Home Town Variety
119 St. Andrew Street, Mitchell ON N0K 1N0 · Convenience/Variety
Inspection summary
Home Town Variety has been inspected 4 times by Huron Perth Public Health since September 18, 2023. The most recent inspection, on August 1, 2025, recorded 2 infractions.
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: Pests, Food source, labelling and allergens and Protecting food from contamination.
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.
PestsHigher risk
Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.
Recorded 3 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on August 1, 2025. For example:
Premise is protected against the entrance of pests and maintained to prevent harboring or breeding of pests
Food source, labelling and allergensHigher risk
Food must come from approved suppliers, stay in labelled containers and be thrown out when it is spoiled or damaged, such as dented or swollen cans. Labelling matters for allergies: an unlabelled container can hide an allergen.
Recorded once on August 1, 2025. For example:
All meat products that are transported, handled, distributed, displayed, stored, sold, or offered for sale have proper plant of origin tag, stamp, or label
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 July 4, 2024. For example:
Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
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 once on September 18, 2023. For example:
Surfaces of equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
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 September 18, 2023. For example:
Levels of illumination required under the Building Code are maintained in the food premises
About this data
These results come from Huron Perth 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
- Required
2 infractions
- Premise is protected against the entrance of pests and maintained to prevent harboring or breeding of pests
- Failed to protect against entry of pests
- All meat products that are transported, handled, distributed, displayed, stored, sold, or offered for sale have proper plant of origin tag, stamp, or label
- Have on food premise meat not stamped
- Have on food premise meat not labelled
- Premise is protected against the entrance of pests and maintained to prevent harboring or breeding of pests
- Required
1 infraction
- Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
- Failed to protect food from contamination or adulteration
- Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
- Follow-up
0 infractions
- Required
4 infractions
- Levels of illumination required under the Building Code are maintained in the food premises
- Failed to provide required illumination during all hours of operation
- Premise is protected against the entrance of pests and maintained to prevent harboring or breeding of pests
- Failed to protect against entry of pests
- Records of all pest control measures that are undertaken in the premise shall be maintained
- Failed to maintain records of pest control measures taken
- Surfaces of equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
- Failed to ensure facility surface cleaned as necessary
- Levels of illumination required under the Building Code are maintained in the food premises
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