WLU - FRESH FOOD CO. (DINING HALL)
#75 UNIVERSITY Ave W, WATERLOO ON N2L 3C5 · Facility
Inspection summary
WLU - FRESH FOOD CO. (DINING HALL) has been inspected 9 times by Region of Waterloo Public Health since January 8, 2025. The most recent inspection, on June 2, 2026, recorded 2 infractions.
3 of 9 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 4 inspections with 7 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination, Cleaning and sanitizing and Food temperature control.
The number of infractions per inspection has stayed roughly the same over time.
What these findings mean
Health authorities word their findings differently, so we group them by what they mean for your health. 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 and supplies are stored and handled: kept covered, off the floor, and away from anything that could contaminate them. Where food is served, raw meat must be kept away from ready-to-eat food, a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.
Recorded 5 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on June 2, 2026. For example:
Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk
Surfaces, dishes and tools that touch food or people must be cleaned and then sanitized or disinfected. Inspectors check sanitizer strength, dishwasher temperatures and how cleaning is done. Poor sanitizing lets germs survive from one use to the next.
Recorded 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on June 2, 2026. For example:
Testing reagent used to determine concentration of sanitizer
Food temperature controlHigher risk
Inspectors check that anything that has to be kept at a set temperature, such as chilled or hot food, or equipment like sterilizers, stays in its safe range and that accurate thermometers are on hand. With food, temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning.
Recorded once on December 15, 2025. For example:
Hot holding: minimum of 60°C (140°F) after cooking / rapid re-heating
Food safety training and certificationLower risk
Many jurisdictions require a trained or certified person on site, such as a certified food handler. These findings mean the training record or the trained person was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean anything was handled unsafely.
Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on January 8, 2026. For example:
Food handlers who come into contact with food/utensils do so in a sanitary manner
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 January 8, 2026. For example:
Food processed in a safe manner
About this data
These results come from Region of Waterloo 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.
9 inspections
- Compliance Inspection
2 infractions
- Testing reagent used to determine concentration of sanitizer
- Provide and use test reagent to determine concentration of sanitizer
- Floors, walls, and ceilings clean and in good repair and maintained in a sanitary manner
- Cleaning required around, under, and behind kitchen equipment, counters, and baseboards
- Ensure floors are kept clean and in good repair
- Testing reagent used to determine concentration of sanitizer
- Complaint Inspection
0 infractions
- Compliance Inspection
4 infractions
- Food protected from contamination or adulteration
- Protect food from contamination and adulteration
- Food processed in a safe manner
- Cool hazardous food from 60°C (140°F) to 20°C (68°F) within 2 hours
- Cool hazardous food from 20°C (68°F) to 4°C (40°F) within 4 hours
- Multi-service articles and food contact surfaces cleaned and sanitized after each use and following operations where contamination may have occurred
- Clean and sanitize multi-service articles after each use and as often as necessary
- Clean and sanitize food contact surfaces or equipment as often as necessary
- Food handlers who come into contact with food/utensils do so in a sanitary manner
- Food protected from contamination or adulteration
- Complaint Inspection
1 infraction
- Hot holding: minimum of 60°C (140°F) after cooking / rapid re-heating
- Ensure food is held above 60°C (140°F) after cooking / rapid re-heating
- Hot holding: minimum of 60°C (140°F) after cooking / rapid re-heating
- Complaint Inspection
0 infractions
- Complaint Inspection
1 infraction
- Food protected from contamination or adulteration
- Protect food from contamination and adulteration
- Cover all food in storage
- Displayed food must be enclosed in a manner to prevent contamination
- Food protected from contamination or adulteration
- Compliance Inspection
1 infraction
- Food protected from contamination or adulteration
- Protect food from contamination and adulteration
- Cover all food in storage
- Displayed food must be enclosed in a manner to prevent contamination
- Food protected from contamination or adulteration
- Complaint Inspection
0 infractions
- Compliance Inspection
3 infractions
- Food protected from contamination or adulteration
- Protect food from contamination and adulteration
- Cover all food in storage
- Testing reagent used to determine concentration of sanitizer
- Provide and use test reagent to determine concentration of sanitizer
- Food handlers who come into contact with food/utensils do so in a sanitary manner
- Ensure food handlers are clean and practice good personal hygiene
- Ensure food handlers wash hands as often as necessary
- Food protected from contamination or adulteration
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