The Water Buffalo
6 Hwy 105, Red Lake ON P0V 2M0 · Food Premises Disclosure
Inspection summary
The Water Buffalo has been inspected 2 times by Northwestern Health Unit since October 31, 2022. The most recent inspection, on May 27, 2024, recorded 2 infractions.
None of the 2 inspections on record were free of infractions. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination and Cleaning and sanitizing.
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 once on May 27, 2024. For example:
Food protected from potential contamination and adulteration
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 once on May 27, 2024. For example:
Food contact surfaces washed / rinsed / sanitized after each use and following any operations when contamination may have occurred
Other findingsLower risk
Findings that do not fit the categories above, such as follow-ups that confirm an earlier violation was corrected, or requirements specific to this type of facility.
Recorded once on October 31, 2022. For example:
Workplace is in compliance with the Smoke Free Ontario Act 2017
About this data
These results come from Northwestern Health Unit, 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.
2 inspections
- Required
2 infractions
- Food protected from potential contamination and adulteration
- Food contact surfaces washed / rinsed / sanitized after each use and following any operations when contamination may have occurred
- Required
1 infraction
- Workplace is in compliance with the Smoke Free Ontario Act 2017
- No smoking or vaping signs must be placed at all entries and exits of the workplace
- Workplace is in compliance with the Smoke Free Ontario Act 2017
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