Festival Food Mart
456 Southdale Rd E, London ON N6E 1A3 · Supermarket / Grocery Store
Inspection summary
Festival Food Mart has been inspected 5 times by Middlesex-London Health Unit since January 12, 2023. The most recent inspection, on June 22, 2026, found no infractions.
1 of 5 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: Food temperature control, Cleaning and sanitizing and Handwashing and staff hygiene.
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.
Food temperature controlHigher risk
Bacteria multiply fastest between about 4 °C and 60 °C (40 °F to 140 °F). Inspectors check that cold food stays cold, hot food stays hot, cooked food is cooled quickly, and that staff have accurate thermometers. Temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning, so these are treated as critical findings.
Recorded 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on October 7, 2025. For example:
Potentially hazardous food is maintained at 4°C (40°F) or lower
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 3 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on January 30, 2025. For example:
Multi-service articles, utensils, equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized
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 January 30, 2025. For example:
Handwashing stations are maintained and adequately supplied
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 4 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on October 7, 2025. For example:
Records, receipts, certificates maintained as required
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 once on January 12, 2023. For example:
Rooms, walls and ceilings are kept clean, in good repair and in a sanitary condition
About this data
These results come from Middlesex-London 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.
5 inspections
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
3 infractions
- Potentially hazardous food is maintained at 4°C (40°F) or lower
- Fail to maintain potentially hazardous foods at an internal temperature of 4°C (40°F) or lower
- Records, receipts, certificates maintained as required
- Fail to maintain records of pest control measures taken
- Fail to retain records of pest control measures taken for one year
- Food handler or supervisor present during operation has completed food handler training
- Fail to ensure the presence of a food handler or supervisor, who has completed food handler training, during every hour of operation in a food service premises
- Fail to ensure certified food handler supervising the preparation, processing, packaging, service or storage of food where hazardous food is prepared and when the food premises is operating at all times as per the local by-law
- Potentially hazardous food is maintained at 4°C (40°F) or lower
- Required
3 infractions
- Handwashing stations are maintained and adequately supplied
- Fail to provide adequate number of handwashing stations
- Multi-service articles, utensils, equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized
- Fail to clean and sanitize utensils, other than multi-service articles, as often as necessary
- Records, receipts, certificates maintained as required
- Fail to maintain records of pest control measures taken
- Fail to retain records of pest control measures taken for one year
- Handwashing stations are maintained and adequately supplied
- Required
1 infraction
- Potentially hazardous food is maintained at 4°C (40°F) or lower
- Fail to maintain potentially hazardous foods at an internal temperature of 4°C (40°F) or lower
- Potentially hazardous food is maintained at 4°C (40°F) or lower
- Required
5 infractions
- Refrigeration and hot-holding equipment for potentially hazardous food is maintained
- Fail to provide accurate, easily readable thermometer for refrigeration and hot-holding
- Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces are properly constructed and maintained
- Fail to maintain equipment, utensils and / or multi-service articles of sound and tight construction and in good repair
- Utensils are sanitized manually as required
- Fail to use sanitizing agent for which a test reagent is readily available
- Rooms, walls and ceilings are kept clean, in good repair and in a sanitary condition
- Fail to maintain walls clean and in good repair
- Records, receipts, certificates maintained as required
- Fail to maintain records of pest control measures taken
- Refrigeration and hot-holding equipment for potentially hazardous food is maintained
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