Sobeys
438 Norfolk St S. Simcoe ON N3Y 2X3 · Supermarket
Inspection summary
Sobeys has been inspected 4 times by Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit (now Grand Erie Public Health) since January 30, 2025. The most recent inspection, on May 19, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.
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: Protecting food from contamination and Pests.
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.
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 4 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on May 19, 2026. For example:
Floors, wall and ceilings are clean, in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner (NC)
PestsHigher risk
Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.
Recorded once on January 30, 2025. For example:
Premises is free of live birds or animals (C)
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 July 29, 2025. For example:
Dedicated hand washing stations provided for food handlers (C)
About this data
These results come from Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit (now Grand Erie 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
- Required
1 infraction
- Floors, wall and ceilings are clean, in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner (NC)
- Ensure floors are kept clean and in good repair
- Floors, wall and ceilings are clean, in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner (NC)
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
3 infractions
- Single-service containers and articles are kept free from contamination (C)
- Store single-service containers and articles in a manner preventing contamination
- Dedicated hand washing stations provided for food handlers (C)
- Ensure hand washing stations are unobstructed and accessible for hand washing
- Floors, wall and ceilings are clean, in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner (NC)
- Ensure floors are kept clean and in good repair
- Single-service containers and articles are kept free from contamination (C)
- Required
2 infractions
- Premises is free of live birds or animals (C)
- Ensure premises is free of all live birds and animals
- Floors, wall and ceilings are clean, in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner (NC)
- Ensure floors are kept clean and in good repair
- Premises is free of live birds or animals (C)
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