Oshawa Senior Citizens Centres
43 John St W, Oshawa ON L1H 1W8 · Food Safety Inspections
Inspection summary
Oshawa Senior Citizens Centres has been inspected 8 times by Durham Region Health Department since October 28, 2024. The most recent inspection, on July 3, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.
3 of 8 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 4 inspections with 3 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Food temperature control.
The number of infractions per inspection has stayed roughly the same over time.
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 4 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on July 3, 2026. For example:
Mechanical dishwashing: Wash / rinse water clean, water temperature, timing cycles, sanitizer
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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on October 30, 2025. For example:
Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
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 June 23, 2025. For example:
Washing hands thoroughly before and after handling food
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
- Routine
1 infraction
- Mechanical dishwashing: Wash / rinse water clean, water temperature, timing cycles, sanitizer
- * Fail to provide sufficient detergent, chemicals, or required water temperatures for washing and sanitizing
- Hot water sanitizer must be at 82°C or greater for at least 10 seconds
- Operator to ensure the appropriate chemicals and/or temperatures are used for proper washing and sanitizing
- Mechanical dishwashing: Wash / rinse water clean, water temperature, timing cycles, sanitizer
- Routine
1 infraction
- Mechanical dishwashing: Wash / rinse water clean, water temperature, timing cycles, sanitizer
- * Fail to provide sufficient detergent, chemicals, or required water temperatures for washing and sanitizing
- Hot water sanitizer must be at 82°C or greater for at least 10 seconds
- Operator to ensure the appropriate chemicals and/or temperatures are used for proper washing and sanitizing
- Mechanical dishwashing: Wash / rinse water clean, water temperature, timing cycles, sanitizer
- Re-Inspection
0 infractions
- Routine
1 infraction
- Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
- * Fail to ensure filters in the ventilation system are maintained in a clean and sanitary manner
- Operator to ensure filters in the ventilation system are maintained in a clean and sanitary manner
- Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
- Re-Inspection
0 infractions
- Routine
3 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 ensure potentially hazardous foods are held at 4°C (40°F) or lower
- Washing hands thoroughly before and after handling food
- * Food handlers fail to wash hands as often as necessary to prevent the contamination of food or food areas
- Operator to wash hands before putting on disposable gloves
- 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 adjust or repair the malfunctioning cooler immediately. Do not store any potentially hazardous foods in the malfunctioning unit until it is able to maintain hazardous foods at 4° C or lower
- Operator to ensure that all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are maintained clean and in good repair
- Potentially hazardous food is held at 4°C (40°F) or lower
- Routine
1 infraction
- 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
- Thermometers used to verify food preparation and storage temperatures
- Routine
0 infractions
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