Food safety is a mandatory program for Ontario’s health units under the Ontario Public Health Standards. Oxford County Public Health works to prevent and reduce foodborne illness in the community by:

Food recall information

IMPORTANT FOOD SAFETY UPDATE Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is investigating E.coli in certain frozen beef products. Since the investigation began there have been recalls for more than 135 ground beef and steakette products. There has been at least one illness due to E. coli 0157:H7 to date.  More information  List of affected products  Remember: Raw ground beef should always be considered to be possibly contaminated with harmful bacteria. Cooking raw hamburger to 71 C will destroy e.coli O157:H7, along with any other bacteria. Food-borne illness can be prevented with simple food handling techniques: cook, chill, separate and clean. Learn more Updated March 20, 2012

Food recall updates and allergy alerts are posted on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency website. See latest updates.

Food safety at home

Oxford County Public Health is running an awareness campaign on food safety at home. Do you know how to prevent foodborne illness? More

Food safety training

In Oxford County food safety training is available through classes or online. More

Public access to inspection reports

Members of the public may request a copy of the most recent inspection report on file for a restaurant, take-out, retail outlet or other food premises. In 2012, Oxford County Public Health will launch a new website that allows people to access this information online. More