Ruthie's Mini Donuts
91 Machon Pt Road, Murray Harbour · Food Premises
Inspection summary
Ruthie's Mini Donuts has been inspected 4 times by Prince Edward Island Department of Health and Wellness (Environmental Health) since June 24, 2025. The most recent inspection, on September 23, 2026, found no infractions.
2 of 4 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 3 inspections with 10 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Chemicals and toxic substances 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 2 times on September 9, 2026. For example:
Appropriate procedures followed for dishwashing
Chemicals and toxic substancesHigher risk
Cleaning products, sanitizers and pesticides must be labelled and stored away from food and food-contact surfaces. Inspectors flag chemicals that could end up in food, as well as pest treatments applied without proper supervision.
Recorded 2 times on September 9, 2026. For example:
Chemical test kits/papers used
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 September 9, 2026. For example:
Adequate handwashing facilities supplied and accessible
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 These findings are administrative: the documentation was missing or out of date at the time of inspection.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 once on September 9, 2026. For example:
Valid license posted for public display
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 once on September 9, 2026. For example:
Food safety training: Sections 5(2)(b), and 24(1-5)
About this data
These results come from Prince Edward Island Department of Health and Wellness (Environmental 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
- Follow Up Inspection 2 — Satisfactory
0 infractions
- Follow Up Inspection 1 — Unsatisfactory - Warning Letter Required
1 infraction
- Hot and cold potable water under pressure
- Failure to submit a water sample for bacteria analysis at the required frequency.
- Hot and cold potable water under pressure
- Routine Inspection — Unsatisfactory - Warning Letter Required
9 infractions
- Adequate handwashing facilities supplied and accessible
- Failure to provide handwashing facilities that are equipped with hot & cold potable water under pressure.
- Hot and cold potable water under pressure
- Failure to submit a water sample for bacteria analysis at the required frequency.
- Hot and cold potable water under pressure
- Failure to provide hot and cold potable water in sufficient quantity and pressure.
- Appropriate procedures followed for dishwashing
- Failure to provide a 2 compartment sink for the proper manual cleaning and sanitizing of utensils used in the preparation and service of food.
- Dishwasher monitoring
- Failure to establish and maintain a record of the dishwashing temperature readings or chemical sanitizer concentrations.
- Chemical test kits/papers used
- Failure to provide an appropriate procedure to verify sanitizer strength.
- Chemical test kits/papers used
- Failure to establish and maintain records verifying sanitizer strength test results.
- Valid license posted for public display
- Operating without a valid food premises license.
- Food safety training: Sections 5(2)(b), and 24(1-5)
- Failure to maintain food safety training current to within 5 years.
- Adequate handwashing facilities supplied and accessible
- Routine Inspection — Satisfactory
0 infractions
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