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
Dear Dungog Shire Council,
You have not responded to my request for information yet, it has been more than a month. Can I please clarify that I want to know how many high and medium risk food businesses were inspected in each year and what percentage of these were inspected in each year.
This request is very simple as all the information I am asking for is contained in an annual report all councils provide to the NSW food Authority.
Lane Cove council had this in their document management system but if you do not have a copy of it, you can request it from the food authority and they will email it back to you. I am happy to go through the form myself to get the information as several other councils have sent it to me.
Unfortunately, the Food authority will not release the forms as it is third party information so I have to request it from all councils individually. I have already received this information from more than 40 councils now without the need for a GIPA or any paper work as it is an informal request.
I would also like to know how many formal improvement notices were issued in each year.
Yours faithfully,
Nigel Gladstone
-----Original Message-----
From: Shaun Chandler
Sent: Friday, 2 December 2016 12:36 PM
Subject: RE: Government Information (Public Access) request - Food safety inspections for the years 2014, 2015, 2016
Hello Nigel,
Thank you for your enquiry, unfortunately council records staff have no record of your original request being received other than the voicemail I received yesterday.
Can you please advise exactly how, when and to whom your original request was directed. In the mean time your request has been forwarded to Council's Environmental Services department for a response.
Regards
Shaun Chandler | Executive Manager Corporate Service Dungog Shire Council | PO Box 95, Dungog NSW 2420
P: 02 4995 7777 | F: 02 4995 7750 | E: [Dungog Shire Council request email]
-----Original Message-----
From: Nigel Gladstone [mailto:[FOI #2439 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 1 December 2016 4:10 PM
Subject: Re: Government Information (Public Access) request - Food safety inspections for the years 2014, 2015, 2016
Dear Dungog Shire Council,
You have not responded to my request for information yet, it has been more than a month. Can I please clarify that I want to know how many high and medium risk food businesses were inspected in each year and what percentage of these were inspected in each year.
This request is very simple as all the information I am asking for is contained in an annual report all councils provide to the NSW food Authority.
Lane Cove council had this in their document management system but if you do not have a copy of it, you can request it from the food authority and they will email it back to you. I am happy to go through the form myself to get the information as several other councils have sent it to me.
Unfortunately, the Food authority will not release the forms as it is third party information so I have to request it from all councils individually. I have already received this information from more than 40 councils now without the need for a GIPA or any paper work as it is an informal request.
I would also like to know how many formal improvement notices were issued in each year.
Yours faithfully,
Nigel Gladstone
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Hi Nigel
2016 – 23 High risk and 9 medium risk premises, 100% inspected, no
improvement notices issued.
2015 – 24 High risk and 7 medium risk premises, 100% inspected, no
improvement notices issued.
2014 – 28 High risk and 7 medium risk premises, 100% inspected , two
improvement notices issued.
Cheers Damien
Damien Reeves
Environmental Health Officer
Dungog Shire Council
02 49957777
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Dear Damien Reeves,
Thanks for this information, can you please confirm there were not warnings issued in these years and no forced closures too?
Yours sincerely,
Nigel Gladstone