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Heights Shell - Food Store

18 8 Street NW Medicine Hat AB T1A 6P1 · Food - General

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Inspection summary

Heights Shell - Food Store has been inspected 4 times by Alberta Health Services (Environmental Public Health) since May 7, 2024. The most recent inspection, on July 10, 2025, recorded 1 infraction.

1 of 4 inspections on record found no infractions at all. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Food temperature control.

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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on July 10, 2025. For example: Are food temperatures during storage and processing being controlled to maximize food safety?

  • Permits, records and postingLower risk

    Operating permits, required signage, written procedures and logs. These findings are administrative: the documentation was missing or out of date at the time of inspection.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on May 16, 2024. For example: Does the facility have a valid permit and does the facility operate in compliance with the conditions of that permit, or is the facility awaiting approval prior to operation?

About this data

These results come from Alberta Health Services (Environmental 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.

4 inspections

  1. Monitoring Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 10. Are food temperatures during storage and processing being controlled to maximize food safety?
      • The temperature of the walk-in cooler was slightly above 4 °C (5.6-6 °C). The operator promptly adjusted the temperature setting.
  2. Risk Management Inspection

    0 infractions

  3. Risk Management Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 19. Does the facility have a valid permit and does the facility operate in compliance with the conditions of that permit, or is the facility awaiting approval prior to operation?
      • Permit is not displayed in a location that can be seen by the public
  4. Monitoring Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 10. Are food temperatures during storage and processing being controlled to maximize food safety?
      • Thermometer inside cooler, electronic gauge outside cooler door, and measurement taken by inspector all showed walk-in cooler >4°C Action: please adjust thermostat to ensure cooler is maintained at 4°C
    • 19. Does the facility have a valid permit and does the facility operate in compliance with the conditions of that permit, or is the facility awaiting approval prior to operation?
      • Permit is not displayed in a location that can be seen by the public

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