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 Tumbarumba 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 (2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16) and what percentage of the total number of these were inspected in each year, how many warnings, formal improvement notices and fines were issued in each year? How many outlets were shut down each year, if any?
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.
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 50 councils now without the need for a formal GIPA as it is an informal request.
Yours faithfully,
Nigel Gladstone
Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2016 23:37:10 +0000
Subject: RE: GIPA Request Food Safety Inspections for 2014,15 & 16
From: "Coulston, Sharyn" <[email address]>
To: Nigel Gladstone <[email address]>
Hi Nigel,
I can only give you information on the former Tumbarumba Shire Council as I don't have the Tumut Shire details but I will ask Ken to provide these for you.
Warnings over the past 2 years for the former Tumbarumba Shire Council - 4
In 2015 for the former Tumut Shire there were no improvement notices sent and 1 warning letter.
We inspect twice a year and the percentage was 100%. The former Tumbarumba Shire had 33 food related businesses.
Since the merger with the former Tumut Shire Council the number has increased to 100 food related businesses.
The 2016 inspection program is still in progress and will not be finalised until 30/6/16 so I have no information available for this year.
Regards,
Sharyn
-----Original Message-----
From: Nigel Gladstone [mailto:[email address]]
Sent: Thursday, 10 November 2016 10:27 AM
To: Coulston, Sharyn <[email address]>
Subject: RE: GIPA Request Food Safety Inspections for 2014,15 & 16
Dear Sharyn,
Can you and Ken please tell me How many warnings were issued each year?
What percentage of all food outlets did the council inspect each year?
Yours sincerely,
Nigel Gladstone
-----Original Message-----
Hi Nigel,
Thank you for the extra information. This additional information on initial request of information is always appreciated as we then are aware of what the intended use will be and ultimately saves on time getting this information out to you.
We have in the last 3 years issued 1 improvement notice but have responded to 4 complaints. Please note this is data for the former Tumbarumba Shire Council only.
Regards,
Sharyn Coulston
Sharyn Coulston | Environmental Health & Building Surveyor Tumut Shire Council | 76 Capper Street, Tumut NSW 2720
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