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McDonald's Restaurant

3360 River Ranch Rd Merritt BC V1K 1M5 · Restaurant - Food Service

Official record from Interior Health →

Inspection summary

McDonald's Restaurant has been inspected 8 times by Interior Health Authority since November 14, 2019. The most recent inspection, on June 25, 2026, found no infractions.

4 of 8 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: Protecting food from contamination and Cleaning and sanitizing.

The last 3 inspections in a row found no infractions. Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.

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 4 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on March 22, 2024. For example: 5 Are the premises and equipment properly maintained and operated in a sanitary manner (i.e. ongoing maintenance)?

  • 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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on March 22, 2024. For example: 3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?

  • 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 These findings are administrative: the documentation was missing or out of date at the time of inspection.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 March 29, 2023. For example: 1 Does the operator have a valid operating permit or approval to operate?

  • 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 March 24, 2021. 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.

8 inspections

  1. Monitoring

    0 infractions

  2. Monitoring

    0 infractions

  3. Monitoring

    0 infractions

  4. Monitoring

    2 infractions

    • F2.3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
      • Observation(s): NEW INFRACTION: At the time of inspection an adequate quats sanitizer concentration could not be detected at the sanitizer dispenser located at the ware washing sinks. Have the dispenser checked/adjusted so that sanitizer is properly dispensed.
      • F2.3D Sanitizer solution must be available and kept at the correct levels for adequate sanitizing action.
    • F2.5 Are the premises and equipment properly maintained and operated in a sanitary manner (i.e. ongoing maintenance)?
      • Observation(s): NEW INFRACTION: Store the ice scoop(s) in a clean sanitary pail, or in a scoop holder mounted on the side of the ice machine.
      • F2.5K Storage of equipment, food contact surfaces and utensils must prevent contamination.
  5. Monitoring

    2 infractions

    • F2.5 Are the premises and equipment properly maintained and operated in a sanitary manner (i.e. ongoing maintenance)?
      • Observation(s): • NEW - Soft serve/ milkshake machine must be cleaned on top around the hoppers, inside, outside, and under. Remove drink concentrate from the floor and replace inside the drink concentrate compartment.
      • F2.5B The premises must be properly constructed and maintained in good, clean and sanitary condition.
    • F3.1 Does the operator have a valid operating permit or approval to operate?
      • Observation(s): • NEW - Interior Health operating permit must be displayed in a conspicuous location.
      • F3.1A A valid permit to operate must be posted in a conspicuous location.
  6. Monitoring

    0 infractions

  7. Monitoring

    2 infractions

    • F2.1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
      • Observation(s): • Obtain new quats test strips. Current quats test strips expired in 2018. • Obtain new peroxide sanitizer test strips. Current peroxide test strips became wet at some point, and no longer work.
    • F2.5 Are the premises and equipment properly maintained and operated in a sanitary manner (i.e. ongoing maintenance)?
      • Observation(s): • The lever drain stoppers for the 3-compartment ware washing sink do not work properly. Have the stoppers repaired. Correct by April 8, 2021. • Corrected During Inspection. Staff member observed draining a food container into the hand wash sink. Advise all staff the no food waste is to be discarded into a dedicated hand wash sink.
      • 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.
  8. Monitoring

    2 infractions

    • F2.3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
      • Observation(s): Corrected during inspection. Staff were not sanitizing washed wares in the sanitizing sink (3rd sink); the 3rd sink was being used to air dry washed wares. Staff member was instructed to sanitize all wares. Obtain a "3 Sink" wash-rinse-sanitize poster from Ecolab and post at the ware washing station.
      • F2.3B Manual dishwashing procedure must provide sufficient washing and sanitizing action to remove contamination.
    • F2.5 Are the premises and equipment properly maintained and operated in a sanitary manner (i.e. ongoing maintenance)?
      • Observation(s): The ice scoop for the ice machine in the back of the facility was not stored in a sanitary manner. Store the ice scope in a proper scoop holder on the side of the machine or in a sanitary pail/insert on top of the machine. Correct right away.
      • F2.5K Storage of equipment, food contact surfaces and utensils must prevent contamination.

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