Hornsby Shire Council

Attachment to Report No. EN1/09 Page 0

 

Activities Report

Function                    Activity (in the 6 monthly reporting period                                                      Result

 

Food business profile

Number of high risk food businesses+

356

Number of medium risk food businesses+

123

Number of low risk food businesses+

100 (est)

Total number of food businesses

579

 

Regulation services profile

Number of authorised officers engaged in food regulatory work over the 6 monthly reporting period

2

Number of full time equivalent (FTE) authorised officers engaged in food regulatory work over the 6 monthly reporting period

2

Private contractors used

No

Resource sharing with other council(s)

No

 

Regulation inspection profile (excluding low risk businesses)

Combined number of inspections of high and medium risk food businesses including re-inspections

382

Combined number of inspections of high and medium risk food businesses satisfactory# at the time of reporting (irrespective of the number of re-inspections)

215

Percentage of primary inspections* complying with ALL critical food handling practices (CFHP)˜

50%

Of those businesses found not to be complying with all CFHP˜, the percentage subsequently complying with all CFHP as the result of follow up action. Note:  failed CFHP requires immediate follow up

71%

 

Food complaint profile

Total number of complaints received

33

Total number of complaints investigated

33

Complaint type (%)***:

 

§  Hygiene and handling

49%

§  Foreign matter

15%

§  Food quality including deterioration

6%

§  Labelling and advertising

0

§  Other

10%

 

Enforcement action

Number of Improvement Notices issued

6

Number of warning letters issued

274

Number of Prohibition Orders served

1

Number of seizures

1

Number of Penalty Notices issued

12

Number of Penalty Notices court-elected

0

Number of prosecutions**

0

 

Value-added services

Technical advice provided for food businesses

Yes

Information provided for food businesses, e.g. leaflets, hand-outs, fact sheets and website

Yes

Food handler training organized or facilitated

Yes

Any other service provided, eg participation in surveys or pilot programs (if yes, please give brief details)

Yes

+             High risk food business = P1 or P2. Medium risk food business = P3. Low risk food business = P4

 Refer to ‘Draft advisory guidelines – Retail and food service types and their inspection frequencies’

#              No breaches observed. Refer to Food Standards Code, Chapter 3.

~             Critical food handling practices. Refer to Table 2.

*          Primary inspection means the first annual round of planned, programmed or routine inspections. It does not include re-inspection for a recent unsatisfactory inspection.

**        Details to be forwarded to the NSW Food Authority.

***      % Complaint type is in relation to No. investigated