BATHURST KFC is back on the NSW Food Authority name and shame list, just 14 months after it was slapped with two penalty notices for poor hygiene and health standards.
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The store was fined $1540 for selling unsafe food following a Bathurst Regional Council inspection in April.
The penalty notice on the NSW Food Authority website says KFC failed to take all practicable measures to process only safe and suitable food.
It is the only Bathurst eatery to have been added to the name and shame list in the past 12 months.
Council fined Bathurst KFC $880 in February last year for failing to take all practicable measures to eradicate pests and a further $880 for failing to maintain the food premises to the required standard of cleanliness.
A spokesperson for KFC Australia yesterday said the company was already putting measures in place to improve the Bathurst store.
“At KFC serving great food to the highest safety standards is paramount and we have undertaken a lot of work with the store so that it meets the high standards we expect at KFC. Anything less than that is not acceptable to us,” the spokesperson said.
“As part of this we have implemented a re-training regime which includes correct food preparation procedures and we will continue to train, monitor and mentor staff.”
Council’s development assessment manager Richard Denyer said more than 350 food premises in Bathurst were regularly inspected to ensure they met all safety laws.
“Inspections of all high and medium risk premises is undertaken at least once every six months. High and medium risk premises relates to the type of foods being sold and would include all cafes, restaurants, clubs, schools, B and Bs and takeaway premises,” he said.
The public nature of the NSW Food Authority’s penalty notices aims to ensure more accountability is placed on businesses across the state to maintain health standards and council is seeing solid improvement across the city from its enforcement of these standards.
“Council has seen an increasing number of food businesses choosing to be part of the Scores on Doors program which provides an overall rating to the premises using NSW Food Authority criteria,” Mr Denyer said.
“Council has a range of options available for food premises which includes issuing infringement notices. Council generally finds that premises are responsive to its enforcement actions.”
Council also offers an online training service called “I’m Alert” to all food premises, which has already been completed by more than 2400 people.
