What not to do! Week 35

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: $11,440

A Cooks Hill takeaway was fined $440 by a Local Court for several breaches of food safety laws below.

Trade Name: Amazing Noodles

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to store potentially hazardous food under temperature control.
• Fail to store food in such a way that it is protected from the likelihood of contamination.

Penalties

• $880   
• $880

Total: $1,760

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A Bankstown restaurant was fined $2,640 by a Local Court for several breaches of food safety laws below.

Trade Name: Big Hong Kong Garden

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to ensure hand washing facilities are located where they can be easily accessed by food handlers.
• Fail to ensure walls and ceilings are designed and constructed in a way that is appropriate for the activities conducted on the food premises - processing of food in outside area.
• Fail to ensure floors are designed and constructed in a way that is appropriate for the activities conducted on the food premises. - handling of raw and cooked foods in outside area.
• Fail to ensure food contact surfaces of equipment are in a clean and sanitary condition - chopping board and bench.
• Fail to, when processing food, take all necessary steps to prevent the likelihood of food being contaminated - cooked pork and raw ducks processed outside of premises.

Penalties

• $880
• $880
• $880
• $880
• $880

Total: $4,400

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A Canley Heights grocer was fined $880 by a Local Court for several breaches of food safety laws below.

Trade Name: Hoa Thanh Grocery

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Sale of food labelled in contravention to Food Standards Code - packaged food not labelled with prescribed information.
• Fail to display potentially hazardous food under temperature control - containers of rice and pork.

Penalties:

• $440
• $440

Total: $880

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

Trade Name: Iiza Japanese Restaurant

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to maintain easily accessible hand washing facilities on the food premises - hand wash basin obstructed.
• Fail to maintain premises, fixtures, fittings and equipment to the required standard of cleanliness.

Penalties:

• $880
• $880

Total: $1,760

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

Trade Name: The Coffee Shop Patts

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to maintain the food premises to the required standard of cleanliness.

Penalties:

• $440

Total: $440

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A Chatswood business was fined $880 for a breach of food safety laws below.

Trade Name: Ming's Seafood

Nature and circumstance of offence:

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

Penalties:

• $880

Total: $880

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A Neutral Bay cafe was fined $880 for a breach of food safety laws below.

Trade Name: Delante Cafe

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to store food in such a way that it is protected from the likelihood of contamination - previous warnings given.

Penalties:

• $880

Total: $880

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A Chatswood bakery was fined $440 for a breach of food safety laws below.

Trade Name: Bakery King Cake Shop

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to, when displaying food, take all necessary steps to prevent the likelihood of food being contaminated - cakes.

Penalties:

• $440

Total: $440

Source: NSW Food Authority