Bull River Guest Ranch
2975 Bull River Rd Bull River BC V1C 4H7 · Restaurant - Food Service
Inspection summary
Bull River Guest Ranch has been inspected 7 times by Interior Health Authority since June 6, 2013. The most recent inspection, on June 9, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.
3 of 7 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 1 infraction recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination, Cleaning and sanitizing and Food temperature control.
The number of infractions per inspection has stayed roughly the same over time.
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.
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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on June 27, 2017. For example:
4 - Are foods handled in a sanitary manner and protected from contamination?
Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk
Anything that touches food, such as cutting boards, dishes and utensils, must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Inspectors check dishwasher temperatures, sanitizer strength and how wiping cloths are stored. Poor sanitizing lets bacteria survive from one use to the next.
Recorded once on April 9, 2019. For example:
3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
Food temperature controlHigher risk
Bacteria multiply fastest between about 4 °C and 60 °C (40 °F to 140 °F). Inspectors check that cold food stays cold, hot food stays hot, cooked food is cooled quickly, and that staff have accurate thermometers. Temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning, so these are treated as critical findings.
Recorded once on June 27, 2017. For example:
4 - Are proper refrigeration, freezing and thawing procedures followed?
Permits, records and postingLower risk
Operating permits, required signage, written procedures and logs. These findings are administrative: the documentation was missing or out of date at the time of inspection.
Recorded 2 times on August 31, 2015. For example:
17 - Are written food handling procedures (Food Safety Plan) current and available on site?
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 once on June 9, 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.
7 inspections
- Monitoring
1 infraction
- F2.1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
- Observation(s): Facility is using a bleach/water sanitizer solution for wiping food contact surfaces when the kitchen is in operation. No sanitizer test strips are on site.
- F2.1A Sanitizer test strips must be available for each chemical sanitizer used at the premises.
- F2.1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
- Monitoring
0 infractions
- Monitoring
1 infraction
- F2.3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
- Observation(s): Chlorex Bleach Spray bottle 0 ppm must be 50-100 ppm chlorine.
- F2.3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
- Monitoring
2 infractions
- F1.4 - Are proper refrigeration, freezing and thawing procedures followed?
- Observation(s): Walk in Cooler 9 C must be 4.4 C
- F2.4 - Are foods handled in a sanitary manner and protected from contamination?
- Observation(s): Hand Wash sign required in Kitchen.
- F1.4 - Are proper refrigeration, freezing and thawing procedures followed?
- Monitoring
3 infractions
- 9 - Are foods handled in a sanitary manner and protected from contamination?
- Observation(s): Hand Wash signs are required at hand wash station
- 17 - Are written food handling procedures (Food Safety Plan) current and available on site?
- Observation(s): Food safe Plan required onsite
- 18 - Are the sanitation procedures (Sanitation Plan) current and available on site?
- Observation(s): Cleaning Schedule required.
- 9 - Are foods handled in a sanitary manner and protected from contamination?
- Monitoring
0 infractions
- Monitoring
0 infractions
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