Toronto, ON

John Polanyi School

Name: John Polanyi School
Address: 640 Lawrence Ave W, Toronto, ON

640 Lawrence Ave W

Last inspected Sep 16, 2025 · View Map ↗ · Compare ↗

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SteadyThe last two inspections recorded a similar number of violations. Review the dated records below.

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2 inspections

Inspection

Sep 16, 2025

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2 recorded violations

majorCode —Cleaning and sanitizing

Official wording

Sanitize utensils in chlorine solution of less than 100 p.p.m. of available chlorine - Sec. 19(b)

Inspector’s notes

One or more minor infractions were observed under the Food Premises Regulation during an inspection.

In plain English

Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.

More about cleaning or sanitizing problems

majorCode —Handwashing

Official wording

Fail to maintain handwashing stations (liquid soap and paper towels) - Sec. 7(3)(c)

Inspector’s notes

One or more minor infractions were observed under the Food Premises Regulation during an inspection.

In plain English

Staff were not washing their hands when required, or a handwashing sink was blocked, missing soap or paper towels, or used for something else. Hands are one of the most common ways germs reach food.

Mar 20, 2024

Pass

2 recorded violations

minorCode —Cleaning and sanitizing

Official wording

Fail to ensure equipment surface sanitized as necessary - Sec. 22

Inspector’s notes

One or more minor infractions were observed under the Food Premises Regulation during an inspection.

In plain English

Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.

More about cleaning or sanitizing problems

minorCode —Cleaning and sanitizing

Official wording

Use towel used for other purpose for cleaning food contact surface - Sec. 16(c)

Inspector’s notes

One or more minor infractions were observed under the Food Premises Regulation during an inspection.

In plain English

Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.

More about cleaning or sanitizing problems

Official record from Toronto Public Health – DineSafe, Mar 20, 2024 · Original Source

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