This is a complete list of Indian restaurants fined or convicted for lack of hygiene or unhealthy practices by the councils in New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia. It is note worthy that the hygiene standards of Indian restaurants have improved considerably in recent years.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Bula Taste of the Pacific, Shop 10, Coventry Village, 243-253 Walter Road West, Morley
Date of offense:
3 October 2014, 6 October 2014, 21 November 2014 and 28 January 2015
Selling food that the accused reasonably knew was unsafe
Amount of Penalty – Fine of $5,000 and costs of $2,092.20
VICTORIA
Café Student Curries and Pizza Restaurant, 341 Clayton Road, Clayton 3168
Date of conviction: 11 August 2015
Court decision: Found guilty with conviction
Sentence and/or order imposed: Convicted and fined $35,000 as part of an aggregate order with $8,000 costs.
Description of offense(s):
did handle food intended for sale in a manner that will render the food unsuitable on 27 March 2015.
fail to comply with the Food Standards Code as follows:
fail to ensure that persons undertaking or supervising food handling operations had skills in food safety and hygiene matters commensurate with their work activities between 27 March 2015 and 1 April 2015.
fail to ensure that persons undertaking or supervising food handling operations have knowledge of food safety and food hygiene matters commensurate with their work activities between 27 March 2015 and 1 April 2015.
fail, when storing food, to store food in such a way that it was protected from the likelihood of contamination on 27 March 2015.
fail to ensure the environmental conditions under which it is stored will not adversely affect the safety and suitability of the food on 27 March 2015.
fail, when storing potentially hazardous food, to store food under temperature control on 27 March 2015.
fail to take all practicable measures to process only safe and suitable food on 27 March 2015.
did not, when processing food, take all necessary steps to prevent the likelihood of food being contaminated on 27 March 2015.
did not maintain at or near each hand wash facility, a supply of warm running water on 27 March 2015.
did not maintain at or near each hand wash facility, a supply of warm running water and soap or other items that may be used to thoroughly clean hands on 27 March 2015.
did not maintain at or near each hand wash facility single use towels or other means of effectively drying hands that are not likely to transfer pathogenic micro-organisms to the hands on 27 March 2015.
fail to maintain the food premises to a standard of cleanliness where there was no accumulation of garbage, food waste, dirt, grease or other visible matter on 27 March 2015..
fail to maintain all fixtures, fittings and equipment having regard to its use, to a standard of cleanliness where there was no accumulation of garbage, food waste, dirt, grease or other visible matter between 27 March 2015 and 31 March 2015.
fail to maintain all fixtures, fittings and equipment having regard to its use, to a standard of cleanliness where there was no accumulation of garbage, food waste, dirt, grease or other visible matter on 2 April 2015.
fail to ensure that any food contact surfaces of equipment were in a clean and sanitary condition whenever food that will come into contact with the surface is likely to be contaminated on 27 March 2015.
fail to ensure that any food contact surfaces of equipment were in a clean and sanitary condition whenever food that will come into contact with the surface is likely to be contaminated on 2 April 2015.
fail to maintain the food premises, fixtures, fittings and equipment in a good state of repair and working order having regard to their use between 27 March 2015 and 31 March 2015.
fail to maintain food premises, fixtures, fittings and equipment in a good state of repair and working order having regard to their use on 2 April 2015.
fail to take all practicable measures to prevent pests from entering the food premises between 27 March 2015 and 31 March 2015.
fail to take all practicable measures to eradicate and prevent the harbourage of pests on the food premises between 27 March 2015 and 31 March 2015.
fail to have facilities for the storage of garbage and recyclable matter that adequately that adequately contains the volume and type of garbage recyclable matter on the food premises on 27 March 2015.
fail to have floors that were able to be effectively cleaned on 27 March 2015.
fail to ensure that walls and ceilings were sealed to prevent the entry of dirt, dust and pests, and to ensure that they were they able to be effectively and easily cleaned on 27 March 2015.
fail to ensure that walls and ceilings were sealed to prevent the entry of dirt, dust and pests, and to ensure that they were they able to be effectively and easily cleaned on 2 April 2015.
fail to have walls and ceilings that were able to be effectively cleaned between 27 March 2015 and 31 March 2015.
fail to ensure hand washing facilities are connected to, or otherwise provided with, a supply of warm running potable water on 27 March 2015.
fail to ensure that hand washing facilities were clearly designated for the sole purpose of washing hands, arms and face on 27 March 2015.
fail to ensure adequate storage facilities for the storage of items that are likely to be the source of contamination of food, including chemicals, clothing and personal belongings on 27 March 2015.
NEW SOUTH WALES
INDIA TIME’S RESTAURANT, 114 YARRARA ROAD PENNANT HILLS 2120
Date of alleged offence – 2015-03-06
Fail to maintain easily accessible hand washing facility, and fail to maintain at or near each hand washing facility a supply of – soap and single use towels, previous warning given
Amount of penalty $880
INDIAN FUSION RESTAURANT & BAR, 114 YARRARA ROAD PENNANT HILLS 2120
Date of alleged offence – 2015-03-06
Fail to store potentially hazardous food under temperature control – previous warnings given
Amount of penalty $880
INDIAN FUSION RESTAURANT, 114 YARRARA ROAD PENNANT HILLS 2077
Date of alleged offence – 2015-04-23
Fail to maintain the food premises to the required standard of cleanliness – previous warnings given
Amount of penalty $880
INDIAN HOUSE, 4-5/39 THE BOULEVARDE STRATHFIELD 2135
Date of alleged offence – 2015-05-29
Fail to store potentially hazardous food under temperature control
Amount of penalty $880
ABIES TAKEAWAY, 108-110 PENDLE WAY PENDLE HILL 2145
Date of alleged offence – 2015-07-21
Fail to maintain at or near each hand washing facility a supply of – soap and single use towel
Amount of penalty $440
AJ’S EATERY. 1/209 OCEAN STREET NARRABEEN 2101
Date of alleged offence – 2015-03-31
Fail to maintain the food premises to the required standard of cleanliness – previous warnings given
Amount of penalty $440
ALSTONVILLE INDIAN HUT, 71 MAIN STREET ALSTONVILLE 2477
Date of alleged offence – 2015-10-08
Fail to take all practicable measures to eradicate and prevent the harbourage of pests
Amount of penalty $440
BLUE ELEPHANT RESTAURANT, 3/115 MACQUARIE ROAD SPRINGWOOD 2777
Date of alleged offence – 2015-06-03
Fail to take all practicable measures to eradicate and prevent the harbourage of pests – presence of pests – previous warnings given
Amount of penalty $880
BLUE ELEPHANT , 2 CITY VIEW ROAD PENNANT HILLS 2120
Date of alleged offence – 2015-05-27
Fail to maintain the food premises to the required standard of cleanliness
Amount of penalty $880
CURRY BELLY INDIAN RESTAURANT, 5/195 ROCKY POINT ROAD RAMSGATE 2217
Date of alleged offence – 2015-04-09
Fail to maintain at or near each hand washing facility a supply of – warm running water
Amount of penalty $440
FLAVOUR OF NORTH INDIA, 234 COOGEE BAY ROAD COOGEE 2034
Date of alleged offence – 2015-04-29
Fail to maintain the food premises to the required standard of cleanliness – previous warnings given
Amount of penalty $880
KARACHI INN RESTAURANT, 276 THE BOULEVARDE PUNCHBOWL 2196
Date of alleged offence – 2015-02-19
Fail to take all practicable measures to eradicate and prevent the harbourage of pests – previous warnings given. Fail to maintain the food premises to the required standard of cleanliness – previous warnings given
Amount of penalty $440 + $440
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