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Marar Orchards

3409 Hwy 3 Creston BC V0B 1G1 · Restaurant - Food Service

Official record from Interior Health →

Inspection summary

Marar Orchards has been inspected 2 times by Interior Health Authority since March 18, 2025. The most recent inspection, on June 12, 2026, recorded 4 infractions.

1 of 2 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 4 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Food temperature control, Cleaning and sanitizing 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.

  • 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 12, 2026. For example: 2 Are proper temperature controls maintained to ensure safe storage and display of foods?

  • 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 June 12, 2026. For example: 3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?

  • 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 once on June 12, 2026. For example: 7 Are there handwashing stations available and properly supplied?

  • 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 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.

2 inspections

  1. Monitoring

    4 infractions

    • F1.2 Are proper temperature controls maintained to ensure safe storage and display of foods?
      • Observation(s): Samosas and pakora in the hot holding unit located in the fruit stand recorded at 48 degrees Celsius at the time of the inspection. The employee on site rapidly reheated the samosas to 74 degrees Celsius and turned up the temperature of the hot holding unit. The internal temperature of the food products recorded over 60 degrees Celsius at the end of the inspection. Corrected during the inspection.
      • F1.2A Potentially hazardous foods must be stored or displayed at a temperature of 60 °C (140 °F) or hotter.
    • F2.1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
      • Observation(s): Facility did not have sanitizer test strips on site to verify the concentration of sanitizer used for manual dishwashing or for wiping food contact surfaces. As facility is using bleach as the sanitizer, please obtain chlorine test strips as soon as possible to verify the concentration meets the legislative requirements.
      • F2.1A Sanitizer test strips must be available for each chemical sanitizer used at the premises.
    • F2.3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
      • Observation(s): No sanitizer solution was on site in the commercial kitchen or in the fruit stand at the time of the inspection. The employees on site prepared a 200ppm bleach/water solution in a bucket with a wiping cloth stored in it for sanitizing food contact surfaces. Corrected during the inspection.
      • F2.3D Sanitizer solution must be available and kept at the correct levels for adequate sanitizing action.
    • F2.7 Are there handwashing stations available and properly supplied?
      • Observation(s): Paper towel dispenser in commercial kitchen was empty during the inspection. Refill dispenser as soon as possible.
      • F2.7C Handwashing station must be supplied with single-service product for drying hands.
  2. Monitoring

    0 infractions

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