MILL POND RESTAURANT, THE
15526 HWY 35, MINDEN ON K0M 2K0 · Food Safety
Inspection summary
MILL POND RESTAURANT, THE has been inspected 5 times by Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR) since October 30, 2024. The most recent inspection, on June 10, 2026, found no infractions.
3 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 and Cleaning and sanitizing.
The last 2 inspections in a row found no infractions. 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 3 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on November 5, 2025. For example:
Furniture, equipment and appliances in food handling and storage rooms arranged and constructed in a clean and sanitary manner.
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 5, 2025. For example:
Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces must be properly constructed and maintained.
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 November 5, 2025. For example:
Food is safe to eat.
About this data
These results come from Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR), 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
- Required
0 infractions
- Follow-up
0 infractions
- Required
4 infractions
- Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces must be properly constructed and maintained.
- Fail to maintain equipment, utensils and or multi-service articles in good repair
- Fail to maintain equipment, utensils and or multi-service articles clean and sanitized
- Furniture, equipment and appliances in food handling and storage rooms arranged and constructed in a clean and sanitary manner.
- Fail to maintain and arrange equipment in clean and sanitary condition
- Fail to maintain and arrange appliances in clean and sanitary condition
- Food is safe to eat.
- Fail to protect food from contamination and adulteration
- Operator maintained floors, walls and ceilings in clean, good repair and in a sanitary manner.
- Food premise not maintained with food handling and storage room in sanitary condition and free from equipment and materials not regularly used
- Equipment, utensils, multi-service articles and all food contact surfaces must be properly constructed and maintained.
- Required
2 infractions
- Multi-service articles and food contact surfaces cleaned and sanitized after each use and following operations where contamination may have occurred.
- Operator maintained floors, walls and ceilings in clean, good repair and in a sanitary manner.
- Required
0 infractions
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