Royal Canadian Legion Branch #243
75 Main St E, Ridgetown ON N0P 2C0 · Banquet Facility/Public Hall
Inspection summary
Royal Canadian Legion Branch #243 has been inspected 23 times by Chatham-Kent Public Health since March 27, 2013. The most recent inspection, on March 20, 2026, recorded 3 infractions.
20 of 23 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 3 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing and Food temperature control.
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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on March 20, 2026. For example:
Mechanical dishwasher is properly constructed, designed, and maintained s. 20
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 once on March 27, 2013. For example:
Thermometers used to verify food preparation and storage temperatures; s.33(14)
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 3 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on March 20, 2026. For example:
Premises is equipped with an adequate number of hand washing stations that are maintained, kept adequately supplied, and situated for convenient access by food handlers s. 7(3)c, 7(4).
About this data
These results come from Chatham-Kent 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.
23 inspections
- Required
3 infractions
- Premises is equipped with an adequate number of hand washing stations that are maintained, kept adequately supplied, and situated for convenient access by food handlers s. 7(3)c, 7(4).
- Ensure hand washing stations are kept adequately supplied with soap and paper towel dispensers
- Mechanical dishwasher is properly constructed, designed, and maintained s. 20
- Provide sufficient detergent or chemicals for washing and sanitizing
- Observed certified Food Handler employee working at time of inspection s. 32
- Premises is equipped with an adequate number of hand washing stations that are maintained, kept adequately supplied, and situated for convenient access by food handlers s. 7(3)c, 7(4).
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
2 infractions
- Premises is equipped with an adequate number of hand washing stations that are maintained, kept adequately supplied, and situated for convenient access by food handlers s. 7(3)c, 7(4).
- Ensure hand washing stations are kept adequately supplied with soap and paper towel dispensers
- Mechanical dishwasher is properly constructed, designed, and maintained s. 20
- Ensure chlorine sanitizer is at least 100 ppm at 24°C or greater for at least 45 seconds
- Premises is equipped with an adequate number of hand washing stations that are maintained, kept adequately supplied, and situated for convenient access by food handlers s. 7(3)c, 7(4).
- Required
0 infractions
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- Complaint
0 infractions
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0 infractions
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1 infraction
- Thermometers used to verify food preparation and storage temperatures; s.33(14)
- Provide an easily readable, accurate indicating thermometer to check storage
- Thermometers used to verify food preparation and storage temperatures; s.33(14)
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