11 Sydney restaurants fined for food safety breaches

The NSW Food Authority has published a list of popular eateries across the state that it claims have breached food safety standards.

The name and shame list appears on their website.

Six penalties were issued to the Hong Kong Kitchen at Chatswood, the greatest number issued to any one eatery for the first quarter of 2021.

Each offence resulted in an $880 fine and there was at least one previous warning given for each offence.

The offences included:

• Fail to store food in such a way that it is protected from the likelihood of contamination - previous warning given
• Fail to maintain easily accessible hand washing facilities on the food premises - previous warning given
• Fail to, when processing food, minimise the time food remains at temperatures that permit the growth of infectious or toxigenic micro-organisms - previous warning given
• Fail to ensure food contact surfaces of equipment is in a clean and sanitary condition - previous warning given
• Fail to have a temperature measuring device at the premises where potentially hazardous food is handled - previous warnings given
• Fail to ensure single use items are not reused - previous warnings given

Campsie restaurant, Yummy King BBQ Kitchen came in with the second highest amount of fines with five $880 fines issued.

Yummy King BBQ Kitchen was found to have:

• Fail to display potentially hazardous food under temperature control - previous warnings given
• Fail to store food in such a way that it is protected from the likelihood of contamination - previous warnings given
• Fail to maintain easily accessible hand washing facilities on the food premises - previous warnings given
• Fail to enclose garbage or recyclable matter, if this is necessary to keep pests and animals away from it
• Fail to maintain the food premises to the required standard of cleanliness

Any businesses issued with a penalty notice remain on the name and shame list for 12 months.

The restaurants are (note all penalties are $880 unless otherwise specified:

MASCOT

Tandoori Zone

• Fail to maintain the food premises to the required standard of cleanliness.
• Fail to maintain easily accessible hand washing facilities on the food premises.
• Fail to display potentially hazardous food under temperature control.

DOLLS POINT

Le Beach Hut

• Penalty $440: Fail to maintain the food premises to the required standard of cleanliness.
• Penalty $440: Fail to maintain easily accessible hand washing facilities on the food premises.
• Penalty$440: Fail to take all practicable measures to eradicate and prevent the harbourage of pests.

CHERRYBROOK

Costi’s Catch

• Fail to display potentially hazardous food under temperature control.

CAMPBELLTOWN

Tasty Noodle Bar

• Penalty $440: Fail to store potentially hazardous food under temperature control – previous warnings given.

NARELLAN

Pizza Hut

• Fail to maintain the food premises to the required standard of cleanliness.
• Fail to maintain premises, fixtures, fittings, and equipment in a good state of repair and working order having regard to their use.

BURWOOD

Tian Jin Shi Tang

• Fail to take all practicable measures to eradicate and prevent the harbourage of pests.

HURSTVILLE

Station Meats

• Penalty $1320: Sale of food found to contain illegal preservative (sulphur dioxide) in pork mince.

CAMPSIE

Tong Li Supermarket

• Fail to not permit live animals in areas in which food is handled.

Yummy King BBQ Kitchen

• Fail to maintain the food premises to the required standard of cleanliness.
• Fail to enclose garbage or recyclable matter, if this is necessary to keep pests and animals away from it.
• Fail to maintain easily accessible hand washing facilities on the food premises – previous warnings given.
• Fail to store food in such a way that it is protected from the likelihood of contamination – previous warnings given.
• Fail to display potentially hazardous food under temperature control – previous warnings given.

GRAFTON

Burrito Bar

• Penalty $440: Fail to maintain the food premises to the required standard of cleanliness – previous warnings given.

CHATSWOOD

Hong Kong Kitchen

• Fail to ensure single use items are not reused – previous warnings given.
• Fail to have a temperature measuring device at the premises where potentially hazardous food is handled – previous warnings given.
• Fail to ensure food contact surfaces of equipment is in a clean and sanitary condition – previous warning given.
• Fail to maintain easily accessible hand washing facilities on the food premises – previous warning given.
• Fail to, when processing food, minimise the time food remains at temperatures that permit the growth of infectious or toxigenic microorganisms – previous warning given.
• Fail to store food in such a way that it is protected from the likelihood of contamination – previous warning given.

Irit Jackson, 20th April 2021