More businesses in Lambton County will soon display signage advising patrons where to find inspection reports, as part of an expanded disclosure program.
Lambton County Council recently approved bylaw amendments to expand the public health inspection disclosure program beyond the DineSafe Lambton program.
Lambton Public Health (LPH) Supervisor of Health Protection Lori Lucas said while food safety inspection reports will continue to use a colour-coded signage system, other regulated businesses will be provided with generic signage.
"So you're going to see a generic sign with a QR code that's sort of transparent when you're walking into the facilities and then it's going to link right to our inspection disclosure site so you can access the inspection for that facility," Lucas said.
The expansion includes personal care services such as tattoo and piercing studios, nail salons, as well as public pools, spas, recreational camps, and other provincially regulated settings inspected by LPH.
While inspection information has been available on LPH's website for several years, as required by the province, Lucas said the goal is to improve transparency and public access to inspection information.
"They've been online and able to access for a long time, but only that on-site portion of disclosure at a premises was at our food premises, so it's just being expanded to several other already inspected facilities throughout Lambton County," Lucas said.
Health inspectors will visit operators and provide signage and additional information.
"We're hoping to do all of that as an educational plan early in the new year," Lucas said.
Inspection reports can be found on LPH's website.
