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Kewticles

8 940 Brock Rd, Pickering ON L1W 2X9 · Know Before You Go Inspections

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Inspection summary

Kewticles has been inspected 3 times by Durham Region Health Department since October 29, 2025. The most recent inspection, on October 8, 2026, recorded 4 infractions.

None of the 3 inspections on record were free of infractions. In the past 12 months there were 3 inspections with 15 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination, Handwashing and staff hygiene and Food source, labelling and allergens.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their findings differently, so we group them by what they mean for your health. 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 and supplies are stored and handled: kept covered, off the floor, and away from anything that could contaminate them. Where food is served, raw meat must be kept away from ready-to-eat food, a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on October 8, 2026. For example: Premises and/or work area maintained in a sanitary manner, appropriately located, well-lit and well-ventilated

  • Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk

    Hands are one of the main ways germs spread, from person to person and onto food and surfaces. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing their hands when required, and sick staff being kept away from work where it matters. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.

    Recorded 2 times on October 6, 2026. For example: Compliant with requirements for hand washing sinks

  • Food source, labelling and allergensHigher risk

    Food and other products must come from approved sources, stay in labelled containers and be thrown out when spoiled, expired or damaged. Labelling also matters for allergies: an unlabelled container can hide an allergen.

    Recorded once on October 8, 2026. For example: Reusable items that are not cleaned immediately after each use to be soaked in a labelled, covered container of adequate size

  • Equipment and utensilsLower risk

    Equipment has to be made of cleanable materials, kept in good repair and stored properly. These findings are mostly about upkeep, like a cracked surface or worn part. They are generally lower risk but show how well the place is maintained.

    Recorded 5 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on October 8, 2026. For example: Work and contact surfaces smooth, non-absorbent and easily cleanable

  • Permits, records and postingLower risk

    Operating permits, required signage, written procedures and logs. These findings are administrative: the documentation was missing or out of date at the time of inspection.

    Recorded 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on October 8, 2026. For example: Approved disinfectants are prepared and used appropriately, and records maintained

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.

3 inspections

  1. Re-Inspection

    4 infractions

    • Work and contact surfaces smooth, non-absorbent and easily cleanable
      • Fail to provide fixture and/or furniture in good repair, easily cleanable, smooth and/or impermeable. Operator/PSW must provide fixture and/or furniture in good repair, easily cleanable, smooth and/or impermeable.
    • Premises and/or work area maintained in a sanitary manner, appropriately located, well-lit and well-ventilated
      • Fail to routinely clean premises and/or work area (e.g. cupboards, shelving, sinks, chairs, work stations) daily at a minimum and when visibly soiled. Operator/PSW must routinely clean all structural surfaces (e.g. cupboards, shelving, sinks, chairs, work stations) daily at a minimum and when visibly soiled.
    • Reusable items that are not cleaned immediately after each use to be soaked in a labelled, covered container of adequate size
      • Fail to soak dirty reusable items, if not cleaned immediately, in a labelled, covered container of adequate size. Operator/PSW must soak dirty reusable instruments, if not cleaned immediately, in a labelled, covered container of adequate size.
    • Approved disinfectants are prepared and used appropriately, and records maintained
      • Fail to keep high-level disinfectant records with product name, concentration, date prepared and date to be discarded (as applicable). Operator/PSW must keep disinfection records with product name, concentration, date prepared and date to be discarded (as applicable).
  2. Routine

    9 infractions

    • Work and contact surfaces smooth, non-absorbent and easily cleanable
      • Fail to provide fixture and/or furniture in good repair, easily cleanable, smooth and/or impermeable. Operator/PSW must provide fixture and/or furniture in good repair, easily cleanable, smooth and/or impermeable.
    • Premises and/or work area maintained in a sanitary manner, appropriately located, well-lit and well-ventilated
      • Fail to routinely clean premises and/or work area (e.g. cupboards, shelving, sinks, chairs, work stations) daily at a minimum and when visibly soiled. Operator/PSW must routinely clean all structural surfaces (e.g. cupboards, shelving, sinks, chairs, work stations) daily at a minimum and when visibly soiled.
    • Compliant with requirements for hand washing sinks
      • Fail to provide single-service hand drying products or hot air dryer close to hand washing sink. If cloth towels are used, they must be single-use, then laundered. Operator/PSW must provide single-service hand drying products or hot air dryer close to hand washing sink. If cloth towels are used, they must be single-use, then laundered.
    • Proper hand hygiene performed prior to service delivery, as required during and after service, and for reprocessing
      • Fail to provide and use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that is between 70-90% alcohol content, contain a Natural Product Number (NPN) and that it is not expired. Operator/PSW must provide and use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that is between 70-90% alcohol content, contains a Natural Product Number (NPN) and within the expiration date.
      • Fail to provide alcohol-based hand sanitizer within reach wherever personal services are provided and in reprocessing areas, even if a hand washing sink is available. Operator/PSW must provide alcohol-based hand sanitizer within reach wherever personal services are provided and in reprocessing areas, even if a hand washing sink is available.
    • All reusable, single-use disposable items and/or equipment are of durable construction, in good repair and maintained as per manufacturer’s instructions
      • Fail to provide reusable, single-use disposable items and/or equipment in good repair. Operator/PSW must provide reusable single-use, disposable items and/or equipment in good repair.
    • All reusable, single-use disposable items and/or equipment stored appropriately and maintained in clean and sanitary condition
      • For manicures/pedicures, fail to store reusable, single-use disposable items and/or equipment in clean, covered containers. Operator/PSW must store reusable, single-use disposable items and/or equipment in clean, covered containers.
    • Approved disinfectants are prepared and used appropriately, and records maintained
      • Fail to prepare disinfectants as per manufacturer’s instructions. Operator/PSW must prepare disinfectants as per manufacturer's instructions.
      • Fail to maintain disinfectant at appropriate strength. Operator/PSW must maintain disinfectant at appropriate strength.
      • Fail to keep high-level disinfectant records with product name, concentration, date prepared and date to be discarded (as applicable). Operator/PSW must keep disinfection records with product name, concentration, date prepared and date to be discarded (as applicable).
    • Approved sharps container provided and sharps/sharps container disposed in appropriate manner
      • For pedicures, fail to discard pedicure/credo blades in an approved sharps container immediately after each use. Operator/PSW must discard pedicure/credo blades in an approved sharps container immediately after each use.
    • All items that cannot be cleaned, disinfected or sterilized must be single-use disposable
      • Fail to discard single-use disposable covers immediately after each use. Operator/PSW must discard single-use disposable covers immediately after each use.
  3. Routine

    2 infractions

    • Approved disinfectants are prepared and used appropriately, and records maintained
      • Fail to appropriately label all disinfectants and chemicals (e.g. product name, expiry date). Operator/PSW must appropriately label all disinfectants and chemicals (e.g. product name, expiry date).
      • Fail to prepare, maintain and discard solution according to the manufacturer’s instructions (e.g. expired products). Operator/PSW must prepare, maintain and discard solutions according to the manufacturer's instructions (e.g. expired products).
      • Fail to keep high-level disinfectant records with product name, concentration, date prepared and date to be discarded (as applicable). Operator/PSW must keep disinfection records with product name, concentration, date prepared and date to be discarded (as applicable).
    • All reusable items and/or equipment cleaned and then disinfected or sterilized, as applicable
      • Fail to clean footbath basin with detergent using a scrub brush, rinse and then disinfect with an intermediate-level solution after each use. Operator/PSW must clean footbath basin with a detergent solution using a scrub brush, rinse and then disinfect with an intermediate-level disinfectant after each use.

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