Live maggots spotted at food business, health inspection reveals

Live maggots were spotted in the dining area of one of Adelaide’s eastern food businesses. The maggots, as well as fly, cockroach and rat infestations, are among food safety breaches in the latest Eastern Health Authority report.

Live maggots were found at one eastern suburbs food business during EHA inspections. Picture: File.

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Live maggots were spotted in the dining area of a food business by a customer who then complained to the Eastern Health Authority, a report reveals.

The report, released this month, said an EHA inspector visited the business and the manager confirmed the incident had occurred, and that the maggots had come from a bin in the outdoor dining area.

The manager said the maggots were found three weeks after a pest control expert had inspected the premises.

The manager was ordered to clean up the business and the EHA will do follow-up inspections.

The EHA is a subsidiary of NP&SP, Burnside, Campbelltown, Prospect and Walkerville councils.

Two businesses in the Campbelltown Council area were issued prohibition notices, between January and March, for failing to meet health standards.

The report also revealed:

A NEW takeaway business was closed for 16 days because it did not have hot or warm running water;

A BAKERY’S food preparation area was found to have “high rodent activity” and had a “poor standard of cleanliness”;

FLIES were again found in a food processing area, despite multiple warnings;

A PATRON alleged they received multiple bites from bed bugs during their stay at a holiday accommodation;

PAPER towel and soap was not provided in a hairdressing salon’s handwashing facilities;

COCKROACHES were found at a restaurant;

AN unhygienic blender was used to make raw egg hollandaise sauce at a cafe.

The report said the highest number of food complaints (28), instances of legal action through improvement notices and warning letters (40) and public and environmental health complaints (53) for the financial year to date were in the Norwood, Payneham & St Peters Council area.

EHA’s chief executive officer Michael Livori has told Eastern Courier Messenger previously the agency prefers not to publicly name and shame businesses unless court action is involved.