Hunter River bakery’s licence suspended by P.E.I. government
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — A Hunter River bakery’s licence to function has been suspended by the provincial authorities.
By The River Bakery has been closed since Sept. 1 after it was cited for various Public Well being Act violations throughout an inspection, together with the proof of bugs, failing to maintain the ability designed in a method that forestalls entry for bugs, private hygiene points amongst workers and workers behaving in a method which will personally contaminate meals.
In an electronic mail to SaltWire Community on Sept. 14, the environmental well being department of the Chief Public Well being Workplace indicated {that a} discover of suspension was issued to the operator after well being inspectors returned this week and located “some objects’’ recognized at an inspection on Sept. 9 had been nonetheless not inside compliance with the act.
“The bakery initially was closed beneath a public well being order and (has) remained closed to prepare for a reinspection to verify if all of the circumstances from the Sept. 9 inspection had been happy,’’ the assertion from environmental well being mentioned.
Morgan Martin, senior communications officer with the Division of Well being and Wellness and the Chief Public Well being Workplace, advised SaltWire Community in an electronic mail that earlier than the bakery can reopen now, the operator first should apply to environmental well being to have the suspended licence reinstated.
Martin added that if that occurs, well being inspectors would return to verify that any essential corrective measures have been taken to adjust to the act.
“When these two objects are full, the operator can be permitted to reopen,’’ Martin mentioned within the electronic mail.
SaltWire Community did contact the bakery by telephone on Sept. 14 and left a message, however there was no fast response.
In an electronic mail to this newspaper on Sept. 9, Ryan Neale, supervisor of environmental well being for the Chief Public Well being Act, mentioned a well being order was issued on Sept. 1 to shut the premises till “the risks to public well being have been eradicated, decreased or managed.”
A lot of points have been famous on the bakery over the previous few months. Issues began on June 27 with a failed inspection. Three subsequent inspections had been additionally thought-about unsatisfactory, together with one on July 28 when well being officers cited an proof of bugs.
Nonetheless, the bakery was by no means pressured to shut throughout the time, and it was deemed to be in full compliance with the Public Well being Act on Aug. 4.
Because of the variety of inspections and the bakery’s historical past, the Division of Well being and Wellness had indicated final month it might be stepping up enforcement with further visits.
In 2021, well being inspectors visited the bakery 12 occasions and had made 11 visits by Aug. 8 this 12 months.
Dave Stewart is a reporter with the SaltWire Community in Prince Edward Island. He will be reached by electronic mail at [email protected] and adopted on Twitter @DveStewart.
