Holiday Inn Express
37 Spicer Square, Bowmanville ON L1C 5M2 · Food Safety Inspections
Inspection summary
Holiday Inn Express has been inspected 5 times by Durham Region Health Department since March 19, 2025. The most recent inspection, on September 14, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.
3 of 5 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 3 inspections with 3 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Handwashing and staff hygiene and Food temperature control.
The number of infractions per inspection has stayed roughly the same over time.
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.
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 September 14, 2026. For example:
Hand washing basin with supplies of hot and cold water, soap in a dispenser and single-use towels
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 once on February 25, 2026. For example:
Potentially hazardous food is held at 4°C (40°F) or lower
Equipment and utensilsLower risk
Equipment has to be built from cleanable materials, kept in good repair and stored properly. These findings are mostly about upkeep, like a cracked shelf, a worn gasket or utensils stored the wrong way. They are generally lower risk but show how well the kitchen is maintained.
Recorded once on February 25, 2026. For example:
Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
About this data
These results come from Durham Region Health Department, 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
- Routine
1 infraction
- Hand washing basin with supplies of hot and cold water, soap in a dispenser and single-use towels
- * Fail to provide adequate supplies (single-use towels, soap in a dispenser) for the hand washing basin in the food preparation area
- Operator to ensure hand washing basins are adequately supplied
- Hand washing basin with supplies of hot and cold water, soap in a dispenser and single-use towels
- Re-Inspection
0 infractions
- Routine
2 infractions
- Potentially hazardous food is held at 4°C (40°F) or lower
- * Fail to ensure potentially hazardous foods are held at 4°C (40°F) or less
- * Fail to provide adequate refrigerated space for potentially hazardous food storage
- Potentially hazardous foods observed at an internal temperature above 4° C (40°F)
- Operator to ensure potentially hazardous foods are held at 4°C (40°F) or lower
- Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
- * Fail to maintain all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are in clean and in good repair
- Operator to adjust or repair the malfunctioning cooler immediately. Do not store any potentially hazardous foods in the malfunctioning unit until it is able to maintain hazardous foods at 4° C or lower
- Potentially hazardous food is held at 4°C (40°F) or lower
- Routine
0 infractions
- Routine
0 infractions
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