Posters
Correct Dishwashing Procedure – The Two Sink Method (PDF 198KB)
Download this poster to view the proper way to wash utensils (i.e. pots, pans, spatulas, serving tongs).Correct Dishwashing Procedure – The Three Sink Method (PDF 230KB)
Download this poster to view the proper way to wash multi-service utensils (i.e plates, cutlery, mugs).Handwashing – The 6 Step Method: English (PDF 95KB) French (PDF 124KB)
Download this poster to remind people of the proper way to wash their hands.For the good of your health – Wash Your Hands: English (PDF 1.8MB) French (PDF 536KB)
Download this poster to remind people to wash their hands.Food Temperatures Chart (PDF 31KB)
Download this food temperatures chart to view safe temperatures for food storage, thawing, cooking, hot holdng, cooling and reheating.It's Easy to be Green (Pass) Checklist (PDF 202KB)
Download this checklist for a list of things you need to do to get a Pass (Green sign) for a food premises in the DineSafe program.
General Forms
Notice of Intent to Operate a Food Premises (PDF 110KB)
Download, fill out and submit this form if you operate a food premises.Notice of Intent to Operate a Mobile Food Premises (PDF 104KB)
Download, fill out and submit this form if you operate a mobile food premises.Notice of Intent for Organizers of Special Events / Markets form (PDF 94KB)
Download, fill out and submit this form if you are an organizer of a special event.Notice of Intent to Operate as a Special Event / Market Vendor form (PDF 137KB)
Download, fill out and submit this form if you operate as a market vendor.
Food Safety Laws
Guidance Documents
Special Events Information Package
- Special Events Information Package (PDF 892B) includes:
- Requirements for Special Events
- Handwashing Requirements for Special Events
- What to do in an Emergency
- Sample Special Event Food Inspection Form
- Key messages to be Special Events Ready (PDF 152KB)
- Notice of Intent for Organizers of Special Events / Markets form (PDF 94KB)
- Notice of Intent to Operate as a Special Event / Market Vendor form (PDF 137KB)
Links to Other Organizations
More information from other organizations may be needed to help set up or run a food premises. For example, there may be building requirements for your food premises, or ways that you will need to package and label food products. Please contact the organizations below as needed.
City of London
- Service London Business (resource for starting a business)
- London Fire Department
- The City of London
Middlesex County Municipalities
- Municipality of Middlesex Centre
- Municipality of North Middlesex
- Municipality of Southwest Middlesex
- Municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc
- Municipality of Thames Centre
- Township of Adelaide Metcalfe
- Township of Lucan Biddulph
- Village of Newbury
Provincial Government Organizations
- Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO)
- regulates the sale, service and consumption of alcoholic beverages
- Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA)
- provincial statutes designed to minimize food safety risks
- dairy farms, dairy products and dairy processing plants
- the slaughter of animals and primary processing of meat
- fruit and vegetables, honey and maple products
- eggs and livestock
- edible oil products
- Foodland Ontario - produce information
- Ontario Ministry of Health
- sets the public health standards to be followed province wide
- Public Health Ontario
- scientific and technical advice
- ServiceOntario
- register a business name or a limited partnership
- Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA)
- Inspect/audit trades people, contractors, plants, equipment and sites for compliance with codes and regulations and monitor developing safety related trends or issues. e.g. Mobile Food Premises have fuel inspection requirements.
Federal Government Organizations
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
- federal legislation related to food inspections and animal and plant health
- Food labelling for industry
- Food labelling for consumers
- Health Canada
- federally applicable food safety information
- Public Health Agency of Canada
- food recalls, risks and outbreaks
- Small Business Services (SBS)
- part of the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) that helps Ontario entrepreneurs access government business information and services.
Other Organizations that provide Food Safety Information
- BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) for policy advice and research
- CDC.gov is an online source for credible health information and is the official Web site of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Environmental Health Foundation of Canada
- Farmers' Market Ontario
- National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health (NCCEH) for evidence-based guidance documents and reviews
- Ontario Branch of the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors
Date of creation: February 11, 2013
Last modified on: August 4, 2023
Last modified on: August 4, 2023