Food safety inspections for the years 2014, 2015, 2016

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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

Ballina Shire Council

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From: Nigel Gladstone
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Sent: Friday, 28 October 2016 2:41 PM
To: Ballina Shire Council
Subject: TRIM: 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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Sue Anderson, Ballina Shire Council

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Nigel

 

Your request has been referred to me for response.

As we must be mindful about the information we share and who we share it
with, it would be best to refer you to the NSW Food Authority's website on
which the NSW Food Regulation Partnership annual food surveillance reports
are published
[1]http://www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au/rp/f... .

 

You should find most of what you require from these reports.

 

Thank you

 

 

Sue Anderson
Environmental Health Officer (Food Specialist)
Development and Environmental Health Group
[2]Ballina Shire Council

 

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Nigel Gladstone

Dear Sue Anderson,

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 sincerely,

Nigel Gladstone

Sue Anderson, Ballina Shire Council

Hi Nigel Gladstone

I'm just waiting on a report back from the NSW Food Authority then I will get the last 3 years reports to you. I checked with our FOI officer and they're ok for me to provide them.

Sue Anderson
Environmental Health Officer (Food Specialist)
Development and Environmental Health Group

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-----Original Message-----
From: Nigel Gladstone [mailto:[FOI #2409 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 1 December 2016 4:03 PM
To: Sue Anderson
Subject: Re: Food Surveillance Statistics

Dear Sue Anderson,

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 sincerely,

Nigel Gladstone

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Nigel

 

Your request has been referred to me for response.

As we must be mindful about the information we share and who we share it with, it would be best to refer you to the NSW Food Authority's website on which the NSW Food Regulation Partnership annual food surveillance reports are published [1]http://www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au/rp/f... .

 

You should find most of what you require from these reports.

 

Thank you

 

 

Sue Anderson
Environmental Health Officer (Food Specialist) Development and Environmental Health Group [2]Ballina Shire Council

 

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Nigel Gladstone

Dear Sue Anderson,

Have you received the reports yet?

Yours sincerely,

Nigel Gladstone

Sue Anderson, Ballina Shire Council

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    Annual Food Activity Report 2015 2016 Submitted via portal to NSW Food Authority.PDF.pdf

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    Annual Food Surveillance Activity Report 2014 2015 lodged with NSW Food Authority.PDF.pdf

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    Food Surveillance Activity Report Ballina Shire Council 2013 2014.PDF.pdf

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Hi Nigel

Please find attached reports for the last 3 years,

Thank you

Sue Anderson
Environmental Health Officer
Development and Environmental Health Group

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Nigel Gladstone

Dear Sue Anderson,

Thanks very much.

Yours sincerely,

Nigel Gladstone