Ink By Jess FX
#232 2025 W 42nd Ave, Vancouver BC V6M 2B5 · Invasive
Inspection summary
Ink By Jess FX has been inspected 11 times by Vancouver Coastal Health since January 16, 2017. The most recent inspection, on March 19, 2026, found no infractions.
9 of 11 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 0 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning, disinfection and sterilization and Hand hygiene and infection control.
The last 7 inspections in a row found no infractions. The number of infractions per inspection has stayed roughly the same over time.
What these findings mean
Health authorities word their findings differently, so we group them by what they mean for clients. In personal service settings like salons, spas and tattoo studios, higher-risk findings are the ones that could spread infection from one client to the next, through broken skin, blood or instruments that were not properly cleaned and sterilized.
Cleaning, disinfection and sterilizationHigher risk
Tools that touch clients, such as clippers, nail files, footbaths and tattoo equipment, must be cleaned and then disinfected or sterilized to the level the risk requires. Inspectors check disinfectant contact times, sterilizer test results and how clean tools are stored. Items that cannot be properly cleaned must be used only once.
Recorded once on January 17, 2019. For example:
Premises, work surfaces, instruments are adequately sanitized/disinfected and maintained.
Hand hygiene and infection controlHigher risk
Infection control is the core of a personal service inspection. Inspectors check that operators clean their hands and change gloves between clients, that a stocked hand sink is available, and that anything that breaks the skin is handled so blood-borne infections such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV cannot pass from one client to the next.
Recorded once on January 16, 2017. For example:
Adequate infection control measures are implemented.
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 on January 16, 2017. For example:
Incompatible activity is not present.
About this data
These results come from Vancouver Coastal Health, 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.
11 inspections
- Routine
0 infractions
- Routine
0 infractions
- Routine
0 infractions
- Routine
0 infractions
- Routine
0 infractions
- Routine
0 infractions
- Routine Follow-up
0 infractions
- Routine
1 infraction
- Premises, work surfaces, instruments are adequately sanitized/disinfected and maintained.
- Work surfaces and/or equipment are not cleaned and disinfected with an appropriate disinfectant after each client.
- Premises, work surfaces, instruments are adequately sanitized/disinfected and maintained.
- Routine
0 infractions
- Routine Follow-up
0 infractions
- Routine
3 infractions
- Incompatible activity is not present.
- A first aid kit is available.
- A first aid kit is not available on site.
- Adequate infection control measures are implemented.
- Client’s skin is not cleansed with soap and swabbed with an antiseptic before tattooing.
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