Food safety name and shame list: Blacktown region

Failure to keep out pests, preventing contamination and selling unsuitable food are some of the stomach-turnign safety breaches of eateries across the Blacktown Council area. SEE THE FULL LIST HERE.

Ben Talintyre

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January 7, 2022 - 2:59PM

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In the Blacktown LGA in 2021, there were 12 cafes and eateries caught out flouting food safety and hygiene rules.

The NSW Food Authority’s Name and Shame Register has exposed the latest food safety offenders in Blacktown with a Korean Cafe and an Indian food and sweets store the worst offenders, with four and three separate breaches respectively.

In 2021, 12 businesses in the region received fines amounting to over $13,000, with one business being hit with $3,300 worth of fines for their breaches.

The NSW Food Authority publishes a list of breaches of food safety laws in its Name and Shame Register, with businesses which have been issued with a penalty notice listed on the register for 12 months.

The full list is below.

Blacktown

Mami Korean Restaurant

139 Stephen St, Blacktown

Date handed breach notice: June 17, 2021

Mami Korean Restaurant in Blacktown has received four infringement notices by the NSW Food Authority in 2021.

Mami Korean Restaurant were the worst offenders in the Blacktown Council area, racking up four fines in 2021.

They were fined $880 for failing to maintain the food premises to the required standard of cleanliness, $880 for failure to ensure hand washing facilities are only used for the washing of hands, arms and face and another $880 for failing to take all practicable measures to eradicate and prevent the harbourage of pests. They also copped a $660 infringement for failing to ensure that at least one food safety supervisor has been appointed for the premises.

Pho Pasteur

17 PATRICK STREET

Date handed breach notice: February 17, 2021

Pho Pasteur in Blacktown received a $440 fine for failing to ensure food contact surfaces of equipment is in a clean and sanitary condition despite being previously warned

Fined $440 for failing to ensure food contact surfaces of equipment is in a clean and sanitary condition. A previous warning was given to the business.

Tandoori Pick N Move

80 SUNNYHOLT ROAD

Date handed breach notice: June 25, 2021

Fined $880 for failing to, when processing food, take all necessary steps to prevent the likelihood of food being contaminated

Blacktown Fruit Market

77 MAIN STREET

Date handed breach notice: March 3, 2021

Fined $880 for failing to maintain at or near each hand washing facility a supply of warm running water and single use towels despite a previous warning being given.

East West Cuisine

40 SECOND AVENUE

Date handed breach notice: April 28, 2021
Fined $660 for failing to ensure that at least one food safety supervisor has been appointed for the premises after previous warnings had been given. The store has since been permanently closed.

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Shriji Indian Food and Sweet

6 DOUGLAS ROAD

Date handed breach notice: June 11, 2021

Fined $880 for failure to maintain the food premises to the required standard of cleanliness. Fined $880 for failure to ensure food contact surfaces of equipment is in a clean and sanitary condition and fined $880 for failing to store food in such a way that it is protected from the likelihood of contamination.