Continental Salt N Pepper
555 Simcoe St S, Oshawa ON L1H 8K8 · Food Safety Inspections
Inspection summary
Continental Salt N Pepper has been inspected 5 times by Durham Region Health Department since April 26, 2025. The most recent inspection, on October 10, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.
2 of 5 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 3 inspections with 6 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Pests 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.
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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on October 10, 2026. For example:
Adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin, and rodents
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 April 18, 2026. For example:
Thermometers used to verify food preparation and storage temperatures
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 April 18, 2026. For example:
Separate hand washing basin provided for food handlers
Other findingsLower risk
Findings that do not fit the categories above, such as follow-ups that confirm an earlier violation was corrected, or requirements specific to this type of facility.
Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on April 18, 2026. For example:
Food is prepared in a safe manner
About this data
These results come from Durham Region Health Department, 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
- Routine
1 infraction
- Adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin, and rodents
- * Evidence of pests observed
- Operator to ensure storage areas are maintained clean and organized to facilitate the monitoring of pest control
- Adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin, and rodents
- Re-Inspection
0 infractions
- Routine
5 infractions
- Thermometers used to verify food preparation and storage temperatures
- * Fail to provide thermometer in temperature controlled room / equipment used to store potentially hazardous foods
- Operator to provide accurate and easily readable indicating thermometers in temperature controlled rooms/equipment used for storage of potentially hazardous foods
- Food is prepared in a safe manner
- * Fail to ensure food is prepared in a safe manner
- Do not thaw hazardous foods at room temperature
- Observed potentially hazardous foods not being thawed in an appropriate and safe manner
- Hot holding of potentially hazardous food: minimum of 60°C (140°F) after cooking / rapid re-heating
- * Fail to hold potentially hazardous food at 60°C (140°F) or higher after cooking / rapid re-heating
- Operator to ensure potentially hazardous foods are held at 60°C (140°F) or higher after cooking/rapid reheating
- Separate hand washing basin provided for food handlers
- * Fail to use basin only for hand washing of employees
- Operator to ensure designated hand washing basin is only used for hand washing
- Adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin, and rodents
- * Evidence of pests observed
- Operator to ensure storage areas are maintained clean and organized to facilitate the monitoring of pest control
- Thermometers used to verify food preparation and storage temperatures
- Routine
1 infraction
- Washing hands thoroughly before and after handling food
- * Food handlers fail to wash hands as often as necessary to prevent the contamination of food or food areas
- Food handlers must wash hands after they are contaminated and before handling food
- Operator to wash hands before putting on disposable gloves
- Washing hands thoroughly before and after handling food
- Routine
0 infractions
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