Down Home Variety & Take-Out
7684 Route 116, Bass River NB E4T 1L9 · Food Premises
Inspection summary
Down Home Variety & Take-Out has been inspected 4 times by New Brunswick Department of Health (Health Protection Branch) since April 18, 2024. The most recent inspection, on September 24, 2026, found no infractions.
2 of 4 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 0 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Chemicals and toxic substances and Handwashing and staff hygiene.
The last 2 inspections in a row found no infractions. Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.
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.
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 once on May 15, 2025. For example:
Detergents and Chemical Use and Storage
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 April 18, 2024. For example:
Hand Washing Station(s)
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 May 15, 2025. For example:
Demonstrating Knowledge
About this data
These results come from New Brunswick Department of Health (Health Protection Branch), 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.
4 inspections
- Routine Inspection
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection
2 infractions
- Demonstrating Knowledge
- For Class 4, at least one person who holds a certificate confirming his or her successful completion of a food handler program as described in Section 39(1) of the Food Premises Regulation must be present at all times in the area of a food premises where and when food is being prepared.
- Detergents and Chemical Use and Storage
- Staff must be able to demonstrate proper use of sanitizers and method for testing the solution.
- Demonstrating Knowledge
- Routine Inspection
1 infraction
- Hand Washing Station(s)
- Hand washing stations shall be easily accessible and kept clear at all times.
- Hand Washing Station(s)
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