King & Academy Variety
169 King St, St. Catharines ON L2R 3J2 · Retail Food
Inspection summary
King & Academy Variety has been inspected 3 times by Niagara Region Public Health since June 20, 2025. The most recent inspection, on April 15, 2026, recorded 4 infractions.
1 of 3 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 4 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination and Food temperature control.
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 4 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on April 15, 2026. For example:
Food storage racks, shelves or pallets are readily cleanable.
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 June 20, 2025. For example:
Cold holding is adequate and maintained at 4°C (40°F) or lower.
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 April 15, 2026. For example:
An adequate number of handwashing stations are maintained and kept adequately supplied and are situated for convenient access by food handlers.
About this data
These results come from Niagara Region 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.
3 inspections
- Routine Inspection
4 infractions
- Food storage racks, shelves or pallets are readily cleanable.
- Washrooms are provided, properly equipped, in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner.
- Raw food is separate from cooked and/or ready-to-eat foods during storage and handling.
- An adequate number of handwashing stations are maintained and kept adequately supplied and are situated for convenient access by food handlers.
- Re-inspection
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection
2 infractions
- Cold holding is adequate and maintained at 4°C (40°F) or lower.
- Food is protected from potential contamination (e.g. food covered, labelled, off floor, sneeze guard).
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