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Popoy's Tea Bar

2 - 9916 98A Avenue, Fort St. John, V1J 1S2 · Restaurant

Official record from Northern Health →

Inspection summary

Popoy's Tea Bar has been inspected 4 times by Northern Health Authority since January 5, 2023. The most recent inspection, on November 25, 2025, recorded 2 infractions.

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

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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on November 25, 2025. For example: 209 - Repeat Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]

  • 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 November 25, 2025. For example: 302 - Critical Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces not properly washed and sanitized [s. 17(2)]

  • 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 These findings are administrative: the documentation was missing or out of date at the time of inspection.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 May 15, 2024. For example: 104 - Permit not posted in a conspicuous location [s. 8(7)]

  • 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 January 5, 2023. For example: 105 - Remote Inspection

About this data

These results come from Northern 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.

4 inspections

  1. Routine Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 209 - Repeat Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]
      • Observation: (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION) Scoops stored in ice machine and in dry good ingredients or product. (Public Health significance) - Scoop handles must be kept free from the product to prevent hand contact and contamination
      • Corrective Action: Keep scoops in place of bowls or other containers to prevent food contamination.
    • 302 - Critical Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces not properly washed and sanitized [s. 17(2)]
      • Observation: (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION) Low concentration bleach sanitizer detected (10 ppm) in sanitizing basin. (Public Health Significance) Sanitizing solutions must be strong enough to destroy bacteria on surfaces to prevent the contamination of staff, clients or food on contact with the improperly cleaned surface.
      • Corrective Action: Mix sanitizing solutions as required to always maintain an effective concentration (100 ppm unscented bleach, 200 ppm QUAT)- follow manufacturer's specifications)
  2. Follow-Up Inspection

    0 infractions

  3. Routine Inspection

    3 infractions

    • 104 - Permit not posted in a conspicuous location [s. 8(7)]
      • Observation: Food permit was not posted in a conspicuos location.
      • Corrective Action: Post the food permit in a conspicuous location.
    • 209 - Food not protected from contamination [s. 12(a)]
      • Observation: (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION) Scoops were left in product for ongoing use including ingredient bins, ice machines. (Public Health Significance) Improper scoops and scoop storage exposes items to bare hand contact and potential contamination.
      • Corrective Action: Staff removed them from the containers and ice machine upon request. Store scoops so that foods are not exposed to the handles or bare hand contact. Store food scoops in a sanitary manner and clean and sanitize them regularly.
    • 302 - Critical Equipment/utensils/food contact surfaces not properly washed and sanitized [s. 17(2)]
      • Observation: (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION) Staff was dishwashing with just detergent solution without a sanitizing step. (Public Health significance) - A sanitize step is required to effectively sanitize dishware. Additionally, food contact surfaces were not being sanitized.
      • Corrective Action: Provided education on the proper dishwashing procedure. Operator purchased a chlorine bleach solution and immediately initiated dishwashing for all dishware. Operator also purchased a chlorine-based sanitizer to sanitize food contact surfaces (found to be at 200 ppm).
  4. Initial Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 105 - Remote Inspection
      • Observation: (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION) A remote inspection of this premises was conducted by phone on 05-Jan-23. The operator completed a Food Premises Self-inspection Checklist and submitted this along with any requested supporting documents to the environmental health officer. An on-site inspection was not conducted by the environmental health officer.
      • Corrective Action: N/A

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