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River Gardens Retirement Residence

10 Romeo Street N, Stratford ON N5A 5M7 · Institutional Food Services

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Inspection summary

River Gardens Retirement Residence has been inspected 13 times by Huron Perth Public Health since April 23, 2024. The most recent inspection, on June 22, 2026, found no infractions.

5 of 13 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 3 inspections with 1 infraction recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Protecting food from contamination 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.

  • 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 10 times across 6 separate inspections, most recently on July 16, 2025. For example: Surfaces of equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary

  • 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 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on November 7, 2024. For example: Food is protected from contamination and adulteration

  • 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 February 25, 2026. For example: Adequate number of handwashing stations situated for convenient access, maintained and adequately supplied

  • 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 5 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on November 14, 2024. For example: Mechanical dishwasher is operated, maintained, and bears a certification from NSF International that certifies it for commercial use

About this data

These results come from Huron Perth Public Health, 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.

13 inspections

  1. Required

    0 infractions

  2. Required

    1 infraction

    • Adequate number of handwashing stations situated for convenient access, maintained and adequately supplied
      • Used handwashing station other than for handwashing of employees
  3. Required

    0 infractions

  4. Follow-up

    0 infractions

  5. Required

    1 infraction

    • Surfaces of equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
      • Failed to ensure equipment surface cleaned as necessary
      • Failed to ensure equipment surface sanitized as necessary
  6. Required

    0 infractions

  7. Follow-up

    0 infractions

  8. Required

    2 infractions

    • Mechanical dishwasher is operated, maintained, and bears a certification from NSF International that certifies it for commercial use
    • Surfaces of equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
      • Failed to ensure equipment surface cleaned as necessary
      • Failed to ensure equipment surface sanitized as necessary
  9. Required

    4 infractions

    • Equipment, utensils, and multi-service articles are of sound and tight construction, in good repair, can be readily cleaned and sanitized and suitable for intended purpose
      • Used utensils not of sound and tight construction
    • Mechanical dishwasher is operated, maintained, and bears a certification from NSF International that certifies it for commercial use
      • Failed to operate mechanical dishwasher according to certification from NSF International for commercial use
      • Failed to maintain mechanical dishwasher according to certification from NSF International for commercial use
    • Surfaces of equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
      • Failed to ensure equipment surface cleaned as necessary
      • Failed to ensure equipment surface sanitized as necessary
    • Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
  10. Follow-up

    1 infraction

    • At least one certified food handler or supervisor on the premise during every hour the premise is operating
      • Failed to ensure completion of food handling training by food handler or supervisor
      • Failed to ensure presence of food handler or supervisor during all hours of operation
  11. Follow-up

    3 infractions

    • Equipment, utensils, and multi-service articles are of sound and tight construction, in good repair, can be readily cleaned and sanitized and suitable for intended purpose
    • Surfaces of equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
    • At least one certified food handler or supervisor on the premise during every hour the premise is operating
      • Failed to ensure completion of food handling training by food handler or supervisor
      • Failed to ensure presence of food handler or supervisor during all hours of operation
  12. Required

    4 infractions

    • Equipment, utensils, and multi-service articles are of sound and tight construction, in good repair, can be readily cleaned and sanitized and suitable for intended purpose
      • Used food equipment not of sound and tight construction
      • Used food equipment not of readily cleanable material
      • Used utensils not of readily cleanable material
    • Mechanical dishwasher is operated, maintained, and bears a certification from NSF International that certifies it for commercial use
    • Surfaces of equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
      • Failed to ensure facility surface cleaned as necessary
      • Failed to ensure facility surface sanitized as necessary
    • Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
      • Failed to protect food from contamination or adulteration
  13. Required

    3 infractions

    • Mechanical dishwashers constructed, designed and maintained properly
    • Surfaces of equipment and facilities are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary
      • Failed to ensure equipment surface cleaned as necessary
      • Failed to ensure equipment surface sanitized as necessary
    • Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
      • Failed to protect food from contamination or adulteration

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