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Food Premises & Preparation

Last modified: October 28, 2008 - 2:16 PM

All new food premises are required to be registered by their local Council. Food which has not been prepared and handled in a hygienic manner present a public risk of food poisoning from pathogens such as listeria, e-coli and salmonella, or other serious diseases such as Hepatitis A. For this reason, Food Safety Reforms have been introduced to prevent the risk of contamination by procedures associated with food hygiene, cleaning and sanitising of food premises, time and temperature control, use of thermometers, handling frozen food, cooked meat production, use of food slicers and transportation of food, including that of home caterers.

A food premises may be defined as any place where food is handled, stored or prepared for consumption by the general public. This would generally include food shops, street vending vehicles, cake stalls, fetes and street stalls, home catering businesses and mobile food vans.

Parkes Shire Council regularly inspects all food premises throughout the Parkes area and is active in encouraging food premises to reach their highest standard through programs such as FoodSafe.

Council's Health Officers are happy to assist you with any enquiries you may have. You can contact Council's Planning & Environment Department on 6861 2373 weekdays between 9:00am and 5:00pm. Further information may also be obtained from the NSW Health Department website: http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/ and the Australian New Zealand Food Authority website http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/ or NSW Food Authority website http://www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au/.

All food premises must register with the NSW Food Authority through its website www.foodnotify.nsw.gov.au

One Day Temporary Food Stalls - Published: 24 Oct 2006
This summary of standards for the hygienic operation of temporary food stalls should be read in conjunction with the NSW Food Authority Food Handling Guidelines for Temporary Events.

This guideline shall apply to temporary food stalls within Council's area and operators should also comply with the Local Government Act 1993, The Food Act 2003, The Food Regulation 2004 and The Food Safety Standards.

Notification is not required for private functions, ie invitation only for members of the organisation conducting the stall.

The Council Environmental Health Officer is authorised to enforce this Standard and to issue any necessary direction to ensure compliance with the Code. more ..

Inspections - Food Premises - Published: 24 Oct 2006
All commercial food enterprises and activates are required to be registered with the NSW Food Authority as well as having Councils approval for the use of the premises. more ..

Open Food Stalls - Published: 24 Oct 2006
Open food stalls consisting of tables only or tables and trestles, where permitted by these standards, shall be used only for the sale of factory pre-packaged food in hermetically sealed containers (eg canned or bottled soft drinks, canned foodstuffs). more ..

Infectious diseases - Published: 24 Oct 2006
For information on infectious diseases please visit www.health.nsw.gov.au more ..

Food Poisoning Complaints - Published: 24 Oct 2006
A food-borne illness or an outbreak of food-borne illnesses are matters investigated by officers of the NSW Food Authority, who can be contacted on 1300 552 406 or email contact@foodauthority.nsw.gov.au more ..


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