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Penokean Hills Meat

1120 O'Brien St North Bay ON P1B 5X6 · Butcher/Fish Shop

Official record from North Bay Parry Sound →

Inspection summary

Penokean Hills Meat has been inspected 8 times by North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit since April 22, 2025. The most recent inspection, on October 7, 2026, recorded 2 infractions.

2 of 8 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 6 inspections with 11 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Protecting food from contamination and Pests.

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.

  • 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 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on May 5, 2026. For example: Manual dishwashing: Wash, rinse, sanitize technique

  • 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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on October 7, 2026. For example: Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration

  • 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 July 15, 2025. For example: Adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin, and rodents

  • 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 3 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on October 7, 2026. For example: Floors clean and in good repair

  • 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 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on May 5, 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)

    2 infractions

    • Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
      • * Fail to protect food from contamination and/or adulteration
      • Operator to ensure all foods are stored off the floor
    • Floors clean and in good repair
      • * Fail to ensure floors of food premise are kept clean and/or in good repair
      • Operator to ensure floor or floor coverings are tight, smooth and non-absorbent
  2. Re-inspection

    0 infractions

  3. Compliance (Required)

    4 infractions

    • Floors clean and in good repair
      • * Fail to ensure floor of food-handling room kept clean and in good repair
      • Operator to ensure floors are kept clean and in good repair
    • Walls clean and in good repair
      • * Fail to ensure walls of food premise kept clean and in good repair
      • Operator to ensure walls of food premise are maintained in a sanitary condition and in good repair
    • Manual dishwashing: Wash, rinse, sanitize technique
      • * Fail to ensure adequate sanitizer concentration are achieved for sanitizing
      • * Fail to use proper wash/rinse/sanitize technique
      • Chlorine sanitizer concentration must be at least 100 parts per million and not lower than 24°C for at least 45 seconds
      • Operator to ensure the proper wash/rinse/sanitize dishwashing technique is applied
    • 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.
  4. Re-inspection

    0 infractions

  5. Compliance (Required)

    4 infractions

    • Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
      • * Fail to protect food from contamination and/or adulteration
      • Operator to ensure all foods are stored off the floor
    • Food contact surfaces washed / rinsed / sanitized after each use and following any operations when contamination may have occurred
      • * Fail to provide test reagent strips for approved sanitizer
      • Operator to provide an appropriate test reagent to verify the concentration of the sanitizer
    • Separate hand washing basin provided for food handlers
      • * Fail to use basin only for hand washing of employees
      • Operator to ensure designated hand washing basin is only used for hand washing
    • Proper storage of single-service containers/articles (utensils)
      • * Fail to store single-service containers and article (utensils) in a manner preventing contamination
      • Operator to ensure single-service containers/articles are protected and stored in a manner to prevent contamination
  6. Compliance (Required)

    1 infraction

    • Proper storage of single-service containers/articles (utensils)
  7. Compliance (Required)

    1 infraction

    • Adequate protection against the entrance of insects, vermin, and rodents
      • * Fail to prevent the entrance of insect / rodent / pest
      • Operator to ensure food premise shall be protected against the entry of pest
  8. Compliance (Required)

    1 infraction

    • Food contact surfaces washed / rinsed / sanitized after each use and following any operations when contamination may have occurred
      • * Fail to ensure sanitizing solution contains the appropriate type of chemical solution and/or concentration/strength of sanitizer
      • Operator to ensure sanitizing solution contain the appropriate type of chemical solution and/or concentration/strength for sanitizing

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