Ross Ford Elementary School - Food
2016 23 Street Didsbury AB T0M 0W0 · Food - General
Inspection summary
Ross Ford Elementary School - Food has been inspected 4 times by Alberta Health Services (Environmental Public Health) since December 4, 2023. The most recent inspection, on December 15, 2025, found no infractions.
1 of 4 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 2 inspections with 1 infraction recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Food temperature control and Cleaning and sanitizing.
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.
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 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on December 10, 2025. For example:
Are food temperatures during storage and processing being controlled to maximize food safety?
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 once on December 10, 2024. For example:
Are there adequate and properly operating dish washing facilities to effectively clean and sanitize equipment and utensils (unless noted elsewhere)(Non-Critical)?
About this data
These results come from Alberta Health Services (Environmental 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.
4 inspections
- Risk Management Inspection
0 infractions
- Monitoring Inspection
1 infraction
- 10. Are food temperatures during storage and processing being controlled to maximize food safety?
- The probe thermometer available onsite to confirm food cooking temperatures did not accurately read a correct temperature when compared with a calibrated digital probe thermometer. Confirm successful calibration of analog probe thermometer available onsite, or acquire alternate accurate probe thermometer.
- 10. Are food temperatures during storage and processing being controlled to maximize food safety?
- Monitoring Inspection
2 infractions
- 10. Are food temperatures during storage and processing being controlled to maximize food safety?
- The probe thermometer available onsite to confirm food cooking temperatures did not accurately read a correct temperature when compared with a calibrated digital probe thermometer. Confirm successful calibration of analog probe thermometer available onsite, or acquire alternate accurate probe thermometer.
- 12. Are there adequate and properly operating dish washing facilities to effectively clean and sanitize equipment and utensils (unless noted elsewhere)(Non-Critical)?
- Test strips to confirm the concentration of chlorine sanitizer used onsite were not available. Acquire suitable chlorine test strips.
- 10. Are food temperatures during storage and processing being controlled to maximize food safety?
- Monitoring Inspection
1 infraction
- 10. Are food temperatures during storage and processing being controlled to maximize food safety?
- 1. A thermometer is missing in the fridge.2. A thermometer is missing in the freezer.COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:1. Please replace thermometers.
- 10. Are food temperatures during storage and processing being controlled to maximize food safety?