Joe's Artisanal Butcher Shop & Deli
168 St Andrew St W, Fergus ON N1M 1L4 · Butcher Shop
Inspection summary
Joe's Artisanal Butcher Shop & Deli has been inspected once by Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health, on June 25, 2026. The most recent inspection, on June 25, 2026, recorded 3 infractions.
In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 3 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination.
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 once on June 25, 2026. For example:
Food protected from contamination and adulteration
Food safety training and certificationLower risk
Most jurisdictions require a certified food handler or manager on site, and some require allergen or food-worker training. These findings mean the paperwork or the trained person was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean food was handled unsafely.
Recorded once on June 25, 2026. For example:
Food handler trained and present
Other findingsLower risk
Findings that do not fit the categories above, such as follow-ups that confirm an earlier violation was corrected, or requirements specific to this type of facility.
Recorded once on June 25, 2026. For example:
Food handling area maintained in sanitary condition, organized, and not used for sleeping
About this data
These results come from Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph 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.
1 inspection
- Inspection
3 infractions
- Food handler trained and present
- Food handler training not completed by food handler or supervisor (section 32)
- Food protected from contamination and adulteration
- Food not protected from contamination or adulteration [subsection 26 (1)]
- Food handling area maintained in sanitary condition, organized, and not used for sleeping
- Food handling room not maintained in sanitary condition [clause 7 (1) (e)]
- Food handler trained and present
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