Blenz Coffee
297 Bernard Ave Kelowna BC V1Y 6N2 · Restaurant - Food Service
Inspection summary
Blenz Coffee has been inspected 3 times by Interior Health Authority since January 19, 2024. The most recent inspection, on February 12, 2026, recorded 3 infractions.
None of the 3 inspections on record were free of infractions. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 3 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Handwashing and staff hygiene and Protecting food from contamination.
What these findings mean
Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.
Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk
Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.
Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on February 12, 2026. For example:
7 Are there handwashing stations available and properly supplied?
Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk
This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.
Recorded once on January 15, 2025. For example:
5 Are the premises and equipment properly maintained and operated in a sanitary manner (i.e. ongoing maintenance)?
Food safety training and certificationLower risk
Most jurisdictions require a certified food handler or manager on site, and some require allergen or food-worker training. These findings mean the paperwork or the trained person was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean food was handled unsafely.
Recorded once on February 12, 2026. For example:
5 Are the FOODSAFE training requirements being met?
Other findingsLower risk
Findings that do not fit the categories above, such as follow-ups that confirm an earlier violation was corrected, or requirements specific to this type of facility.
Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on February 12, 2026. For example:
1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
About this data
These results come from Interior Health Authority, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.
3 inspections
- Monitoring
3 infractions
- F2.1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
- Observation(s): Temperature logs were not available on site. Ensure that all new staff are trained to record the temperatures of all temperature controlled units, a minimum of x2 a day.
- F2.7 Are there handwashing stations available and properly supplied?
- F2.7B Handwashing station must be supplied with liquid soap in a dispenser.
- F2.7C Handwashing station must be supplied with single-service product for drying hands.
- F3.5 Are the FOODSAFE training requirements being met?
- F3.6B In the absence of the operator, at least one employee present in the establishment must have valid FOODSAFE certificate or equivalent training.
- F2.1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
- Monitoring
2 infractions
- F2.1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
- F2.1B A thermometer accurate within 1 °C must be available to monitor processes.
- F2.5 Are the premises and equipment properly maintained and operated in a sanitary manner (i.e. ongoing maintenance)?
- Observation(s): Left display cooler has build up of ice, operator to have cooler serviced.
- F2.5A All equipment, utensils and food contact surfaces used on the premises must be kept in good working order to ensure the sanitary handling of food.
- F2.1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
- Monitoring
1 infraction
- F2.7 Are there handwashing stations available and properly supplied?
- F2.7C Handwashing station must be supplied with single-service product for drying hands.
- F2.7 Are there handwashing stations available and properly supplied?
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