Ottawa Public Health is struggling to meet inspection quotas of the city's food and health facilities, according to a report coming before council later this month.The geographical size of the city and deteriorating health standards post-pandemic have presented the agency with limited capacity. Ottawa Public Health is struggling to meet inspection quotas of the city's food and health facilities, according to a recent report.to hire six new inspectors.
According to the report, which comes before city council on April 15, the number of facilities requiring inspection rose eight per cent over the last five years, from 6,848 establishments in 2019 to 7,405 in 2024. "With additional funding we'd have more capacity to get to some of those lower risk places like gas stations and convenience stores, where food isn't prepared," Etches told CBC. "It's just pre-packaged."
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