What not to do! Week 43

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: $33,770

 

 

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

Trade Name: Cafe Duo

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to maintain easily accessible hand washing facilities on the food premises - hand wash basin obstructed and not provided with a supply of soap, previous warnings given.
• Fail to store food in such a way that it is protected from the likelihood of contamination - raw chicken stored on top of bread in freezer, raw meat stored above ready-to-eat foods in coolroom.

Penalties

• $440
• $440

Total: $880

 

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A Schofields business was fined $11,440 by a Local Court for several breaches of food safety laws below.

Trade Name: Cremona Farm

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to maintain premises, fixtures, fittings and equipment to the required standard of cleanliness.
• Handle food intended for sale in a manner that will render it unsuitable - fail to process, store and prepare poultry - in such a way that it is protected from the likelihood of contamination.
• Did handle food in a manner that contravenes a provision of a food safety scheme - fail to humanely kill poultry.
• Did handle food in a manner that contravenes a provision of a food safety scheme - failed to comply with operational hygiene requirements to prevent - physical and microbiological contamination of poultry meat.
• Did handle food in a manner that contravenes a provision of a food safety scheme - failed to ensure the hygienic production of poultry.
• Did handle in a manner that contravenes a provision of a food safety scheme - non compliant, non hygienic processing of poultry to prevent contamination.
• Handle food intended for sale in a manner that will render it unsuitable - processing in a premises not constructed adequately for the production of poultry meat.
• Fail to comply with the requirements of a food safety scheme - unlicensed abattoir, meat processing plant - fail to implement a food safety scheme.
• Fail to hold the required licence to carry on a food business or activity - unlicensed abattoir, meat processing and retail sale of poultry, previous warning given.

Penalties

• $880
• $1,320
• $1,320
• $1,320
• $1,320
• $1,320
• $1,320
• $1,320
• $1,320

Total: $11,440

 

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A Haberfield food outlet was fined $2,530 by a Local Court for several breaches of food safety laws below.

Trade Name: David Gojak's Meats and Smallgoods

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Falsely describe food in promoting sale of food - lamb lemon oregano sausages contained beef products not identified on the product label.
• Sale of food that fails to comply with the Food Standards Code - sale of beef basil sundried tomato sausages containing illegal level of sulphur dioxide preservative.
• Sale of food that fails to comply with the Food Standards Code - sale of chicken sausages containing illegal level of sulphur dioxide preservative.
• Sale of food that fails to comply with the Food Standards Code - sale of lamb lemon oregano sausage containing illegal level of sulphur dioxide preservative.
• Sale of food that fails to comply with the Food Standards Code - sale of pork wild mushroom garlic sausages containing illegal level of sulphur dioxide preservative.

Penalties

• $770
• $440
• $440
• $440   
• $440

Total: $2,530

 

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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: Dumpling King Chinese Restaurant

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to have facilties that adequately contain garbage and recyclable matter - overflowing garbage bins attracting birds.
• Fail to maintain easily accessible hand washing facilities on the food premises - hand wash basin obstructed and not provided with a supply of single use hand towels.

Penalties

• $880
• $880

Total: $1,760

 

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

Trade Name: Happy Year Asian Food

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to take all practicable measures to ensure all people on the food premises do not contaminate the food - dirty staff aprons hanging next to preparation bench, previous warning given.
• Fail to ensure that persons undertaking or supervising food handling operations have - skills and knowledge of food safety and hygiene matters, previous warnings given.
• Fail to have a temperature measuring device at the premises where potentially hazardous food is handled - previous warnings given.
• Fail to maintain the food premises to the required standard of cleanliness - previous warnings given.
• Fail to store food in such a way that it is protected from the likelihood of contamination - uncovered food in coolroom, previous warning given.
• Fail to maintain all fixtures, fittings and equipment to the required standard of cleanliness - previous warnings given.

Penalties

• $440
• $440
• $440
• $440
• $440
• $440

Total: $2,640

 

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

Trade Name: Hong Kong Noodle King

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to maintain the food premises to the required standard of cleanliness.
• Fail to take all practicable measures to eradicate and prevent the harbourage of pests - cockroach activity observed.

Penalties

• $880
• $880

Total: $1,760

 

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

Trade Name: Louie's Gourmet Cafe

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Sale of food past its use-by date - cream.
• Fail to maintain the food premises to the required standard of cleanliness.

Penalties

• $440
• $440

Total: $880

 

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An Ashfield butcher was fined $1,320 for several breaches of food safety laws below.

Trade Name: Ming's Fish and Meat Market

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to maintain at or near each hand washing facility a supply of - warm running water, soap and single use hand towels.
• Did permit pests in areas in which food is handled - cockroach and insect activity observed in the premises.

Penalties:

• $880
• $880

Total: $1,320

 

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An Auburn restaurant was fined $1,760 for several breaches of food safety laws below.

Trade Name: New Dragon BBQ House

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to, when processing food, take all necessary steps to prevent the likelihood of food being contaminated.
• Fail to maintain the food premises to the required standard of cleanliness - previous warning given.
• Fail to maintain easily accessible hand washing facilities on the food premises - hand wash basin obstructed.
• Fail to store food in such a way that it is protected from the likelihood of contamination - previous warning given.

Penalties:

• $440
• $440
• $440
• $440

Total: $1,760

 

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A Glenwood business was fined $440 for a breach of food safety laws below.

Trade Name: Parklea Food

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to maintain at or near each hand washing facility a supply of - warm running water, previous warning given.

Penalties:

• $440

Total: $440

 

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

Trade Name: Rice N Spice

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

Trade Name: Shalvey Chinese

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.

Penalties:

• $440

Total: $440

 

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

Trade Name: Sourdough Panini Bakery Cafe

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to store food in such a way that it is protected from the likelihood of contamination - food stored in disabled toilet, previous warning given.

Penalties:

• $880

Total: $880

 

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A Lochinvar business was fined $660 for a breach of food safety laws below.

Trade Name: Udder Farm Milk, Cream And Cheese

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to notify the NSW Food Authority of failed test results - water.

Penalties:

• $660

Total: $660

 

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

Trade Name: Akira Sushi Cafe

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to display potentially hazardous food under temperature control - crumbed prawns, spicy salmon rolls, crab and cucumber rolls, previous warnings given.

Penalties:

• $440

Total: $440

 

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

Trade Name: Arax Woodfire Pizza

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to store food in such a way that it is protected from the likelihood of contamination - uncovered food and food stored directly on coolroom floor, previous warnings given.

Penalties:

• $440

Total: $440

 

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A Batemans Bay restauant was fined $880 for a breach of food safety laws below.

Trade Name: Briar's Restaurant

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to maintain the food premises to the required standard of cleanliness - previous warnings given.

Penalties:

• $880

Total: $880

 

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

Trade Name: C and A Charcoal Chicken

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to maintain at or near each hand washing facility a supply of - warm running water, previous warning given.

Penalties:

• $440

Total: $440

 

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A Campsie business was fined $440 for a breach of food safety laws below.

Trade Name: Duc Hoa Grocery Shop

Nature and circumstance of offence:

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

Penalties:

• $440

Total: $440

 

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

Trade Name: Fujiyama Japanese Restaurant

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to store food in such a way that it is protected from the likelihood of contamination - storing food in disabled toilet cubicle, previous warning given.

Penalties:

• $880

Total: $880

 

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A Summer Hill bakery was fined $660 for a breach of food safety laws below.

Trade Name: Happy Loaf

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to appoint a Food Safety Supervisor - previous warning given.

Penalties:

• $660

Total: $660

 

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

Trade Name: Lyn's Hot Bread

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to take all practicable measures to prevent pests entering the food premises - cockroach activity observed, previous warning given.

Penalties:

• $440

Total: $440

 

 

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

Trade Name: Nguyen Hot Bread

Nature and circumstance of offence:

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

Penalties:

• $440

Total: $440

 

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

Trade Name: Ozeki Sushi

Nature and circumstance of offence:

• Fail to display potentially hazardous food under temperature control - sushi.

Penalties:

• $880

Total: $880

 

 

 

Source: NSW Food Authority