Fork It
228 Charlotte St, Peterborough ON K9J 2T8 · Food Safety
Inspection summary
Fork It has been inspected 7 times by Peterborough Public Health (now part of Lakelands Public Health) since November 4, 2024. The most recent inspection, on September 28, 2026, recorded 5 infractions.
3 of 7 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 3 inspections with 7 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Protecting food from contamination and Handwashing and staff hygiene.
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.
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 September 28, 2026. For example:
Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces must be properly constructed and maintained.
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 on September 28, 2026. For example:
Furniture, equipment and appliances in food handling and storage rooms arranged and constructed in a clean and sanitary manner.
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 November 4, 2024. For example:
Adequate number of conveniently located and maintained hand wash stations are provided
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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on September 28, 2026. For example:
Floor and floor coverings are tight, smooth and non-absorbent.
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 December 22, 2025. For example:
Food handlers who come into contact with food/utensils shall do so in a sanitary manner.
About this data
These results come from Peterborough Public Health (now part of Lakelands 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.
7 inspections
- Required
5 infractions
- Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces must be properly constructed and maintained.
- Fail to maintain equipment, utensils and or multi-service articles clean and sanitized
- 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
- Utensils sanitized mechanically as prescribed in the regulation.
- Fail to ensure mechanical equipment sanitize with chlorine solution at 100 parts per million at 24 degrees Celsius for at least 45 seconds
- Floor and floor coverings are tight, smooth and non-absorbent.
- Food premise not maintained with tight, smooth or non-absorbent floor surface where food is handled
- Operator maintained floors, walls and ceilings in clean, good repair and in a sanitary manner.
- Food premise not maintained with clean ceilings and in good repair in food handling and food storage rooms
- Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces must be properly constructed and maintained.
- Required
1 infraction
- Floor and floor coverings are tight, smooth and non-absorbent.
- Food premise not maintained with tight, smooth or non-absorbent floor surface where food is handled
- Floor and floor coverings are tight, smooth and non-absorbent.
- Complaint
1 infraction
- Food handlers who come into contact with food/utensils shall do so in a sanitary manner.
- Fail to ensure food handler washes hands as necessary
- Fail to ensure food handler refrains from conduct causing contamination of food and food areas
- Food handlers who come into contact with food/utensils shall do so in a sanitary manner.
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
2 infractions
- Utensils sanitized mechanically as prescribed in the regulation.
- Fail to ensure mechanical equipment sanitize with chlorine solution at 100 parts per million at 24 degrees Celsius for at least 45 seconds
- Adequate number of conveniently located and maintained hand wash stations are provided
- Fail to provide adequate number of hand wash stations
- Utensils sanitized mechanically as prescribed in the regulation.
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