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EVELYN RICHARDSON MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAFETERIA

5961 HIGHWAY 3, SHAG HARBOUR · Food Establishment

Inspection summary

EVELYN RICHARDSON MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAFETERIA has been inspected 6 times by Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change (Food Safety Program) since November 14, 2023. The most recent inspection, on November 5, 2025, found no infractions.

3 of 6 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: Protecting food from contamination.

The last 3 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.

  • 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 4 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on April 2, 2024. For example: 19(1)(a) A food establishment must be located, designed, constructed and maintained to ensure all of the following: (a) that the risk of contaminating the food is minimized;

  • 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 November 14, 2023. For example: 28(2) If an operator is absent from a food establishment, the operator must ensure that a member of the personnel who has successfully completed a food hygiene training program is present.

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.

6 inspections

  1. Inspection

    0 infractions

  2. Inspection

    0 infractions

  3. Inspection

    0 infractions

  4. Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 19(1)(a) A food establishment must be located, designed, constructed and maintained to ensure all of the following: (a) that the risk of contaminating the food is minimized;
      • Repair the temperature gauges on your heat sanitizing dishwasher so that when used staff may confirm that the unit is operating in accordance to manufacturer requirements and is actually sanitizing dishes. Repair the leak around the dishwasher gauges.
  5. Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 19(1)(a) A food establishment must be located, designed, constructed and maintained to ensure all of the following: (a) that the risk of contaminating the food is minimized;
      • Repair the temperature gauges on your heat sanitizing dishwasher so that when used staff may confirm that the unit is operating in accordance to manufacturer requirements and is actually sanitizing dishes.
  6. Inspection

    3 infractions

    • 19(1)(a) A food establishment must be located, designed, constructed and maintained to ensure all of the following: (a) that the risk of contaminating the food is minimized;
      • Repair the temperature gauges on your heat sanitizing dishwasher so that when used staff may confirm that the unit is operating in accordance to manufacturer requirements and is actually sanitizing dishes.
    • 28(2) If an operator is absent from a food establishment, the operator must ensure that a member of the personnel who has successfully completed a food hygiene training program is present.
      • Ensure that a member of the personnel who holds a valid certificate in an approved food hygiene training program is present during the operation of your kitchen.
    • 29(1) An operator of a food establishment must have a maintenance, cleaning and sanitation program in place to control the risk of contamination of food, equipment, utensils and other facilities in the food establishment.
      • Ensure that you follow manufacturer instructions when preparing your food safe sanitizer solution.

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