Skip to content
Loading map…

PURPLE LOTUS THAI RESTAURANT

8772 COMMERCIAL, NEW MINAS · Food Establishment

Official record from Nova Scotia →

Inspection summary

PURPLE LOTUS THAI RESTAURANT has been inspected 3 times by Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change (Food Safety Program) since October 30, 2025. The most recent inspection, on May 21, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.

None of the 3 inspections on record were free of infractions. In the past 12 months there were 3 inspections with 6 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination.

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.

  • 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 November 12, 2025. For example: 34 - OPERATOR FAILING TO ENSURE FOOD & FOOD INGREDIENTS ARE STORED, PROCESSED, OR HANDLED IN A MANNER THAT PREVENTS ADULTERATION OR CONTAMINATION.

  • Permits, records and postingLower risk

    Operating permits, required signage, written procedures and logs. These findings are administrative: the documentation was missing or out of date at the time of inspection.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on May 21, 2026. For example: 82(1) - OPERATING FOOD ESTABLISHMENT WITHOUT PERMIT.

  • 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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on November 12, 2025. For example: 29(2)(a) - INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE, CLEANING, & SANITATION PROGRAM.

About this data

These results come from Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change (Food Safety Program), 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

  1. Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 82(1) - OPERATING FOOD ESTABLISHMENT WITHOUT PERMIT.
      • Operator renewed permit (but still must post for public viewing).
  2. Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 29(2)(a) - INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE, CLEANING, & SANITATION PROGRAM.
      • Provide additional lighting at ice machine / beverage area. Repair / replace dishwasher temperature gauge so accurate. Keep written daily records for dishwasher temperature and chlorine sanitizer concentrations. Acquire test strips for chlorine. Cease use of cardboard (corrected during inspection). Correct ice machine drain so indirect connection and complies with plumbing code. Provide platform / racks for walk-in coolers.
    • 34 - OPERATOR FAILING TO ENSURE FOOD & FOOD INGREDIENTS ARE STORED, PROCESSED, OR HANDLED IN A MANNER THAT PREVENTS ADULTERATION OR CONTAMINATION.
      • All food must be covered, labelled dated and stored >= 6in. / 15cm. off of the floor. Rapid cool at <= 2in depths (Method corrected during inspection).
  3. Inspection

    3 infractions

    • 29(2)(a) - INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE, CLEANING, & SANITATION PROGRAM.
      • Provide additional lighting at ice machine / beverage area. Correct dishwasher function sanitizer feed & repair /replace temperature gauge. Manually sanitize until corrected. Keep written daily records for dishwasher temperature and chlorine sanitizer concentrations. Acquire test strips for chlorine. Clean staff washroom, undershelves & under equipment, & 3 comp. sinks. Cease use of cardboard. Correct ice machine drain so indirect connection and complies with plumbing code. Provide platform / racks for walk-in coolers.
    • 34 - OPERATOR FAILING TO ENSURE FOOD & FOOD INGREDIENTS ARE STORED, PROCESSED, OR HANDLED IN A MANNER THAT PREVENTS ADULTERATION OR CONTAMINATION.
      • All food must be covered, labelled dated and stored >= 6in. / 15cm. off of the floor.
    • 82(1) - OPERATING FOOD ESTABLISHMENT WITHOUT PERMIT.
      • Operator must renew and obtain permit to operate prior to beginning operations.

Nearby inspected facilities

Own this business? Add a badge to your website