Simmons Sports Arena Canteen
170 North River Road, Charlottetown · Food Premises
Inspection summary
Simmons Sports Arena Canteen has been inspected 4 times by Prince Edward Island Department of Health and Wellness (Environmental Health) since December 14, 2023. The most recent inspection, on March 10, 2026, found no infractions.
3 of 4 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 0 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Handwashing and staff hygiene, Chemicals and toxic substances and Food temperature control.
The last 2 inspections in a row found no infractions. 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.
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 28, 2025. For example:
Adequate handwashing facilities supplied and accessible
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 once on February 28, 2025. For example:
Chemicals properly used, labelled and stored to prevent contamination
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 February 28, 2025. For example:
Provide and use accurate thermometers
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 These findings are administrative: the documentation was missing or out of date at the time of inspection.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 February 28, 2025. For example:
Valid license posted for public display
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
- Routine Inspection — Satisfactory
0 infractions
- Follow Up Inspection 1 — Satisfactory
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection — Unsatisfactory - Re Inspection Required
4 infractions
- Adequate handwashing facilities supplied and accessible
- Failure to provide handwashing facilities that are equipped with single use liquid soap in a dispenser and single use towels in a dispenser or an approved drying device.
- Chemicals properly used, labelled and stored to prevent contamination
- Failure to provide a no-rinse, food grade, chemical sanitizing solution at the appropriate concentration.
- Provide and use accurate thermometers
- Failure to provide accurate thermometers in the warmest area of all refrigeration units.
- Valid license posted for public display
- License not displayed for public viewing.
- Adequate handwashing facilities supplied and accessible
- Routine Inspection — Satisfactory
0 infractions
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