What not to do!!! Week 40

What was busted this week and what were they caught doing? The things you should look out for. The NSW Food Authority publishes lists of businesses that have breached or are alleged to have breached NSW food safety laws.

Grand Total: $10,120

A Mortdale restaurant was fined $440 by a Local Court for a breach of food safety laws below.

Trade Name: Lin's Garden Chinese Restaurant

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to maintain premises, fixtures, fittings and equipment to the required standard of cleanliness.

Penalties

• $440

Total: $440

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A Guildford restaurant was fined $1,320 by a Local Court for several breaches of food safety laws below.

Trade Name: Guildford Sofra

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to store food in such a way that it is protected from the likelihood of contamination - uncovered ready-to-eat cheese stored beneath uncovered raw meat skewers, previous warnings given.
• Fail to maintain all fixtures, fittings and equipment to the required standard of cleanliness - previous warnings given.
• Fail to display potentially hazardous food under temperature control - meat pizza at 21C, previous warnings given.

Penalties

• $440
• $440
• $440

Total: $1,320

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An Ashfield restaurant was fined $440 by a Local Court for a breach of food safety laws below.

Trade Name: Chun Wang Mui Chinese Restaurant

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to store food in such a way that it is protected from the likelihood of contamination - raw poultry stored in laneway.

Penalties:

• $440

Total: $440

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A Liverpool restaurant was fined $880 by a Local Court for a breach of food safety laws below.

Trade Name: Dergah Grill

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to, when processing food, take all necessary steps to prevent the likelihood of food being contaminated - personal items stored on preparation bench.

Penalties:

• $880

Total: $880

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A Parramatta establishment was fined $1,760 for several breaches of food safety laws below.

Trade Name: Mother's Crepe

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to ensure design and construction of food premises is appropriate for the activities for which the premises are used - previous warnings given.
• Fail to maintain at or near each hand washing facility a supply of - single use hand towels, previous warnings given.

Penalties:

• $880
• $880

Total: $1,760

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A Wilberforce meat processor was fined $5,280 for several breaches of food safety laws below.

Trade Name: Hawkesbury Valley Meat Processors Pty Ltd

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to comply with the requirements of a food safety scheme - Did not minimise the risk of injury, pain and suffering to animals.
• Fail to comply with the requirements of a food safety scheme - Did not slaughter animals and dress the carcass in a way that reduced the risk of contamination.
• Fail to comply with a condition of licence - lack of training and supervision of slaughterman carrying out operations - Did not adequately train and supervise staff engaged in the slaughter of animals.
• Fail to comply with the requirements of a food safety scheme - Did not effectively stun animals prior to slaughter.

Penalties:

• $1,320
• $1,320
• $1,320
• $1,320

Total: $5,280

Source: NSW Food Authority