescribed in the regulation.
      • Fail to ensure mechanical equipment sanitize with iodine solution at 25 parts per million at 24° Celsius for at least 45 seconds
  4. Complaint

    3 infractions

    • Food premises shall be equipped and maintained as prescribed in the regulation.
      • Fail to maintain handwashing stations with adequate supplies
    • Testing reagent used to determine concentration of sanitizer.
      • Fail to use or provide test reagent to determine concentration of sanitizer
    • Utensils sanitized mechanically as prescribed in the regulation.
      • Fail to ensure mechanical equipment sanitize with iodine solution at 25 parts per million at 24° Celsius for at least 45 seconds
  5. Follow-up

    0 infractions

  6. Routine

    3 infractions

    • Floors, walls and ceilings are clean and in good repair
      • Food premises not maintained with clean floors and/or in good repair
      • Food premises not maintained with clean walls and/or in good repair
    • Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces must be properly constructed and maintained.
      • Fail to maintain equipment, utensils and or multi-service articles in good repair and or safe condition
    • Operator practiced safe food handling to ensure food is safe to eat.
      • Fail to protect food from contamination and/or adulteration
  7. Routine

    4 infractions

    • Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces must be properly constructed and maintained.
      • Fail to maintain equipment, utensils and or multi-service articles in good repair and or safe condition
    • 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
    • Testing reagent used to determine concentration of sanitizer.
      • Fail to use or provide test reagent to determine concentration of sanitizer
    • Operator practiced safe food handling to ensure food is safe to eat.
      • Fail to protect food from contamination and/or adulteration
  8. Routine

    4 infractions

    • Operator practiced safe food handling to ensure food is safe to eat.
      • Fail to store and handle ice in a sanitary manner
    • Internal temperature of potentially hazardous food maintained at 4° Celsius or lower.
      • Fail to maintain potentially hazardous foods at internal temperature of 4° Celsius or lower
    • Refrigeration and hot-holding equipment maintained.
      • Fail to provide easily readable thermometer in refrigeration or hot-holding equipment
    • Food handler completed food handler training.
      • Fail to ensure presence of food handler or supervisor during all hours of operation
  9. Routine

    3 infractions

    • Floors, walls and ceilings are clean and in good repair
      • Food premises not maintained with clean floors and/or in good repair
    • Internal temperature of potentially hazardous food maintained at 4° Celsius or lower.
      • Fail to maintain potentially hazardous foods at internal temperature of 4° Celsius or lower
    • Refrigeration and hot-holding equipment maintained.
      • Fail to provide easily readable thermometer in refrigeration or hot-holding equipment

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