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Croswell's Mercantile

62 George St Ahmic Harbour ON P0A 1A0 · Food Take Out

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Inspection summary

Croswell's Mercantile has been inspected 6 times by North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit since March 15, 2024. The most recent inspection, on September 2, 2026, recorded 2 infractions.

None of the 6 inspections on record were free of infractions. In the past 12 months there were 2 inspections with 7 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination, Chemicals and toxic substances and Cleaning and sanitizing.

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.

  • 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 August 26, 2026. For example: Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration

  • Chemicals and toxic substancesHigher risk

    Cleaning products, sanitizers and pesticides must be labelled and stored away from food and food-contact surfaces. Inspectors flag chemicals that could end up in food, as well as pest treatments applied without proper supervision.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on August 26, 2026. For example: Toxic / poisonous substances (chemicals / pesticides) to be stored separately from food

  • 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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on October 11, 2024. For example: Food contact surfaces washed / rinsed / sanitized after each use and following any operations when contamination may have occurred

  • 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 once on October 11, 2024. For example: Adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin, and rodents

  • 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 9 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on September 2, 2026. For example: Ceilings clean and in good repair

About this data

These results come from North Bay Parry Sound 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.

6 inspections

  1. Re-inspection

    2 infractions

    • Ceilings clean and in good repair
      • * Fail to ensure ceiling of food premise kept clean and in good repair
      • Operator to ensure ceiling of the food premise is maintained in a sanitary condition and in good repair
    • Floors clean and in good repair
      • * Fail to maintain food premise with tight, smooth and non-absorbent floor or floor coverings
      • Operator to ensure floor or floor coverings are tight, smooth and non-absorbent
  2. Compliance (Required)

    5 infractions

    • Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
      • * Fail to maintain all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are in clean and in good repair
      • Operator to ensure that all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are maintained clean and in good repair
    • Floors clean and in good repair
      • * Fail to ensure floors of food premise are kept clean and/or in good repair
      • * Fail to maintain food premise with tight, smooth and non-absorbent floor or floor coverings
      • Operator to ensure floors are kept clean and in good repair
      • Operator to ensure floor or floor coverings are tight, smooth and non-absorbent
      • Operator to ensure floors are maintained from clutter to permit adequate cleaning
    • Ceilings clean and in good repair
      • * Fail to ensure ceiling of food premise kept clean and in good repair
      • Operator to ensure ceiling of the food premise is maintained in a sanitary condition and in good repair
    • Toxic / poisonous substances (chemicals / pesticides) to be stored separately from food
      • * Fail to keep toxic / poisonous substance in container bearing identifying label
      • Operator to ensure toxic/poisonous substances are stored in a manner preventing contamination
    • Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
      • * Fail to protect food from contamination and/or adulteration
      • Operator to ensure scoops/utensils are stored and maintained in a sanitary manner to prevent contamination and/or adulteration
      • Operator to ensure all foods are covered in storage
  3. Compliance (Required)

    4 infractions

    • Toxic / poisonous substances (chemicals / pesticides) to be stored separately from food
    • Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
      • Operator to ensure all foods are stored off the floor
    • Proper storage of single-service containers/articles (utensils)
      • Operator to ensure single-service containers/articles are protected and stored in a manner to prevent contamination
    • Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
      • Operator to ensure that all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are maintained clean and in good repair
  4. Compliance (Required)

    2 infractions

    • Sanitary maintenance of and provision of required supplies in staff / public washroom facilities
      • * Fail to keep washroom in good repair, clean and sanitary condition
    • Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
      • * Fail to maintain all equipment/non-food contact surfaces as readily cleanable and non-absorbent
  5. Compliance (Required)

    7 infractions

    • The premises is maintained free from every SERIOUS condition that may be a health hazard, adversely affecting the sanitary operation of the premises or adversely affecting the wholesomeness of the food
      • Observed significant insect/rodent infestation
    • Floors clean and in good repair
      • * Fail to ensure floor of food-handling room kept clean and in good repair
      • * Fail to ensure floors of food premise are kept clean and/or in good repair
    • Sanitary maintenance of and provision of required supplies in staff / public washroom facilities
      • * Fail to keep washroom in good repair, clean and sanitary condition
    • Food contact surfaces washed / rinsed / sanitized after each use and following any operations when contamination may have occurred
      • * Fail to ensure sanitizing solution contains the appropriate type of chemical solution and/or concentration/strength of sanitizer
    • Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
      • * Fail to protect food from contamination and/or adulteration
    • Adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin, and rodents
      • * Fail to maintain premise free from every condition that may adversely affect the food therein
      • * Evidence of significant pests observed
      • Contact licensed pest control operator for insect / rodent / pest treatment and control
    • Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
      • * Fail to maintain all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are in clean and in good repair
  6. Compliance (Required)

    2 infractions

    • Sanitary maintenance of and provision of required supplies in staff / public washroom facilities
      • * Fail to keep washroom in good repair, clean and sanitary condition
    • Food contact surfaces washed / rinsed / sanitized after each use and following any operations when contamination may have occurred
      • Operator to ensure wiping cloths are handled properly (sanitizing solution used)

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