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Silver Fox Pub

614 Douglas Fir Rd Sparwood BC V0B 2G0 · Restaurant - Food Service

Official record from Interior Health →

Inspection summary

Silver Fox Pub has been inspected 4 times by Interior Health Authority since September 19, 2019. The most recent inspection, on October 9, 2025, recorded 2 infractions.

1 of 4 inspections on record found no infractions at all. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing and Protecting food from contamination.

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.

  • 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 October 9, 2025. For example: 3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents 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 March 2, 2023. For example: 7 Are foods protected from contamination?

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 These findings are administrative: the documentation was missing or out of date at the time of inspection.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

  • 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 October 9, 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.

4 inspections

  1. Monitoring

    2 infractions

    • F2.1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
      • Observation(s): Daily temperature charting of Coolers required
    • F2.3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
      • Observation(s): Test Strips to check Sanitation in Spray Bottle Required. Unable to get a reading.
  2. Monitoring

    0 infractions

  3. Monitoring

    4 infractions

    • F1.7 Are foods protected from contamination?
      • Observation(s): Raw beef hamburger patties which were wrapped in saran wrap were stored adjacent to ready to eat foods. Discussed an alternate location (sandwich cooler) with employee to prevent possible cross contamination.
      • F1.7B Ready-to-eat foods must be stored in a manner that prevents cross contamination.
    • F2.1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
      • Observation(s): Sanitizer test strips not available for chlorine on site. Chlorine is used as a food contact surface sanitizer and in the glass washer.
      • F2.1A Sanitizer test strips must be available for each chemical sanitizer used at the premises.
    • F2.3 Are food contact surfaces, utensils and equipment washed and sanitized in a manner that removes/prevents contamination?
      • Observation(s): Glasswasher was not providing sanitizing action (50 ppm chlorine minimum) at the time of inspection.
      • F2.3A Mechanical dishwasher/glasswasher must provide sufficient washing and sanitizing action to remove contamination.
    • F3.3 Are written food handling procedures (Food Safety Plan) current and available on site?
      • Observation(s): Food Safety Plan was not available on site at time of inspection.
      • F3.3A Operator must have written food handling procedures that includes all potentially hazardous foods on site.
  4. Monitoring

    1 infraction

    • F3.3 Are written food handling procedures (Food Safety Plan) current and available on site?
      • Observation(s): Food Safety Plan was not available on site as required. Please locate a copy of the plan and have it on site at all times. Food Safety Plan must include all food items. Butter chicken was added to the menu and must be included in the food safety plan once it is located.
      • F3.3A Operator must have written food handling procedures that includes all potentially hazardous foods on site.
      • F3.3B Operator must maintain written food handling procedures that includes all potentially hazardous foods.

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