Spices Village

112 Main St W North Bay ON P1B 2T5 · Grocery Store

12 inspections

1. Re-inspectionMay 15, 2026

   0 infractions

2. Compliance (Required)May 8, 2026

   5 infractions

   • Hand washing basin with supplies of hot and cold water, soap in a dispenser and single-use towels
     • * Fail to provide adequate supplies (single-use towels, soap in a dispenser) for the hand washing basin in the food preparation area
     • Operator to ensure hand washing basins are adequately supplied
   • Floors clean and in good repair
     • * Fail to ensure floors of food premise are kept clean and/or in good repair
     • Operator to ensure floors are kept clean and in good repair
   • Walls clean and in good repair
     • * Fail to ensure walls of food premise kept clean and in good repair
     • Operator to ensure walls of food premise are maintained in a sanitary condition and in good repair
   • General housekeeping is satisfactory
     • * Fail to remove all materials not associated with the daily operation of the food premise
     • Operator to remove all materials not associated with the daily operation of food premise
   • Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
     • * Fail to maintain all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are in clean and in good repair
     • Operator to ensure that all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are maintained clean and in good repair
3. Re-inspectionJan 27, 2026

   1 infraction

   • Walls clean and in good repair
     • * Fail to ensure walls of food premise kept clean and in good repair
     • Operator to ensure walls of food premise are maintained in a sanitary condition and in good repair
4. Re-inspectionJan 19, 2026

   1 infraction

   • Walls clean and in good repair
     • * Fail to ensure walls of food premise kept clean and in good repair
     • Operator to ensure walls of food premise are maintained in a sanitary condition and in good repair
5. Compliance (Required)Jan 14, 2026

   5 infractions

   • Frequency of garbage removal adequate to maintain the premises in a sanitary condition
     • * Fail to remove garbage / wastes when necessary to maintain sanitary condition
     • Operator to ensure garbage is removed as often as necessary to maintain premise in a sanitary manner
   • Food contact surfaces washed / rinsed / sanitized after each use and following any operations when contamination may have occurred
     • * Fail to ensure food contact surfaces are cleaned & sanitized after each use or as often as necessary
     • Operator to ensure all food contact surfaces are properly cleaned & sanitized
   • Manual dishwashing: Wash, rinse, sanitize technique
     • * Fail to provide sufficient detergent, chemicals, or required water temperatures for washing and sanitizing
     • Operator to ensure the proper wash/rinse/sanitize dishwashing technique is applied
   • General housekeeping is satisfactory
     • * Fail to arrange furniture, equipment and appliances as to permit thorough cleaning and the maintaining of the room or place in a clean and sanitary condition
     • Operator to ensure the furniture, equipment and appliances are arranged to permit thorough cleaning and the maintaining of the room or place in a clean and sanitary condition
   • Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
     • * Fail to maintain all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are in clean and in good repair
     • Operator to ensure that all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are maintained clean and in good repair
6. Re-inspectionSep 29, 2025

   0 infractions

7. Compliance (Required)Sep 19, 2025

   4 infractions

   • Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
     • * Fail to maintain all equipment/non-food contact surfaces as readily cleanable and non-absorbent
     • Operator to ensure that all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are readily cleanable/non-absorbent and of sound and tight construction.
   • Food contact surfaces washed / rinsed / sanitized after each use and following any operations when contamination may have occurred
     • * Fail to provide test reagent strips for approved sanitizer
     • Operator to provide an appropriate test reagent to verify the concentration of the sanitizer
   • Ceilings clean and in good repair
     • * Fail to ensure ceiling of food premise kept clean and in good repair
     • Operator to ensure ceiling of the food premise is maintained in a sanitary condition and in good repair
   • Sanitary maintenance of and provision of required supplies in staff / public washroom facilities
     • * Fail to keep washroom in good repair, clean and sanitary condition
     • Operator to ensure the washroom facilities are maintained clean and in good repair
8. Compliance (Required)Feb 25, 2025

   1 infraction

   • Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
     • * Fail to maintain all equipment/non-food contact surfaces as readily cleanable and non-absorbent
     • Operator to ensure that all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are readily cleanable/non-absorbent and of sound and tight construction.
9. Compliance (Required)Jan 17, 2025

   2 infractions

   • Thermometers used to verify food preparation and storage temperatures
     • * Fail to provide thermometer in temperature controlled room / equipment used to store potentially hazardous foods
     • Operator to provide accurate and easily readable indicating thermometers in temperature controlled rooms/equipment used for storage of potentially hazardous foods
   • Sanitary maintenance of and provision of required supplies in staff / public washroom facilities
     • * Fail to equip facility with a method of hand drying that uses single-service towels or a hot air dryer
     • Operator to ensure the washroom facilities are properly supplied with soap/detergent, single-service towels or hot air dryer, toilet paper and hot and cold running water
10. Re-inspectionSep 23, 2024

    1 infraction

    • Sanitary maintenance of and provision of required supplies in staff / public washroom facilities
      • * Fail to equip facility with a method of hand drying that uses single-service towels or a hot air dryer
      • Operator to ensure the washroom facilities are properly supplied with soap/detergent, single-service towels or hot air dryer, toilet paper and hot and cold running water
11. Compliance (Required)Sep 17, 2024

    3 infractions

    • Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
      • * Observed potentially hazardous food not covered to prevent contamination / adulteration
      • Operator to ensure all foods are stored off the floor
    • Frequency of garbage removal adequate to maintain the premises in a sanitary condition
      • * Fail to remove garbage / wastes when necessary to maintain sanitary condition
      • Operator to ensure garbage is removed as often as necessary to maintain premise in a sanitary manner
    • Sanitary maintenance of and provision of required supplies in staff / public washroom facilities
      • * Fail to keep washroom in good repair, clean and sanitary condition
      • * Fail to equip facility with a method of hand drying that uses single-service towels or a hot air dryer
      • Operator to ensure the washroom facilities are maintained clean and in good repair
      • Operator to ensure the washroom facilities are properly supplied with soap/detergent, single-service towels or hot air dryer, toilet paper and hot and cold running water
12. Compliance (Required)Feb 7, 2024

    3 infractions

    • Sanitary maintenance of and provision of required supplies in staff / public washroom facilities
      • * Fail to keep washroom in good repair, clean and sanitary condition
      • Operator to ensure the washroom facilities are maintained clean and in good repair
    • Thermometers used to verify food preparation and storage temperatures
      • * Fail to provide thermometer in temperature controlled room / equipment used to store potentially hazardous foods
      • Operator to provide accurate and easily readable indicating thermometers in temperature controlled rooms/equipment used for storage of potentially hazardous foods
    • Ceilings clean and in good repair
      • * Fail to ensure ceiling of food premise kept clean and in good repair
      • Operator to ensure ceiling of the food premise is maintained in a sanitary condition and in good repair