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October's Meta

187 Main St W North Bay ON P1B 2T6 · Convenience / Variety

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Inspection summary

October's Meta has been inspected 8 times by North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit since February 14, 2024. The most recent inspection, on April 14, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.

2 of 8 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 1 infraction recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Pests, Food temperature control 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.

  • PestsHigher risk

    Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.

    Recorded 4 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on February 12, 2025. For example: Exclusion of live animals on the premises, subject to exemptions

  • 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 4 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on June 12, 2024. For example: Mechanical dishwashing: Wash / rinse water clean, water temperature, timing cycles, sanitizer

  • 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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on January 15, 2025. For example: Hand washing basin with supplies of hot and cold water, soap in a dispenser and single-use towels

  • 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 once on January 15, 2025. For example: Manual dishwashing: Wash, rinse, sanitize technique

  • Equipment and utensilsLower risk

    Equipment has to be built from cleanable materials, kept in good repair and stored properly. These findings are mostly about upkeep, like a cracked shelf, a worn gasket or utensils stored the wrong way. They are generally lower risk but show how well the kitchen is maintained.

    Recorded 5 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on April 14, 2026. For example: Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning

About this data

These results come from North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit, 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. Compliance (Required)

    1 infraction

    • 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 are in 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.
  2. Compliance (Required)

    0 infractions

  3. Re-inspection

    0 infractions

  4. Re-inspection

    2 infractions

    • 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 are of sound and tight construction
      • Operator to ensure that all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are readily cleanable/non-absorbent and of sound and tight construction.
    • Exclusion of live animals on the premises, subject to exemptions
  5. Compliance (Required)

    5 infractions

    • Manual dishwashing: Wash, rinse, sanitize technique
      • Operator to provide an appropriate test reagent to verify the concentration of the sanitizer
    • Exclusion of live animals on the premises, subject to exemptions
    • 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 are of sound and tight construction
      • Operator to ensure that all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are readily cleanable/non-absorbent and of sound and tight construction.
    • Sanitary maintenance of and provision of required supplies in staff / public washroom facilities
      • * Fail to keep washroom in good repair, clean and sanitary condition
      • Operator to ensure the washroom facilities are maintained clean and in good repair
    • 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
  6. Compliance (Required)

    1 infraction

    • Exclusion of live animals on the premises, subject to exemptions
  7. Complaint & Re-inspection

    4 infractions

    • 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 are of sound and tight construction
      • Operator to ensure that all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are readily cleanable/non-absorbent and of sound and tight construction.
    • Exclusion of live animals on the premises, subject to exemptions
      • Operator to ensure live dogs are not permitted in an indoor eating area where food, other than low-risk and/or prepackaged foods, are prepared or served
      • Operator to ensure premise is kept free from live birds / animals
    • Mechanical dishwashing: Wash / rinse water clean, water temperature, timing cycles, sanitizer
      • Hot water sanitizer must be at 82°C or greater for at least 10 seconds
      • Operator to provide an easily readable thermometer to verify the dishwashing and sanitizing temperatures
    • Thermometers used to verify food preparation and storage temperatures
      • * Fail to provide easily readable thermometer
      • Operator to provide accurate and easily readable indicating thermometers in temperature controlled rooms/equipment used for storage of potentially hazardous foods
  8. Compliance (Required)

    5 infractions

    • Hand washing basin with supplies of hot and cold water, soap in a dispenser and single-use towels
      • * Fail to provide hot and cold water for hand washing in food preparation area
    • Constant supply of hot and cold running water under pressure
      • * Fail to provide premise with hot and/or cold water under pressure
      • Operator to ensure hot and cold running water under pressure is provided
    • Mechanical dishwashing: Wash / rinse water clean, water temperature, timing cycles, sanitizer
      • Hot water sanitizer must be at 82°C or greater for at least 10 seconds
      • Wash water must be between 60°C and 71°C
      • Operator to provide an easily readable thermometer to verify the dishwashing and sanitizing temperatures
    • Thermometers used to verify food preparation and storage temperatures
      • * Fail to provide easily readable thermometer
      • Operator to provide accurate and easily readable indicating thermometers in temperature controlled rooms/equipment used for storage of potentially hazardous foods
    • 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 are of sound and tight construction
      • Operator to ensure that all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are readily cleanable/non-absorbent and of sound and tight construction.

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