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Namaste Indian Supermarket

13,14,15 85 Kingston Rd E, Ajax ON L1S 7J4 · Food Safety Inspections

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Inspection summary

Namaste Indian Supermarket has been inspected 8 times by Durham Region Health Department since January 13, 2025. The most recent inspection, on September 16, 2026, found no infractions.

3 of 8 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 5 inspections with 4 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Food temperature control, Chemicals and toxic substances and Handwashing and staff hygiene.

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.

  • 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 2 times on July 23, 2025. For example: Potentially hazardous food is held at 4°C (40°F) or lower

  • Chemicals and toxic substancesHigher risk

    Cleaning products, sanitizers and pesticides must be labelled and stored away from food and food-contact surfaces. Inspectors flag chemicals that could end up in food, as well as pest treatments applied without proper supervision.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on July 23, 2025. For example: Food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed, installed, maintained, located (smooth, non-absorbent, cleanable, corrosion resistant and non-toxic)

  • Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk

    Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.

    Recorded once on July 23, 2025. For example: Hand washing basin with supplies of hot and cold water, soap in a dispenser and single-use towels

  • 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 January 13, 2025. For example: Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration

  • Building, plumbing and upkeepLower risk

    Floors, walls and ceilings must be smooth and clean, with working lighting, ventilation, plumbing, hot and cold water, and washrooms. These are rarely an immediate food-safety risk on their own, but persistent problems can lead to pest or sanitation issues.

    Recorded 4 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on March 24, 2026. For example: All foods at the premises are from an inspected source

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.

8 inspections

  1. Routine

    0 infractions

  2. Re-Inspection

    1 infraction

    • All foods at the premises are from an inspected source
      • *Fail to ensure records of food purchases are retained at the premise for 1 year
      • Operator to ensure records of food purchases are retained at the premise for 1 year
  3. Routine

    2 infractions

    • Separate hand washing basin provided for food handlers
      • * Fail to ensure hand washing basin is easily accessible
      • Operator to ensure a designated hand washing basin is provided and/or accessible in each food preparation area
    • All foods at the premises are from an inspected source
      • *Fail to ensure records of food purchases are retained at the premise for 1 year
      • Operator to ensure records of food purchases are retained at the premise for 1 year
  4. Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  5. Re-Inspection

    1 infraction

    • All foods at the premises are from an inspected source
      • *Fail to ensure records of food purchases are retained at the premise for 1 year
      • Operator to use food only from approved / inspected sources
      • Operator to ensure records of food purchases are retained at the premise for 1 year
  6. Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  7. Routine

    6 infractions

    • Potentially hazardous food is held at 4°C (40°F) or lower
      • * Fail to ensure potentially hazardous foods are held at 4°C (40°F) or less
      • Potentially hazardous foods observed at an internal temperature above 4° C (40°F)
      • Operator to conduct internal temperature checks of potentially hazardous foods
      • Operator to ensure potentially hazardous foods are held at 4°C (40°F) or lower
    • Thermometers used to verify food preparation and storage temperatures
      • * Fail to provide thermometer in temperature controlled room / equipment used to store potentially hazardous foods
      • Operator to provide accurate and easily readable indicating thermometers in temperature controlled rooms/equipment used for storage of potentially hazardous foods
    • Hand washing basin with supplies of hot and cold water, soap in a dispenser and single-use towels
      • * Fail to provide adequate supplies (single-use towels, soap in a dispenser) for the hand washing basin in the food preparation area
      • Operator to ensure hand washing basins are adequately supplied
    • All foods at the premises are from an inspected source
      • *Fail to ensure records of food purchases are retained at the premise for 1 year
      • Operator to ensure records of food purchases are retained at the premise for 1 year
    • Food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed, installed, maintained, located (smooth, non-absorbent, cleanable, corrosion resistant and non-toxic)
      • * Fail to properly store food in food grade storage bags/containers
      • Operator to ensure all food containers/coverings/wrappings are made from food-grade materials
    • Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
      • * Fail to maintain all equipment/non-food contact surfaces as readily cleanable and non-absorbent
      • * Fail to maintain all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are in clean and in good repair
      • Operator to ensure that all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are maintained clean and in good repair
      • Operator to ensure that all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are readily cleanable/non-absorbent and of sound and tight construction.
  8. Routine & Complaint

    2 infractions

    • Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
      • * Observed expired food products offered for sale
      • Operator to ensure food products offered for sale are not expired
    • Food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed, installed, maintained, located (smooth, non-absorbent, cleanable, corrosion resistant and non-toxic)
      • * Fail to use equipment/utensils/dishes/food containers/multi-service articles that are corrosion resistant/non-toxic/non-absorbent
      • Operator to ensure all food contact surfaces/equipment/utensils/multi-service articles are made of materials that are corrosion resistant/non-toxic/non-absorbent

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