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Nicola Valley Institute of Technology - Culinary Arts

4155 Belshaw St Merritt BC V1K 1R1 · Institutional - Food Service

Official record from Interior Health →

Inspection summary

Nicola Valley Institute of Technology - Culinary Arts has been inspected 6 times by Interior Health Authority since November 18, 2019. The most recent inspection, on October 23, 2025, found no infractions.

4 of 6 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: Handwashing and staff hygiene.

The last 4 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.

  • 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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on September 22, 2021. For example: 7 Are there handwashing stations available and properly supplied?

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.

6 inspections

  1. Monitoring

    0 infractions

  2. Monitoring

    0 infractions

  3. Monitoring

    0 infractions

  4. Monitoring

    0 infractions

  5. Monitoring

    1 infraction

    • F2.7 Are there handwashing stations available and properly supplied?
      • Observation(s): • The pre-set water temperature for the hand wash sink adjacent to the walk-in cooler in the culinary kitchen must have the water temperature increased. At the time of inspection only cold water was available. hand wash water should be around 38° C for effective washing. • The leak in the drain pipe under the double sink in the culinary kitchen must be repaired.
      • F2.7A Handwashing station must be supplied with hot and cold running water.
  6. Monitoring

    1 infraction

    • F2.7 Are there handwashing stations available and properly supplied?
      • Observation(s): The water temperature is too low for the hand wash sinks with pre-mixed cold and hot water; At the time of inspection the water temperature was recorded at 26 C; the pre-mix tap must be able to provide a water temperature of 38 C. Correct right away.
      • F2.7A Handwashing station must be supplied with hot and cold running water.

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