South Australians will be able to see which restaurants have been found guilty of risking public health and safety or failing to meet basic hygiene standards.
A register of restaurants and food retailers successfully prosecuted under the Food Act after the 1st of July will be published online.
Health Minister John Hill said the online register identifies food suppliers who have failed to meet hygiene and safety standards.
“The online register will ‘name and shame’ any restaurant or retailer prosecuted for breaching the Food Act or Food Standards Code.” Minister Hill said.
“Details of businesses or individuals that have been found guilty by a court of a breach will be published on the SA Health website, and will remain there for two years.”
“Businesses or individuals who appear on SA Health’s online register will be those who haven’t followed advice on putting things right or who’ve consistently breached the Act.”
Local Councils routinely inspect food businesses for compliance with the Food Act and Food Standards Code, and continuously work with businesses to improve standards.
There is a wide range of enforcement options available to council officers when they discover a breach of the Food Act.
They vary in severity and consequences, from warning letters, through to expiation notices and prohibition orders and finally to prosecution.
South Australia joins New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia in publishing successful Food Act prosecutions online.
SA’s online Food Act Prosecutions Register will be established on the SA Health website www.health.sa.gov.au and will be updated with any successful prosecutions after the 1st of July 2009.
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