Osomoya African Caribbean Food Market
160 Market Street, Brantford ON N3T 3A4 · Supermarket
Inspection summary
Osomoya African Caribbean Food Market has been inspected 3 times by Brant County Health Unit since January 16, 2025. The most recent inspection, on February 4, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.
None of the 3 inspections on record were free of infractions. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 1 infraction recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Handwashing and staff hygiene and Pests.
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.
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 January 16, 2025. For example:
Hand washing basin with supplies of soap and paper towels in dispensers
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 once on January 16, 2025. For example:
Proof of adequate pest control
Food safety training and certificationLower risk
Most jurisdictions require a certified food handler or manager on site, and some require allergen or food-worker training. These findings mean the paperwork or the trained person was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean food was handled unsafely.
Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on February 4, 2026. For example:
Certified food handler present in the food service premise
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 August 12, 2025. For example:
All food product is supplied by an inspected facility (Federal, Provincial, or Municipal)
About this data
These results come from Brant County 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.
3 inspections
- Required
1 infraction
- Certified food handler present in the food service premise
- Ensure a food handler or supervisor, who is a certified food handler, is present during all hours of operation
- You can access the Grand Erie Public Health (GEPH) Food Handler Certification Program dates and registration by visiting the Clinics and Classes calendar webpage and clicking on 'Food Safety Course - In-person' or 'Food Safety Challenge Exam' tabs: https://bchu.org/classes-and-clinics/
- Certified food handler present in the food service premise
- Complaint
1 infraction
- All food product is supplied by an inspected facility (Federal, Provincial, or Municipal)
- Ensure all food product is supplied from an inspected facility (Federal, Provincial, Municipal)
- Maintain records of food purchased for one year
- All food product is supplied by an inspected facility (Federal, Provincial, or Municipal)
- Required
3 infractions
- Hand washing basin with supplies of soap and paper towels in dispensers
- Provide paper towels in a dispenser at hand basin in food preparation area
- Provide soap in a dispenser at hand basin in the food preparation area
- Proof of adequate pest control
- Maintain records of pest control measures taken
- Retain pest control records for one year
- Operator provided BCHU pest monitoring template form at time of inspection.
- Certified food handler present in the food service premise
- Ensure a food handler or supervisor, who is a certified food handler, is present during all hours of operation
- Hand washing basin with supplies of soap and paper towels in dispensers
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