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YARMOUTH NATURAL FOODS

3 JENKINS, YARMOUTH · Food Establishment

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Inspection summary

YARMOUTH NATURAL FOODS has been inspected 3 times by Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change (Food Safety Program) since August 13, 2024. The most recent inspection, on August 10, 2026, found no infractions.

2 of 3 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 2 inspections with 3 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination and Handwashing and staff hygiene.

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 July 31, 2026. For example: 29(1) An operator of a food establishment must have a maintenance, cleaning and sanitation program in place to control the risk of contamination of food, equipment, utensils and other facilities in the food establishment.

  • 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 once on July 31, 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;

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.

3 inspections

  1. Inspection

    0 infractions

  2. Inspection

    3 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;
      • In accordance with Section 2.15 of the NS Food Retail and Food Services Code, you must equip the toilet room hand washing station with soap in a dispenser.
    • 29(1) An operator of a food establishment must have a maintenance, cleaning and sanitation program in place to control the risk of contamination of food, equipment, utensils and other facilities in the food establishment.
      • In accordance with Section 4.2.8 of the NS Food Retail and Food Services Code, when manually washing dishes, after washing and rinsing, you must sanitize them using one of the approved methods, including by immersion for at least two minutes in water at a temperature of at least 77C (171F). Provide proof of purchase of a probe thermometer to verify sanitizing water temperature if you wish to use this method.
    • 49(1)(a) An operator must ensure that food ingredients and food packaging materials must be stored in a dry storage room or designated area that a) protects the food ingredient or food packaging material from contamination;
      • In accordance with Section 2.9 of the Nova Scotia Food Retail and Food Services Code, you must ensure stored items are protected from contamination such as water leakage, pest infestation or any other unsanitary condition by storing food and food packaging at least 6inches off the ground on racks, shelves, or pallets.
  3. Inspection

    0 infractions

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