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Dairy Queen

318 Eden Rd Clearwater BC V0E 1N1 · Restaurant - Food Service

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Inspection summary

Dairy Queen has been inspected 3 times by Interior Health Authority since November 20, 2023. The most recent inspection, on October 17, 2025, found no infractions.

1 of 3 inspections on record found no infractions at all. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination and Handwashing and staff hygiene.

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 November 15, 2024. For example: 5 Are the premises and equipment properly maintained and operated in a sanitary manner (i.e. ongoing maintenance)?

  • 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 November 15, 2024. For example: 7 Are there handwashing stations available and properly supplied?

  • 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 November 15, 2024. For example: 5 Are the FOODSAFE training requirements being met?

  • Building, plumbing and upkeepLower risk

    Floors, walls and ceilings must be smooth and clean, with working lighting, ventilation, plumbing, hot and cold water, and washrooms. These are rarely an immediate food-safety risk on their own, but persistent problems can lead to pest or sanitation issues.

    Recorded once on November 20, 2023. For example: 6 Are the premises designed and equipped to ensure safe food handling?

  • 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 once on November 20, 2023. For example: 1 Does the operator have a valid operating permit or approval to operate?

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

  1. Monitoring

    0 infractions

  2. Monitoring

    3 infractions

    • F2.5 Are the premises and equipment properly maintained and operated in a sanitary manner (i.e. ongoing maintenance)?
      • Observation(s): • Walk in freezer broken at the time of inspection. Staff are aware and service has been called in to repair. In the interim, items have been moved to the smaller freezers and walk in cooler - note: for food items such as chicken and proteins, ensure once thawed they are used within suitable/DQ provided time frame for thawed frozen meats/proteins and items. Alternate freezer storage is also available as discussed with operator.
      • 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.
      • F2.5M Unless previously served in a container that prevents contamination, food must not be served to another customer.
    • F2.7 Are there handwashing stations available and properly supplied?
      • Observation(s): • All stations equipped, however, 1x station is not easily accessible due to temporary relocation of fridge due to freezer malfunction. Please ensure that the fridge is moved and unimpeded access to the hand sink is restored as soon as freezer is back up operational. All other stations easily accessible, please use other stations as needed.
      • F2.7D Handwashing stations must be maintained, adequate in number and location, to ensure convenient access to all employees.
      • F2.7E Handwashing stations must remain accessible at all times.
    • F3.5 Are the FOODSAFE training requirements being met?
      • Observation(s): • Staff onsite have FOODSAFE/equivalent, however, owner/operator's has expired (last month). Please retake FOODSAFE or equivalent and provide proof of completion on or before date noted in F3.5
  3. Monitoring

    4 infractions

    • F2.5 Are the premises and equipment properly maintained and operated in a sanitary manner (i.e. ongoing maintenance)?
      • Observation(s): • Raw wood pallet used for storage inside kitchen - please paint the pallet in a smooth, easy to clean, waterproof, light coloured paint, or provide a water proof, easy to clean and light coloured storage pallet. Provide photo once completed.
    • F2.6 Are the premises designed and equipped to ensure safe food handling?
      • Observation(s): • Freezer by drive thru window has plastic wrap covering opening - please repair/replace with smooth, easy to clean surface (such as stainless steel). Provide photo once completed.
      • F2.6F Food contact surfaces must be smooth and non-absorbent and easy to clean.
    • F2.7 Are there handwashing stations available and properly supplied?
      • Observation(s): • Handwash sink in back food preparation area requires soap. Provide photo once supplied.
      • F2.7B Handwashing station must be supplied with liquid soap in a dispenser.
    • F3.1 Does the operator have a valid operating permit or approval to operate?
      • Observation(s): • Permit to be posted in view for public - currently not facing public view. Provide photo once posted.
      • F3.1A A valid permit to operate must be posted in a conspicuous location.

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