Restaurant and Catering SA resists Scores on Doors
Despite the success of NSW’s Scores on Doors launch, and similar initiatives throughout Australia, the idea has not found favour in South Australia.
A call by independent MP for Fisher, Dr Bob Such, to create a policy putting restaurant hygiene scores on the front door has been rejected by Restaurant and Catering SA as possibly adversely affecting businesses which commit minor infractions.
“I think it’s crazy talk quite frankly and I’ll write to [Health] Minister [John] Hill and advise him of our opinion because I just don’t think it’s in the public interest to have a score of that nature on a door,” CEO Sally Neville told the ABC of Such’s policy.
Dr Such believes that the 712 warnings or fines for health breaches in South Australian eateries are more than enough to justify putting information out about eateries.
“There is reluctance to be too open about it because of fear of litigation, so what we have essentially is a system where we don’t know what the standard is in a particular eatery,” he told the ABC.
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I’m in the hospitality cleaning industry here in Brisbane, we have had ‘Eat safe Brisbane’(scores on doors) going for awhile now. I think the idea is fantastic, as an avid diner along with my friends and family and the general public we have the right to know, what the hygiene is like in our eating establishments. They should have nothing to hide and be happy council is doing something about some of the poor standards of hygiene that are around.
My business specialises in the cleaning, sanitising of commercial kitchens, mainly restaurants, if you saw what we see in some kitchens, the general public wouldn’t eat out, it is disgusting, rodents, cockroaches, pests, filth, grime, I promise you I am not exaggerating.
What my business did for Brisbane eateries, we put together a simplified manual to help owners fit the criteria of the standard the health department and council want. I supplied majority of my clients in Brisbane with a manual , majority of them scored between 4 to 5 rating, 5 being the highest score. Be prepared, it’s a wonderful idea.
In the UK they have an online directory with eating establishments ratings, it’s fantastic you look up before booking a restaurant to see the score, just like when you book into a motel. WHAT SORT OF A RATING DO YOU WANT, especially when it comes to food safety, thousands of people die per year due to food poising. Eating venues if you want some expert advice don’t hesitate to call me. LETS GO FOR HIGH SCORES IN ALL EATING ESTABLISHMENTS, if not close your doors.
Diane Reynolds XSteam clean Brisbane 1300 406232
When is Brisbane going to get the list of eateries that did not come up to ‘Food safety standard’. In NSW, all eating establishments are listed and available to the public. Not in Brisbane, the only places listed are the ones that have been prosecuted. Not fair as an avid diner I want to know the score, rating, is it 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. We need a directory available NOW. In the media they give us the figures of how many got 5, 4, 3, 2 and under, but we have to know who got what, I’m sure we were told there would be an online directory WHEN, we want to know, same as they do in UK and other countries. Come on Brisbane we want to know who got what score in the ‘Eat safe Brisbane’ program. Diane XSteam 1300 406232. We do not even have any listings in ‘name and shame’. Name the places so we do not take the risk of food poisoning. Try and google results, NOT AVAILABLE in Brisbane.