Meat Craft Island Butchery
6461 Metral Drive, 102, Nanaimo, BC, V9T 2L9 · Food Premises
Inspection summary
Meat Craft Island Butchery has been inspected once by Island Health (Vancouver Island Health Authority), on September 11, 2026. The most recent inspection, on September 11, 2026, recorded 4 infractions.
In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 4 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination.
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 once on September 11, 2026. For example:
Critical Food Not Protected From Contamination - Other Sources
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 3 times on September 11, 2026. For example:
Operations and Maintenance/Other
About this data
These results come from Island Health (Vancouver Island 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.
1 inspection
- Routine
4 infractions
- Critical Food Not Protected From Contamination - Other Sources
- Garlic bulbs in mesh bag stored on the floor.
- Do not store food on the floor.
- Operations and Maintenance/Other
- Hand wash sink in cutting area obstructed with waste bin. Hand wash sink obstructed in front service area with boxes of food delivery.
- Obstruction of sinks is a repeat violation. Do Not obstruct hand wash sinks.
- Operations and Maintenance/Other
- No sanitizer in buckets at beginning of inspection. Staff unable to locate test strips for sanitizer.
- Fill sanitizer buckets prior to beginning work and replace every 4 hours or sooner if the solution becomes turbid.
- Operations and Maintenance/Other
- Plastic egg crates stored in staff washroom.
- Do Not store any food related items in a washroom. Comments Please see violation section.
- Critical Food Not Protected From Contamination - Other Sources
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