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Ramification Cellars

3500 Hwy 97 Vaseaux Lake BC V0H 1R0 · Tasting Room - Food Service

Official record from Interior Health →

Inspection summary

Ramification Cellars has been inspected 2 times by Interior Health Authority since August 1, 2023. The most recent inspection, on July 24, 2025, recorded 2 infractions.

None of the 2 inspections on record were free of infractions. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing and Handwashing and staff hygiene.

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 once on July 24, 2025. For example: 3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?

  • 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 once on August 1, 2023. For example: 7 Are there handwashing stations available and properly supplied?

  • 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 These findings are administrative: the documentation was missing or out of date at the time of inspection.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 2 times on August 1, 2023. For example: 3 Are written food handling procedures (Food Safety Plan) current and available on site?

  • Food safety training and certificationLower risk

    Most jurisdictions require a certified food handler or manager on site, and some require allergen or food-worker training. These findings mean the paperwork or the trained person was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean food was handled unsafely.

    Recorded once on August 1, 2023. For example: 5 Are the FOODSAFE training requirements being met?

  • 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 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on July 24, 2025. 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.

2 inspections

  1. Monitoring

    2 infractions

    • F2.1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
      • Observation(s): Test strips for the sanitizer must be purchased when you buy sanitizer for the facility.
    • F2.3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
      • Observation(s): No sanitizer was being used at the facility. There was cleaning solution used but no sanitizing agents. Please buy this from stores such as Zep (with test strips). Quats based sanitizers are the most popular for tasting rooms.
  2. Monitoring

    5 infractions

    • F2.1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
      • Observation(s): • Operator to buy test strips for chemicals used. Quats test strips for Quat sanitizer. Can be bought at cleaning supplies stores like Zep or Amazon.
      • F2.1A Sanitizer test strips must be available for each chemical sanitizer used at the premises.
    • F2.7 Are there handwashing stations available and properly supplied?
      • Observation(s): • The handwashing sink must only be used for handwashing and not be obstructed with any other tings in the sink.
    • F3.3 Are written food handling procedures (Food Safety Plan) current and available on site?
      • Observation(s): • Must have a Food Safety Plan if food is being served. I will send documents to aid in the process
    • F3.4 Are written sanitation procedures (Sanitation Plan) current and available on site?
      • Observation(s): • Must have a sanitation plan. I will send documents to aid in the process
    • F3.5 Are the FOODSAFE training requirements being met?
      • Observation(s): • Must have 1 person on at all times with FOODSAFE or equivalent.

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