Mississauga Restaurant and Child-Care Centre Pass Inspections After Initial Failures

Recent inspections by Peel Public Health officials revealed significant risk and critical risk issues at a Mississauga restaurant and a child-care centre, which were subsequently addressed and resulted in conditional passes being issued. Follow-up inspections confirmed compliance with food safety standards.

Key Takeaways:

• Zauq Zauq, a restaurant located at 1275 Eglinton Ave. E., Unit 62B, was initially inspected on Aug. 28, where it failed to comply with food safety standards in multiple areas, including keeping potentially hazardous food out of the temperature danger zone, providing accurate and easy-to-read thermometers, and ensuring proper food handling practices.
• Kids Palace Nursery School, a child-care centre at 20 Mississauga Valley Blvd., was also inspected on Aug. 25, and found to have failed to protect the premises against pest entry and maintain adequate measures to prevent pest harbourage or breeding.
• Both locations received conditional passes after initial failures, indicating that they were not fully compliant with food safety standards at the time of inspection.
• A re-inspection on Sept. 2 resulted in a pass for both Zauq Zauq and Kids Palace Nursery School, confirming their compliance with food safety standards.

Statistics:

• According to Peel Region, the inspection results for Zauq Zauq on Aug. 28 revealed 6 out of 12 items not in compliance with food safety standards.
• The inspection results for Kids Palace Nursery School on Aug. 25 revealed 2 out of 6 items not in compliance with food safety standards.
• A re-inspection on Sept. 2 resulted in a pass for both locations, indicating that they have since addressed the issues raised during the initial inspection.

Sources:

• Mississauga News Peel Public Health officials handed conditional passes to a Mississauga restaurant and to a child-care centre during recent inspections. Both locations have since received passes during followup inspections. Inspectors routinely check local restaurants, cocktail bars/beverage rooms, bakeries and takeout food establishments to ensure compliance with food safety standards. Zauq Zauq, a restaurant located at 1275 Eglinton Ave. E., Unit 62B, was inspected Aug. 28. According to Peel Region, inspection results were: Did operator keep potentially hazardous food out of the temperature danger zone, and provide adequately sized refrigeration and/or hot-holding equipment/space for the safe storage of such food? (Significant risk) - not in complianceDid operator provide and use accurate and easy-to-read thermometers? - not in complianceDid operator provide a test reagent to determine the concentration of sanitizer? - not in complianceDid operator provide a mechanical dishwasher that is properly constructed, designed and maintained, or a dishwasher that is approved by NSF International for commercial use? - not in complianceDid operator provide required supplies for every washroom? - not in complianceIs at least one food handler/supervisor with valid food handler certification present on-site during every hour of operation? - not in compliance A reinspection on Sept. 2 resulted in a pass. Kids Palace Nursery School The on-site food prep kitchen at Kids Palace Nursery School, a child-care centre at 20 Mississauga Valley Blvd., was inspected Aug. 25. According to Peel Region, inspection results were: Did operator protect the premises against the entry of pests and maintain records of all pest control measures? - not in complianceDid operator take adequate measures to maintain food premises in a condition that prevent harbourage or breeding of pests? (Critical Risk) - not in compliance A reinspection on Sept. 2 resulted in a pass.