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Hyska's Your Independent Grocer

3025 Petawawa Blvd., Petawawa ON K8H 1X9 · Supermarket

Official record from Renfrew County →

Inspection summary

Hyska's Your Independent Grocer has been inspected 5 times by Renfrew County and District Health Unit since November 5, 2024. The most recent inspection, on April 22, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.

1 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, Cleaning and sanitizing and Handwashing and staff hygiene.

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.

  • 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 November 1, 2025. For example: All food shall be 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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on November 1, 2025. For example: Manual dishwashing provides clean wash water, proper rinse, and sanitizing solution

  • 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 April 22, 2026. For example: Handwashing stations used only for the washing of employee hands

  • 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 April 20, 2026. For example: Potentially hazardous foods are distributed, maintained, stored, transported, displayed, sold and offered for sale in which the internal temperature is at 4°C (40°F) or lower

  • 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 on November 5, 2024. For example: Floor or floor coverings are tight, smooth and non-absorbent and kept clean and in good repair

About this data

These results come from Renfrew County and District Health Unit, 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

  1. Follow-up

    1 infraction

    • Handwashing stations used only for the washing of employee hands
      • Ensure handwashing station is used only for handwashing.
  2. Required

    1 infraction

    • Potentially hazardous foods are distributed, maintained, stored, transported, displayed, sold and offered for sale in which the internal temperature is at 4°C (40°F) or lower
      • Adjust or repair the refrigeration unit immediately. Do not store any potentially hazardous foods in the unit until it is able to maintain potentially hazardous foods at 4°C (40°F) or lower
  3. Required

    2 infractions

    • All food shall be protected from contamination and adulteration
      • Protect all food from contamination and adulteration.
    • Manual dishwashing provides clean wash water, proper rinse, and sanitizing solution
      • Quaternary ammonium compound solution must be a minimum 200 parts per million at 24°C or greater for at least 45 seconds.
  4. Required

    0 infractions

  5. Required

    6 infractions

    • Racks, shelves or pallets used for food storage must be designed to protect the food from contamination and must be readily cleanable
    • Floor or floor coverings are tight, smooth and non-absorbent and kept clean and in good repair
      • The floors of every room must be kept clean and in good repair.
    • Walls and ceilings of rooms and passageways are readily cleanable, maintained in a sanitary condition, and kept in good repair
      • The walls and ceilings of rooms and passageways must be readily cleanable and must be maintained in a sanitary condition.
    • General maintenance and sanitation is satisfactory where food is processed, prepared, packaged, served, transported, manufactured, handled, sold, or offered for sale.
      • Maintain the food premise in a clean and sanitary manner
    • Adequate number of handwashing stations, situated for convenient access by food handlers with required supplies
    • Equipment, utensils and multi-service articles are of sound and tight construction, in good repair, can be readily cleaned and sanitized, and suitable for their intended purpose
      • Ensure all the equipment, utensils and multi-service articles are kept in good repair.
      • Ensure all the equipment, utensils and multi-service articles are of such form and material that they can be readily cleaned and sanitized.

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