Howe's Farm Market & Country Bakery
11143 Highbury Rd, St Thomas ON N5P 3T3 · Supermarket
Inspection summary
Howe's Farm Market & Country Bakery has been inspected 5 times by Southwestern Public Health since November 29, 2024. The most recent inspection, on September 16, 2026, recorded 2 infractions.
3 of 5 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 3 inspections with 4 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination and Food temperature control.
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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on September 16, 2026. For example:
Food protected from contamination and adulteration
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 September 16, 2026. For example:
Temperature control for storage of potentially hazardous foods
About this data
These results come from Southwestern 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.
5 inspections
- Required
2 infractions
- Food protected from contamination and adulteration
- Temperature control for storage of potentially hazardous foods
- ensure potentially hazardous foods are stored at 60°C and higher
- Required
2 infractions
- Food protected from contamination and adulteration
- ensure all food is protected from contamination and adulteration
- Temperature control for storage of potentially hazardous foods
- Food protected from contamination and adulteration
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
0 infractions