Uptown News
100 Christina St S, Sarnia ON N7T 2M6 · Convenience / Variety
Inspection summary
Uptown News has been inspected 2 times by Lambton Public Health since August 12, 2025. The most recent inspection, on August 12, 2026, found no infractions.
1 of 2 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 0 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination and Food temperature control.
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 2 times on August 12, 2025. For example:
Raw food products are separated from ready-to-eat food products during storage and handling.
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 once on August 12, 2025. For example:
Thermometers are used to verify food preparation and storage temperatures.
Building, plumbing and upkeepLower risk
Floors, walls and ceilings must be smooth and clean, with working lighting, ventilation, plumbing, hot and cold water, and washrooms. These are rarely an immediate food-safety risk on their own, but persistent problems can lead to pest or sanitation issues.
Recorded once on August 12, 2025. For example:
General housekeeping is satisfactory.
About this data
These results come from Lambton 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.
2 inspections
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
4 infractions
- Thermometers are used to verify food preparation and storage temperatures.
- Fail to provide a thermometer in cold-holding unit used to store hazardous foods.
- Raw food products are separated from ready-to-eat food products during storage and handling.
- Fail to handle / store raw hazardous foods separately or below ready-to-eat foods to prevent contamination.
- Food is protected from potential contamination (i.e. food covered, labelled, off floor, stored on racks, sneeze guard, physical hazards).
- Fail to store food off the floor to prevent contamination.
- General housekeeping is satisfactory.
- Fail to remove all materials that are not associated with the daily operation of the food premise.
- Thermometers are used to verify food preparation and storage temperatures.
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