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M Nails & Spa

1773 - 8882 170 Street NW Edmonton AB T5T 4J2 · Personal Services

6 inspections

  1. Risk Management Inspection

    0 infractions

  2. Risk Management Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 03. Are facility-specific written procedures established to adequately describe safe and sanitary practices?
      • Some personal service workers were unaware of the required written procedures, while others knew about the AHS written procedure template posted at the back staff room. However, the Vietnamese AHS written procedure template was blank (not completed).** Reviewed the required procedures with Thu, Please complete the required pages and post to the staff room (Skin cleansing, and sink decontamination procedures). Send a photo of the completed corrected actions.Ensure the sink is cleaned and disinfected before and after it is used for equipment reprocessing.
  3. Risk Management Inspection

    5 infractions

    • 03. Are facility-specific written procedures established to adequately describe safe and sanitary practices?
      • Some personal service workers were unaware of the required written procedures, while others knew about the AHS written procedure template posted at the back staff room. However, the Vietnamese AHS written procedure template was blank (not completed).
    • 13. Is single-use or uncleanable equipment being used as intended (Critical)?
      • Single use wooden wax stick was reused for waxing.PHI found in the garbage, one wax stick with at least three large fabric wax strips, suggesting double dipping of the wax stick Personal service worker stated that it was from another worker waxing her legs. The worker stated that they don't double dip for clients.PHI explained that there must not be any double dipping, regardless of who the service was for, to reduce the risk of cross-contamination.- Single use mascara wands that were covered with hair and debris were found in the waxing room.Corrective Action:- Discard contaminated wax, and refrain from double dipping.- Discard used, single use, mascara wands.
    • 17. Is reusable equipment cleaned properly (Critical)?
      • Visibly dirty equimpent (tweezers, scissors, brushes) were found in the waxing room. These items were stored in a visibly dirty and sticky glass jar.Corrective Actions:- Clean and disinfectant all reusable equipment in the waxing room, including containers.Recommend placing two containers in the waxing room; one labeled as "clean", the other labeled as "dirty" or "used".Clean equipment should be placed in the "clean" container. Once used, equipment must be placed in the "dirty" container. This will help prevent cross contamination of dirty and clean equimpent, as well as encourage workers to bring dirty equipment to the reprocessing area to be cleaned and disinfected.
    • 20. Is reusable equipment disinfected properly?
      • Preempt CS20 high level disinfectant was expired (April 30, 2025).Corrective Action Taken on June 19, 2025:- New Preempt CS20 purchased (exp Febr 6, 2026)Daily disinfectant test results were incomplete and the practice of documented results had ceased.Corrective Actions:- Please acquire a new bottle of disinfectant.- Test the disinfectant daily and document the results in the high level disinfection log. Use a new log sheet every 14 days.- Ensure the solution is not used more than 14 days as per the manufactuer's instructions.
    • 26. Are cosmetic products appropriate for their intended use and being handled properly?
      • - Squeeze bottles located around the pedicure and manicure stations containing cosmetics were not labeled, or the labeled was faded.- Berrywell Augenblick Hair dye was being used for dying the eyebrows and eyelashes, however the labeled cleared stated that the "product must not be used for dyeing the eyebrows or eyelashes, to do so may cause blindless."Corrective Actions:- Ensure all contains of cosmetics are labeled with their product identifier, and the date they were filled.- Remove the Berrywell Augenblick hair dye from the facility.
  4. Monitoring Inspection

    5 infractions

    • 03. Are facility-specific written procedures established to adequately describe safe and sanitary practices?
      • Some personal service workers were unaware of the required written procedures, while others knew about the AHS written procedure template posted at the back staff room. However, the Vietnamese AHS written procedure template was blank (not completed).
    • 13. Is single-use or uncleanable equipment being used as intended (Critical)?
      • Single use wooden wax stick was reused for waxing.PHI found in the garbage, one wax stick with at least three large fabric wax strips, suggesting double dipping of the wax stick Personal service worker stated that it was from another worker waxing her legs. The worker stated that they don't double dip for clients.PHI explained that there must not be any double dipping, regardless of who the service was for, to reduce the risk of cross-contamination.- Single use mascara wands that were covered with hair and debris were found in the waxing room.Corrective Action:- Discard contaminated wax, and refrain from double dipping.- Discard used, single use, mascara wands.
    • 17. Is reusable equipment cleaned properly (Critical)?
      • Visibly dirty equimpent (tweezers, scissors, brushes) were found in the waxing room. These items were stored in a visibly dirty and sticky glass jar.Corrective Actions:- Clean and disinfectant all reusable equipment in the waxing room, including containers.Recommend placing two containers in the waxing room; one labeled as "clean", the other labeled as "dirty" or "used".Clean equipment should be placed in the "clean" container. Once used, equipment must be placed in the "dirty" container. This will help prevent cross contamination of dirty and clean equimpent, as well as encourage workers to bring dirty equipment to the reprocessing area to be cleaned and disinfected.
    • 20. Is reusable equipment disinfected properly?
      • Preempt CS20 high level disinfectant was expired (April 30, 2025).Daily disinfectant test results were incomplete and the practice of documented results had ceased.Corrective Actions:- Please acquire a new bottle of disinfectant.- Test the disinfectant daily and document the results in the high level disinfection log. Use a new log sheet every 14 days.- Ensure the solution is not used more than 14 days as per the manufactuer's instructions.
    • 26. Are cosmetic products appropriate for their intended use and being handled properly?
      • - Squeeze bottles located around the pedicure and manicure stations containing cosmetics were not labeled, or the labeled was faded.- Berrywell Augenblick Hair dye was being used for dying the eyebrows and eyelashes, however the labeled cleared stated that the "product must not be used for dyeing the eyebrows or eyelashes, to do so may cause blindless."Corrective Actions:- Ensure all contains of cosmetics are labeled with their product identifier, and the date they were filled.- Remove the Berrywell Augenblick hair dye from the facility.
  5. Risk Management Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 29. Is the facility properly constructed and maintained to allow for the safe and sanitary provision of personal services (Non-Critical)?
      • The waxing bed was in disrepair. Tears were present throughout the surface of the bed.Please repair/replace the bed so that the surface can be cleaned and disinfected.
  6. Demand Inspection

    6 infractions

    • 03. Are facility-specific written procedures established to adequately describe safe and sanitary practices?
      • Facility specific written procedures were not in place for skin cleansing and decontamination of the duel purpsoe reprocessing/hand washing sink.
    • 15. Is reusable equipment handled and stored properly (Critical)?
      • Visibly dirty tweezers and scissors were stored in a cup containing single use wooden wax sticks.
    • 17. Is reusable equipment cleaned properly (Critical)?
      • Visibly dirty tweezers and scissors were observed in the waxing room.
    • 20. Is reusable equipment disinfected properly?
      • Indicator test strips were not available. Efficacy of the high level disinfectant was not tested daily as required.Please ensure AHP 7 test strips are purchased to verify efficacy of the Preempt CS20 disinfectant that is used at the facility.Document daily test results.
    • 29. Is the facility properly constructed and maintained to allow for the safe and sanitary provision of personal services (Non-Critical)?
      • The waxing bed was in disrepair. Tears were present throughout the surface of the bed.Please repair/replace the bed so that the surface can be cleaned and disinfected.
    • 31. Are sinks accessible and used appropriately for the personal services provided?
      • Hand washing was occurring at the reprocessing sink without a procedure in place to decontaminate the area between change of use. Please ensure a procedure is in place to decontaminate the sink when switching tasks.