NSW Food Authority: Eateries slapped with food safety fines
Food authorities have released the latest list of NSW eateries to have breached food safety standards. See if your local cafe or restaurant has been named and shamed.
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Bakeries, sushi joints, a craft beer taphouse and a popular BBQ buffet restaurant are among the latest NSW eateries to be named and shamed over food safety and hygiene breaches.
New figures have revealed 24 penalty notices have been served to 16 businesses by council food inspectors during the first four months of this year in towns and suburbs including Wagga Wagga, Bondi, and Bankstown.
The figures come from a ‘name and shame list’ published by the NSW Food Authority which lists businesses that have received infringements relating to food standards.
Many of the fines stemmed from poor hygiene practices with common offences including failing to store food in a way which would prevent contamination, and not taking measures to prevent pests from entering venues.
The list shows some venues were hit with multiple fines during inspections including BBQ City Buffet in Bankstown and Farmhouse Bakery in Leppington – each receiving three penalty notices.
Latest figures from the NSW Food Authority shows a total of 44,924 inspections were undertaken in the retail and food service sector in 20202/1 across NSW with 97 per cent of business meeting compliance standards.
We take a look at the latest venues appearing on the NSW Food Authority register so far this year:
NORTH INDIAN FLAVOUR
Location: Bondi Junction
Penalty: Fail to maintain the food premises to the required standard of cleanliness – previous warnings given
Penalty: Fail to cool cooked potentially hazardous food in accordance with the Food Standards Code
Date of offences: March 1
NEW FLOWERDRUM CHINESE RESTAURANT
Location: Campbelltown
Penalty: Fail to store food in such a way that it is protected from the likelihood of contamination – previous warnings given
Offence: Fail to, when processing food, minimise the time spent out of temperature control – previous warnings given
Date of offence: February 28
SUSHI SAPPORO
Location: Campbelltown
Offence: Fail to store food in such a way that it is protected from the likelihood of contamination – previous warnings given
Date of offence: February 25
THIRLMERE GARDEN RESTAURANT
Location: Thirlmere
Offence: Fail to maintain the food premises to the required standard of cleanliness – previous warnings given
Date of offence: February 24
FARMHOUSE BAKERY AT EMERALD HILLS
Location: Leppington
Offence: Fail to, when processing food, take all necessary steps to prevent the likelihood of food being contaminated
Offence: Fail to maintain the food premises to the required standard of cleanliness
Offence: Fail to take all practicable measures to eradicate and prevent the harbourage of pests
Date of offence: February 22
GOOD TASTE BAR
Location: Auburn
Offence: Fail to ensure hand washing facilities are only used for the washing of hands, arms and face – previous warnings given
Date of offence: February 22
LUCKY DOUGH BAKERY CAFE
Location: Mascot
Offence: Fail to maintain the food premises to the required standard of cleanliness
Offence: Fail to take all practicable measures to eradicate and prevent the harbourage of pests
Date of offence: February 15
DRAGON PALACE RESTAURANT
Location: Tamworth
Offence: Fail to ensure that persons undertaking or supervising food handling operations have skills and knowledge in food safety and food hygiene matters
Date of offence: February 10
BBQ CITY BUFFET
Location: Bankstown
Offence: Fail to maintain all fixtures, fittings and equipment to the required standard of cleanliness – previous warnings given
Offence: Fail to maintain easily accessible hand washing facilities on the food premises – previous warnings given
Offence: Fail to store food in such a way that it is protected from the likelihood of contamination – previous warnings given
Date of offence: February 10
NO 1 MALATANG
Location: Liverpool
Offence: Fail to maintain at or near each hand washing facility a supply of – soap
Offence: Fail to, when processing food, take all necessary steps to prevent the likelihood of food being contaminated
Date of offence: January 25
IMVENTURE 24
Location: Auburn
Offence: Sale of food containing prohibited plant
Date of offence: January 21
SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS BREWING TAPHOUSE
Location: Moss Vale
Offence: Fail to maintain at or near each hand washing facility a supply of – soap
Date of offence: January 14
BAY LEAF RESTAURANT AND CAFE
Location: Wagga Wagga
Offence: Fail to maintain the food premises to the required standard of cleanliness – previous warnings given
Date of offence: January 12
HERO SUSHI
Location: Liverpool
Offence: Fail to store potentially hazardous food under temperature control
Date of offence: January 5
SHANGHAI SEAN
Location: Liverpool
Offence: Fail to take all practicable measures to eradicate and prevent the harbourage of pests
Date of offence: January 4
SUSHIYA
Location: Liverpool
Offence: Fail to store potentially hazardous food under temperature control
Date of offence: January 4
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