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Donut Diner

2 947 Niagara St, Welland ON L3C 1M5 · Restaurant

Inspection summary

Donut Diner has been inspected 9 times by Niagara Region Public Health since November 5, 2024. The most recent inspection, on August 20, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.

4 of 9 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 4 inspections with 3 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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on August 20, 2026. For example: Raw food is separate from cooked and/or ready-to-eat foods during storage and handling.

  • 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 October 15, 2025. For example: Proper sanitizer test kit is readily available for verifying concentrations of chemical sanitizers.

  • 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 January 22, 2026. For example: Mechanical dishwashing is properly constructed, designed and maintained.

  • 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 once on October 6, 2025. For example: Prohibited use of tobacco/smoking.

  • 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 3 separate inspections, most recently on January 22, 2026. For example: An adequate number of handwashing stations are maintained and kept adequately supplied and are situated for convenient access by food handlers.

About this data

These results come from Niagara Region Public Health, 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 Inspection

    1 infraction

    • Raw food is separate from cooked and/or ready-to-eat foods during storage and handling.
  2. Re-inspection

    0 infractions

  3. Routine Inspection

    2 infractions

    • Mechanical dishwashing is properly constructed, designed and maintained.
    • An adequate number of handwashing stations are maintained and kept adequately supplied and are situated for convenient access by food handlers.
  4. Re-inspection

    0 infractions

  5. Re-inspection

    4 infractions

    • Mechanical ventilation is maintained to ensure the elimination of odours, fumes, vapours, smoke and excessive heat.
    • Proper sanitizer test kit is readily available for verifying concentrations of chemical sanitizers.
    • An adequate number of handwashing stations are maintained and kept adequately supplied and are situated for convenient access by food handlers.
    • Food contact equipment, utensils and multi service articles are maintained in good repair and of sound and tight construction.
  6. Routine Inspection

    5 infractions

    • Proper sanitizer test kit is readily available for verifying concentrations of chemical sanitizers.
    • Food contact equipment, utensils and multi service articles are maintained in good repair and of sound and tight construction.
    • Prohibited use of tobacco/smoking.
    • Mechanical ventilation is maintained to ensure the elimination of odours, fumes, vapours, smoke and excessive heat.
    • An adequate number of handwashing stations are maintained and kept adequately supplied and are situated for convenient access by food handlers.
  7. Routine Inspection

    0 infractions

  8. Routine Inspection

    0 infractions

  9. Routine Inspection

    1 infraction

    • Washrooms are provided, properly equipped, in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner.

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