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The Whale Tea

209 Dundas St, London ON N6A 1G4 · Restaurant

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Inspection summary

The Whale Tea has been inspected 10 times by Middlesex-London Health Unit since February 24, 2023. The most recent inspection, on August 20, 2026, recorded 4 infractions.

2 of 10 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 4 inspections with 16 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Handwashing and staff hygiene, Cleaning and sanitizing and Protecting food from contamination.

Recent inspections have recorded more infractions than earlier ones, so it is worth reading the latest reports closely.

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 5 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on August 20, 2026. For example: Handwashing stations are maintained and adequately supplied

  • 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 3 separate inspections, most recently on July 14, 2026. For example: Utensils are sanitized manually as required

  • 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 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on November 7, 2025. For example: Food is protected from contamination and adulteration

  • 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 across 2 separate inspections, most recently on October 7, 2024. For example: Potentially hazardous food products are not between 4°C (40°F) and 60°C (140°F), except during periods of preparation, processing and manufacturing

  • 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 July 14, 2026. For example: Pest control is maintained

About this data

These results come from Middlesex-London 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.

10 inspections

  1. Follow-up

    4 infractions

    • Handwashing stations are maintained and adequately supplied
      • Fail to maintain handwashing stations with adequate supplies
    • Floor and floor coverings are tight, smooth, non-absorbent (except in food service areas) and clean and in good repair
      • Fail to maintain floors as tight, smooth and non-absorbent in food-handling rooms
      • Fail to maintain floors as tight, smooth and non-absorbent in rooms where utensils are cleaned
    • Records, receipts, certificates maintained as required
      • Fail to maintain records of pest control measures taken
    • Food handler or supervisor present during operation has completed food handler training
      • Fail to ensure the presence of a food handler or supervisor, who has completed food handler training, during every hour of operation in a food service premises
  2. Required

    6 infractions

    • Handwashing stations are maintained and adequately supplied
      • Fail to maintain handwashing stations with adequate supplies
    • Utensils are sanitized manually as required
      • Fail to sanitize utensils in a clean chlorine solution of at least 100 parts per million at 24°C (75°F) or greater for at least 45 seconds
    • Pest control is maintained
      • Fail to protect against entry, harbouring and breeding of pests
    • Floor and floor coverings are tight, smooth, non-absorbent (except in food service areas) and clean and in good repair
    • Records, receipts, certificates maintained as required
      • Fail to retain records of pest control measures taken for one year
    • Food handler or supervisor present during operation has completed food handler training
  3. Required

    4 infractions

    • Handwashing stations are maintained and adequately supplied
      • Fail to maintain handwashing stations with adequate supplies
    • Utensils are sanitized manually as required
      • Fail to sanitize utensils in a clean chlorine solution of at least 100 parts per million at 24°C (75°F) or greater for at least 45 seconds
    • Records, receipts, certificates maintained as required
      • Fail to retain records of pest control measures taken for one year
    • Food handler or supervisor present during operation has completed food handler training
      • Fail to ensure the presence of a food handler or supervisor, who has completed food handler training, during every hour of operation in a food service premises
  4. Required

    2 infractions

    • Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
      • Fail to protect food from contamination and adulteration
    • Food handler or supervisor present during operation has completed food handler training
      • Fail to ensure the presence of a food handler or supervisor, who has completed food handler training, during every hour of operation in a food service premises
      • Fail to ensure certified food handler supervising the preparation, processing, packaging, service or storage of food where hazardous food is prepared and when the food premises is operating at all times as per the local by-law
  5. Required

    5 infractions

    • Handwashing stations are maintained and adequately supplied
      • Fail to use handwashing station only for handwashing of employees
    • Utensils are sanitized manually as required
      • Fail to sanitize utensils in a clean chlorine solution of at least 100 parts per million at 24°C (75°F) or greater for at least 45 seconds
    • Floor and floor coverings are tight, smooth, non-absorbent (except in food service areas) and clean and in good repair
      • Fail to maintain floors as tight, smooth and non-absorbent in food-handling rooms
    • Records, receipts, certificates maintained as required
      • Fail to maintain records of pest control measures taken
      • Fail to retain records of pest control measures taken for one year
    • Food handler or supervisor present during operation has completed food handler training
      • Fail to ensure the presence of a food handler or supervisor, who has completed food handler training, during every hour of operation in a food service premises
  6. Follow-up

    2 infractions

    • Records, receipts, certificates maintained as required
      • Fail to maintain records of pest control measures taken
      • Fail to retain records of pest control measures taken for one year
    • Food handler or supervisor present during operation has completed food handler training
  7. Required

    4 infractions

    • Potentially hazardous food products are not between 4°C (40°F) and 60°C (140°F), except during periods of preparation, processing and manufacturing
      • Fail to maintain potentially hazardous foods at a safe internal temperature
    • Handwashing stations are maintained and adequately supplied
      • Fail to maintain handwashing stations with adequate supplies
      • Fail to use handwashing station only for handwashing of employees
    • Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
      • Fail to protect food from contamination and adulteration
    • Food handler or supervisor present during operation has completed food handler training
      • Fail to ensure the presence of a food handler or supervisor, who has completed food handler training, during every hour of operation in a food service premises
  8. Follow-up

    0 infractions

  9. Required

    3 infractions

    • Refrigeration and hot-holding equipment for potentially hazardous food is maintained
      • Fail to provide accurate, easily readable thermometer for refrigeration and hot-holding
    • Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
      • Fail to protect food from contamination and adulteration
    • Rooms, walls and ceilings are kept clean, in good repair and in a sanitary condition
      • Fail to maintain walls clean and in good repair
  10. Required

    0 infractions

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