What not to do! Week 49

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: $22,000

 

An Ashfield cafe was fined $1,760 by a Local Court for several breaches of food safety laws below.

Trade Name: Ashfield Cafe

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to ensure fixtures, fittings and equipment are fit for their intended use - unlaminated timber shelves erected in food preparation area, previous warning given.
• Fail to ensure the design and construction of food premises does not permit the entry of pests - pest activity observed, no fly screens on windows.
• Fail to ensure walls and ceilings are able to be effectively cleaned - flaking paint and mould observed on ceiling above food storage area previous warning given.
• Fail to ensure floors are able to be effectively cleaned - defective vinyl floor sheeting and unclean floors, previous warning given.

Penalties

• $440
• $440
• $440
• $440

Total: $1,760

 

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A Merrylands restaurant was fined $880 by a Local Court for several breaches of food safety laws below.

Trade Name: El Shaddai African Cuisine

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to store food in such a way that it is protected from the likelihood of contamination - unprotected food stored in coolroom adjacent to cattle hides.
• Sale of unsuitable food - illegally slaughtered meat products and cattle hides.

Penalties

• $440
• $440

Total: $880

 

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A Blacktown butcher was fined $3,960 by a Local Court for several breaches of food safety laws below.

Trade Name: Farm Fresh Meats

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to comply with the requirements of a food safety scheme - fail to correctly complete monitoring records.
• Fail to comply with the requirements of a food safety scheme - fail to maintain fixtures, fititngs and equipment to a standard of cleanliness.
• Fail to comply with the requirements of a food safety scheme - fail to maintain premises to a standard of cleanliness.

Penalties

• $1,320
• $1,320
• $1,320

Total: $3,960

 

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An Allawah business was fined $1,760 by a Local Court for several breaches of food safety laws below.

Trade Name: I Spice Allawah

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to store potentially hazardous food under temperature control - chicken and meat based curries, tandoori chicken.
• Fail to maintain at or near each hand washing facility a supply of - single use hand towels.

Penalties

• $880               
• $880

Total: $1,760

 

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A Chatswood business was fined $1,760 by a Local Court for several breaches of food safety laws below.

Trade Name: Ozeki Sushi

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to maintain at or near each hand washing facility a supply of - warm running water.
• Fail to maintain easily accessible hand washing facilities on the food premises - hand wash basin obstructed, previous warnings given.

Penalties

• $880
• $880

Total: $1,760

 

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A Merrylands bakery was fined $1,100 by a Local Court for several breaches of food safety laws below.

Trade Name: Petina Bakery

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to maintain all fixtures, fittings and equipment to the required standard of cleanliness.
• Sale of unsuitable food - customer was sold an apple pie which had a visible build up of mould.

Penalties

• $440
• $660

Total: $1,100

 

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An Ashfield restaurant was fined $1,760 by a Local Court for several breaches of food safety laws below.

Trade Name: Shanghai Nights 2

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to maintain premises, fixtures, fittings, and equipment in a good state of repair and working order having regard to their use.
• Fail to store food in such a way that it is protected from the likelihood of contamination - and under temperature control, containers of raw meats left in shopfront overnight.

Penalties

• $880
• $880

Total: $1,760

 

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A Darlinghurst business was fined $2,640 for several breaches of food safety laws below.

Trade Name: The Meat and Wine Co

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to maintain at or near each hand washing facility a supply of - single use hand towels, previous warning given.
• Fail to maintain the food premises to the required standard of cleanliness - previous warning given.
• Fail to maintain all fixtures, fittings and equipment to the required standard of cleanliness - previous warning given.

Penalties:

• $880
• $880
• $880

Total: $2,640

 

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A Glenmore Park bakery was fined $880 for a breach of food safety laws below.

Trade Name: Happy Loaf

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to take all practicable measures to eradicate and prevent the harbourage of pests - cockroach activity observed.

Penalties:

• $880

Total: $880

 

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A Mt Druitt bakery was fined $880 for a breach of food safety laws below.

Trade Name: Baker's Flour

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to ensure walls and ceilings are designed and constructed in a way that is appropriate for the activites conducted on the food premises - ceiling above the prover held up by styrofoam packaging, previous warnings given.

Penalties:

• $880

Total: $880

 

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A Gymea food outlet was fined $440 for a breach of food safety laws below.

Trade Name: GYMEA ORGANICS

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Sale of food past its use-by date - previous warning given.

Penalties:

• $440

Total: $440

 

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A Murwillumbah restaurant was fined $440 for a breach of food safety laws below.

Trade Name: Hot Wok and Grill

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Food business failed to ensure that persons undertaking or supervising food handling operations have - adequate skills and knowledge in food safety and food hygiene matters.

Penalties:

• $440

Total: $440

 

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A Queanbeyan restaurant was fined $440 for a breach of food safety laws below.

Trade Name: Jewel of India

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to store food in such a way that it is protected from the likelihood of contamination - uncovered food stored in alley outside the premises.

Penalties:

• $440

Total: $440

 

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A Blacktown food outlet was fined $660 for a breach of food safety laws below.

Trade Name: M & M Supermarket

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Sale of unsuitable food - expired products including milk and yoghurt.

Penalties:

• $660

Total: $660

 

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A Marrickville butcher was fined $440 for a breach of food safety laws below.

Trade Name: Marrickville Fine Meats

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Sale of food that fails to comply with the Food Standards Code - sale of top side steak containing illegal sulphur dioxide preservative.

Penalties:

• $440

Total: $440

 

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A Freshwater restaurant was fined $880 for a breach of food safety laws below.

Trade Name: The Freshwater Club

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to take all practicable measures to eradicate and prevent the harbourage of pests - cockroach activity observed.

Penalties:

• $880

Total: $880

 

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A Blacktown cafe was fined $440 for a breach of food safety laws below.

Trade Name: The Lunch Shed

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to ensure hand washing facilities are only used for the washing of hands, arms and face - hand wash basin used to wash dishes, previous warnings given.

Penalties:

• $440

Total: $440

 

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A Blacktown food outlet was fined $880 for a breach of food safety laws below.

Trade Name: Walters Rd Fruit Market

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to display potentially hazardous food under temperature control - previous warning given.

Penalties:

• $880

Total: $880

 

 

Source: NSW Food Authority