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THE KNOT PUB IN LUNENBURG

4 DUFFERIN, LUNENBURG · Food Establishment

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Inspection summary

THE KNOT PUB IN LUNENBURG has been inspected 4 times by Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change (Food Safety Program) since June 24, 2025. The most recent inspection, on January 9, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.

1 of 4 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 1 infraction recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Handwashing and staff hygiene, Cleaning and sanitizing and Food temperature control.

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 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on January 9, 2026. For example: 19(2)(b) A food establishment must provide all of the following in accordance with applicable legislation or as considered acceptable by the Administrator: (b) adequately designed and appropriately located hand-washing facilities;

  • 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 3 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on July 3, 2025. For example: 29(2)(a) A maintenance, cleaning and sanitation program must include procedures to ensure that all of the following are done: (a) the food establishment and equipment are maintained, cleaned and sanitized;

  • 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 2 times on June 24, 2025. For example: 33(1) An operator must ensure that the temperature of food is controlled so that the food does not deteriorate or become inedible or unsafe.

  • 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 once on June 24, 2025. For example: 19(1)(a) A food establishment must be located, designed, constructed and maintained to ensure all of the following: (a) that the risk of contaminating the food is minimized;

About this data

These results come from Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change (Food Safety Program), 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

  1. Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 19(2)(b) A food establishment must provide all of the following in accordance with applicable legislation or as considered acceptable by the Administrator: (b) adequately designed and appropriately located hand-washing facilities;
      • In accordance with Section 2.14 of the NS Food Retail and Food Services Code, you must provide at least one hand washing station in each food preparation area. Ensure hand washing station is equipped with soap and single use paper towel in a dispenser.
  2. Inspection

    0 infractions

  3. Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 19(2)(b) A food establishment must provide all of the following in accordance with applicable legislation or as considered acceptable by the Administrator: (b) adequately designed and appropriately located hand-washing facilities;
      • A soap pump is located at the hand washing sink, but a paper towel dispenser is needed. Please install a paper towel dispenser by July 10, 2025. A soap dispenser is also needed in the men's bathroom. Please install a soap dispenser in the men's bathroom by July 10, 2025.
    • 29(2)(a) A maintenance, cleaning and sanitation program must include procedures to ensure that all of the following are done: (a) the food establishment and equipment are maintained, cleaned and sanitized;
      • In accordance with Section 4.2.2 of the NS Food Retail and Food Services Code, you must ensure non-food contact surfaces of equipment must be cleaned at a frequency that will prevent the accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue and other debris. General cleaning was completed under / behind cooking equipment (prep line and cook line), in the ventilation canopy, in the the dishwasher area, and on the back deck of the kitchen. The wall and ceiling in the far kitchen corner by the ventilation canopy still has to be cleaned.
  4. Inspection

    6 infractions

    • 19(1)(a) A food establishment must be located, designed, constructed and maintained to ensure all of the following: (a) that the risk of contaminating the food is minimized;
      • Low-temperature chlorine dishwasher was not sanitizing the dishes at all during the inspection, the chlorine concentration was observed to be 0ppm. Ensure low-temperature chlorine dishwasher is sanitizing either at 50 or 100ppm during its rinse cycle. Current status of the dishwasher is the sanitizer line has broken in 2 and is not functioning according to the manufacturer's specifications. Routine checks of the dishwasher's chlorine concentration must be done in the future.
    • 19(2)(b) A food establishment must provide all of the following in accordance with applicable legislation or as considered acceptable by the Administrator: (b) adequately designed and appropriately located hand-washing facilities;
      • Ensure handwashing station is equipped properly. During the inspection there was no liquid hand soap dispenser or paper towel dispenser. Fry cutter was being used as a paper towel holding, this not acceptable. A dirty liquid soap bottle with no dispenser was being used for handwashing soap.
    • 29(2)(a) A maintenance, cleaning and sanitation program must include procedures to ensure that all of the following are done: (a) the food establishment and equipment are maintained, cleaned and sanitized;
      • No food grade sanitizer was readily available and mixed during the inspection. Bottle of bleach is kept on-site. Ensure a mixture of bleach and water at 100ppm is made everyday and is used regularly to sanitize food contact surfaces and equipment. Surfaces must be sanitized after each task or after 4 hours of continuous use.
    • 29(2)(a) A maintenance, cleaning and sanitation program must include procedures to ensure that all of the following are done: (a) the food establishment and equipment are maintained, cleaned and sanitized;
      • In accordance with Section 4.2.2 of the NS Food Retail and Food Services Code, you must ensure non-food contact surfaces of equipment must be cleaned at a frequency that will prevent the accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue and other debris. General cleaning needed in the following areas but not limited to: Under / behind cooking equipment (prep line and cook line), in the ventilation canopy, on the wall and ceiling in the far kitchen corner by the ventilation canopy, the dishwasher area, and on the back deck of the kitchen.
    • 33(1) An operator must ensure that the temperature of food is controlled so that the food does not deteriorate or become inedible or unsafe.
      • In accordance with Section 3.3.2 of the Nova Scotia Food Services and Food Retail Code, you must thaw foods appropriately. Ensure foods are properly thawed. Thawing at room temperature is not an appropriate thawing method as it subjects foods to the temperature danger zone which can promote the growth of harmful pathogens. Food moved to fridge unit measuring 4*C.
    • 33(1) An operator must ensure that the temperature of food is controlled so that the food does not deteriorate or become inedible or unsafe.
      • In accordance with Section 3.3.6 of the Nova Scotia Food Services and Food Retail Code, you must cool foods from 60 degrees Celsius to 20 degrees Celsius within 2 hours, and then from 20 degrees Celsius to 4 degrees Celsius or below within 4 hours. Ensure foods are properly cooled. Foods observed cooling at room temperature. Temperature was taken of these foods. Foods moved to a fridge unit measuring 4*C.

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