Food Basics
975 West Ridge Blvd, Orillia ON L3V 8A3 · Supermarket / Grocery
Inspection summary
Food Basics has been inspected 4 times by Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit since May 23, 2025. The most recent inspection, on September 17, 2026, recorded 2 infractions.
2 of 4 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 2 inspections with 3 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination.
Recent inspections have recorded more infractions than earlier ones, so it is worth reading the latest reports closely.
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 once on September 17, 2026. For example:
Furniture, equipment and appliances in food handling and storage rooms arranged and constructed in a clean and sanitary manner.
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 September 17, 2026. For example:
Food handler completed food handler training.
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 April 13, 2026. For example:
General Housekeeping Satisfactory
About this data
These results come from Simcoe Muskoka 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.
4 inspections
- Routine
2 infractions
- Furniture, equipment and appliances in food handling and storage rooms arranged and constructed in a clean and sanitary manner.
- Fail to maintain and arrange equipment in clean and sanitary condition
- Food handler completed food handler training.
- Fail to ensure presence of food handler or supervisor during all hours of operation
- Furniture, equipment and appliances in food handling and storage rooms arranged and constructed in a clean and sanitary manner.
- Routine
1 infraction
- General Housekeeping Satisfactory
- Fail to maintain the premises in a clean and sanitary manner
- General Housekeeping Satisfactory
- Routine
0 infractions
- Complaint
0 infractions
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