COTTON TALE CAFE & PLAY, UNIT B
9185 COMMERCIAL, NEW MINAS · Food Establishment
Inspection summary
COTTON TALE CAFE & PLAY, UNIT B has been inspected once by Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change (Food Safety Program), on March 16, 2026. The most recent inspection, on March 16, 2026, recorded 2 infractions.
In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 2 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination.
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 once on March 16, 2026. For example:
49(1)(a) - OPERATOR FAILING TO STORE FOOD INGREDIENTS & FOOD PACKAGING TO PROTECT FROM CONTAMINATION.
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 once on March 16, 2026. For example:
29(2)(a) - INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE, CLEANING, & SANITAITON PROGRAM.
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.
1 inspection
- Inspection
2 infractions
- 29(2)(a) - INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE, CLEANING, & SANITAITON PROGRAM.
- Cleaning required of fridges, front & rear dry storage, shelving, cupboards, microwave, oven and under equipment. Educate staff to use proper handwash sink and not use any common use toweling. Common use towels are prohibited (corrected during inspection).
- 49(1)(a) - OPERATOR FAILING TO STORE FOOD INGREDIENTS & FOOD PACKAGING TO PROTECT FROM CONTAMINATION.
- Open dry ingredient bag to be stored in tightly covered food container. All food or food ingredients to be stored properly and >= 6in. / 15 cm. off of the floor.
- 29(2)(a) - INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE, CLEANING, & SANITAITON PROGRAM.
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