The View Winery
1-2287 Ward Rd Kelowna BC V1W 4B1 · Tasting Room - Food Service
Inspection summary
The View Winery has been inspected 7 times by Interior Health Authority since April 14, 2014. The most recent inspection, on October 10, 2024, recorded 3 infractions.
2 of 7 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: Food temperature control, Protecting food from contamination and Handwashing and staff hygiene.
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.
Food temperature controlHigher risk
Bacteria multiply fastest between about 4 °C and 60 °C (40 °F to 140 °F). Inspectors check that cold food stays cold, hot food stays hot, cooked food is cooled quickly, and that staff have accurate thermometers. Temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning, so these are treated as critical findings.
Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on November 26, 2019. For example:
2 Are proper temperature controls maintained to ensure safe storage and display of foods?
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 October 10, 2024. For example:
5 Are the premises and equipment properly maintained and operated in a sanitary manner (i.e. ongoing maintenance)?
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 31, 2018. 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 These findings are administrative: the documentation was missing or out of date at the time of inspection.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 3 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on October 10, 2024. For example:
1 Does the operator have a valid operating permit or approval to operate?
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 10, 2024. 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.
7 inspections
- Monitoring
3 infractions
- F2.1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
- Observation(s): The quat test strips were expired. Ensure the facility is equipped with valid test strips
- F2.1A Sanitizer test strips must be available for each chemical sanitizer used at the premises.
- F2.5 Are the premises and equipment properly maintained and operated in a sanitary manner (i.e. ongoing maintenance)?
- Observation(s): F2.d: The sanitizer bottles were unlabeled. *CDI* F2.5J: Ensure the artificial lighting above the wine tasting has shatterproof bulbs or covers.
- F2.5D Chemicals, cleaners and other agents must be properly labelled and stored separately from food to prevent contamination.
- F2.5J Artificial lighting must have shatterproof covers or shatterproof bulbs.
- F3.1 Does the operator have a valid operating permit or approval to operate?
- F3.1A A valid permit to operate must be posted in a conspicuous location.
- F2.1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
- Monitoring
1 infraction
- F2.1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
- Observation(s): Please obtain Quats test strip to verify concentration. Follow manufacturer's mixing instructions.
- F2.1A Sanitizer test strips must be available for each chemical sanitizer used at the premises.
- F2.1 Does the facility have proper monitoring supplies?
- Monitoring
1 infraction
- F1.2 Are proper temperature controls maintained to ensure safe storage and display of foods?
- Observation(s): Record on a log the temperature of the refrigerator during food events.
- F1.2 Are proper temperature controls maintained to ensure safe storage and display of foods?
- Monitoring
1 infraction
- F2.7 Are there handwashing stations available and properly supplied?
- F2.7B Handwashing station must be supplied with liquid soap in a dispenser.
- F2.7C Handwashing station must be supplied with single-service product for drying hands.
- F2.7 Are there handwashing stations available and properly supplied?
- Monitoring
3 infractions
- F1.4 - Are proper refrigeration, freezing and thawing procedures followed?
- Observation(s): Provide a thermometer in the upright fridge that would be used to store any perishable food that may be purchased from an approved place.
- F1.4A - Potentially hazardous food must be maintained at 4°C or colder.
- F1.4B - Accurate thermometers must be provided to monitor equipment.
- F3.1 - Does the operator have a valid operating permit or approval to operate?
- Observation(s): This tasting room requires a food permit. When at the facility a new application form was filled in with updated information for Food Service Establishment.
- F3.1A - Operator must have a valid permit to operate or approval to operate.
- F3.7 - Are written food handling procedures (Food Safety Plan) current and available on site?
- Observation(s): To review with operator at a later date.
- F1.4 - Are proper refrigeration, freezing and thawing procedures followed?
- Monitoring
0 infractions
- Monitoring
0 infractions
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