Commonwealth Coffee Inc
478 Richmond St, London ON N6A 3E6 · Restaurant
Inspection summary
Commonwealth Coffee Inc has been inspected 7 times by Middlesex-London Health Unit since February 1, 2023. The most recent inspection, on August 7, 2026, found no infractions.
2 of 7 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 2 inspections with 2 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Food temperature control, Handwashing and staff hygiene 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.
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 4 separate inspections, most recently on September 2, 2025. For example:
Potentially hazardous food is maintained at 4°C (40°F) or lower
Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk
Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.
Recorded 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on September 2, 2025. For example:
Handwashing stations are maintained and adequately supplied
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 September 2, 2025. For example:
Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
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 once on March 11, 2025. For example:
Utensils are sanitized manually as required
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 January 21, 2026. For example:
Records, receipts, certificates maintained as required
About this data
These results come from Middlesex-London 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.
7 inspections
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
2 infractions
- Records, receipts, certificates maintained as required
- Fail to maintain records of pest control measures taken
- Food handler or supervisor present during operation has completed food handler training
- Fail to ensure the presence of a food handler or supervisor, who has completed food handler training, during every hour of operation in a food service premises
- Records, receipts, certificates maintained as required
- Required
3 infractions
- Potentially hazardous food is maintained at 4°C (40°F) or lower
- Fail to maintain potentially hazardous foods at an internal temperature of 4°C (40°F) or lower
- Handwashing stations are maintained and adequately supplied
- Fail to maintain handwashing stations with adequate supplies
- Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
- Fail to protect food from contamination and adulteration
- Fail to store and handle ice in a sanitary manner
- Potentially hazardous food is maintained at 4°C (40°F) or lower
- Required
4 infractions
- Refrigeration and hot-holding equipment for potentially hazardous food is maintained
- Fail to provide accurate, easily readable thermometer for refrigeration and hot-holding
- Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
- Fail to store and handle ice in a sanitary manner
- Utensils are sanitized manually as required
- Fail to sanitize utensils in a clean chlorine solution of at least 100 parts per million at 24°C (75°F) or greater for at least 45 seconds
- Records, receipts, certificates maintained as required
- Fail to maintain records of pest control measures taken
- Refrigeration and hot-holding equipment for potentially hazardous food is maintained
- Required
2 infractions
- Potentially hazardous food is maintained at 4°C (40°F) or lower
- Fail to maintain potentially hazardous foods at an internal temperature of 4°C (40°F) or lower
- Handwashing stations are maintained and adequately supplied
- Fail to use handwashing station only for handwashing of employees
- Potentially hazardous food is maintained at 4°C (40°F) or lower
- Required
3 infractions
- Refrigeration and hot-holding equipment for potentially hazardous food is maintained
- Fail to provide accurate, easily readable thermometer for refrigeration and hot-holding
- Handwashing stations are maintained and adequately supplied
- Fail to use handwashing station only for handwashing of employees
- Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
- Refrigeration and hot-holding equipment for potentially hazardous food is maintained
- Required
0 infractions
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