Mitchell Brothers - Store
5687 Manson Ave., Powell River BC V8A 3R3 · Retail Food Store
Inspection summary
Mitchell Brothers - Store has been inspected 11 times by Vancouver Coastal Health since April 19, 2017. The most recent inspection, on November 5, 2025, found no infractions.
7 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 and sanitizing and Protecting food from contamination.
The last 5 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 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.
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 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on October 28, 2021. For example:
All equipment, food contact surfaces, utensils, dishes & glasses used on the premises are washed and sanitized in a manner that removes contamination.
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 June 27, 2018. For example:
Food is handled in a sanitary manner and is not contaminated.
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 These findings are administrative: the documentation was missing or out of date at the time of inspection.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 October 28, 2021. For example:
A food service establishment must have written procedures to ensure the safe and sanitary operation of the establishment.
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 Follow-up
0 infractions
- Routine
2 infractions
- All equipment, food contact surfaces, utensils, dishes & glasses used on the premises are washed and sanitized in a manner that removes contamination.
- Equipment, utensils and/or food contact surfaces are not maintained in a manner that prevents contamination.
- A food service establishment must have written procedures to ensure the safe and sanitary operation of the establishment.
- Procedures in the sanitation plan are not being followed.
- All equipment, food contact surfaces, utensils, dishes & glasses used on the premises are washed and sanitized in a manner that removes contamination.
- Routine Follow-up
1 infraction
- All equipment, food contact surfaces, utensils, dishes & glasses used on the premises are washed and sanitized in a manner that removes contamination.
- Routine
1 infraction
- All equipment, food contact surfaces, utensils, dishes & glasses used on the premises are washed and sanitized in a manner that removes contamination.
- Manual dishwashing procedure is improper to remove contamination.
- All equipment, food contact surfaces, utensils, dishes & glasses used on the premises are washed and sanitized in a manner that removes contamination.
- Routine Follow-up
0 infractions
- Routine
1 infraction
- Food is handled in a sanitary manner and is not contaminated.
- Food is stored or refrigerated in a manner that cross contamination could occur.
- Food is handled in a sanitary manner and is not contaminated.
- Routine
0 infractions
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