The NSW Government unveiled their inaugural food inspection report card on Sunday, detailing the amount of food inspections, fines and prosecutions handed down in every council across the State for the past year. NSW Minister for Primary Industries Steve Whan said the report by the NSW Food Authority reveals that more than 56,000 inspections were carried out at more than 36,000 food businesses in one year. “This is the most comprehensive report card of food inspection activity ever compiled... ...Read more »

Every food outlet in the state of New South Wales can expect a random health inspection in the year ahead as the number of additions to the name and shame website causes concern for health authorities. Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald said 40,000 food service premises would be the subject of about 50,000 inspections a year. “In practice, every food premises should be inspected at least once each year,” Mr Macdonald said. “All food businesses in NSW are inspected according... ...Read more »