Food safety inspections for the years 2014, 2015, 2016

Nigel Gladstone made this Government Information (Public Access) request to Coffs Harbour City Council as part of a batch sent to 149 authorities

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Nigel Gladstone

Dear Local Council,

Can you please provide me with the number of food safety inspections carried out in your area annually, for the last three years?

How many warning were issued each year and how many fines each year?

What percentage of all food outlets did the council inspect each year?

Have any outlets been shut down for non-compliance and if so what for and how many?

What were the worst offences/biggest fines for each year?

Yours faithfully,

Nigel Gladstone

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-----Original Message-----
From: Nigel Gladstone
[mailto:[FOI #2432 email]]
Sent: Friday, 28 October 2016 2:41 PM
To: Coffs Council Email Account
Subject: Government Information (Public Access) request - Food safety
inspections for the years 2014, 2015, 2016

 

Dear Local Council,

 

Can you please provide me with the number of food safety inspections
carried out in your area annually, for the last three years?

 

How many warning were issued each year and how many fines each year?

 

What percentage of all food outlets did the council inspect each year?  

 

Have any outlets been shut down for non-compliance and if so what for and
how many?

 

What were the worst offences/biggest fines for each year?

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Nigel Gladstone

 

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Sylvia Henderson, Coffs Harbour City Council

Mr Gladstone,

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You may contact me for any assistance on your request.

Sylvia Henderson
Information Officer | Governance Services | Coffs Harbour City Council
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E: [email address] | W: www.coffsharbour.nsw.gov.au

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-----Original Message-----
From: Nigel Gladstone [mailto:[FOI #2432 email]]
Sent: Friday, 28 October 2016 2:41 PM
To: Coffs Council Email Account
Subject: Government Information (Public Access) request - Food safety inspections for the years 2014, 2015, 2016

Dear Local Council,

Can you please provide me with the number of food safety inspections carried out in your area annually, for the last three years?

How many warning were issued each year and how many fines each year?

What percentage of all food outlets did the council inspect each year?

Have any outlets been shut down for non-compliance and if so what for and how many?

What were the worst offences/biggest fines for each year?

Yours faithfully,

Nigel Gladstone

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Sylvia Henderson, Coffs Harbour City Council

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Mr Gladstone,

 

Please find the table below that is informally released to you under the
GIPA Act in response to your email of 28 October 2016:

 

+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Details provided for each year |2014|2015|2016|
|---------------------------------------------------------+----+----+----|
|No. of primary food safety inspections for fixed, |417 |456 |416 |
|temporary & mobile premises | | | |
|---------------------------------------------------------+----+----+----|
|No. of fixed food businesses requiring re-inspection |98 |77 |39 |
|---------------------------------------------------------+----+----+----|
|No. of fixed food businesses requiring additional |6 |8 |8 |
|re-inspection | | | |
|---------------------------------------------------------+----+----+----|
|No. of warnings issued |22 |32 |43 |
|---------------------------------------------------------+----+----+----|
|No. of Improvement Notices issued |6 |7 |12 |
|---------------------------------------------------------+----+----+----|
|No. of fines (i.e. penalty notices) issued |9 |14 |5 |
|---------------------------------------------------------+----+----+----|
|Percentage of all food outlets that were inspected |97% |91% |86% |
|---------------------------------------------------------+----+----+----|
|No. of outlets that were shut down for non-compliance |0 |0 |0 |
|i.e. by issue of Prohibition Orders | | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+

 

 

With regard to the worst offences/biggest fines for year, this information
is available on NSW Food Authority website, refer to the [1]Offences
(names & shame) registers.

 

You may contact me for any further assistance on this.

 

 

Sylvia Henderson

Information Officer | Governance Services | Coffs Harbour City Council

P:  02 6648 4211

E: [email address] | W: [2]www.coffsharbour.nsw.gov.au

 

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Nigel Gladstone

Dear Sylvia Henderson,

Thanks!

Yours sincerely,

Nigel Gladstone

Sylvia Henderson, Coffs Harbour City Council

I am not available until 15 November 2016. For any urgent matters, contact Susan Francis on 6648 4216.

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