Three Coffs eateries shamed with food safety fines Coffs Coast Coffs Coast News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - May 23, 2021 Three Coffs Coast eateries including Vinnie’s Master Wok at Boambee have been named and shamed for breaching food safety laws. Photo: Emma Darbin. THE NSW Food Authority has named and shamed three local eateries who have breached food safety standards over the past year. Eateries on the list in the Coffs Harbour local government area include Papa H’s Bar & Grill at Sapphire Beach, Vinnie’s Master Wok at Boambee East, and Oh My BBQ in Woolgoolga. Papa H’s Bar and Grill on Solitary Islands Way, Sapphire Beach, was issued an $880 fine by Coffs Harbour City Council on 25 August 2020 for failing to maintain the food premises to the required standard of cleanliness after previous warnings were given, and fined $880 for failing to maintain all fixtures, fittings and equipment to the required standard of cleanliness. It received a third $880 fine on the same day for failing to maintain at or near each hand washing facility a supply of soap and single use towels, following previous warnings being given. Vinnies Master Wok in Linden Avenue, Boambee East was fined $880 on 20 August 2020 for failing to maintain the food premises to the required standard of cleanliness following previous warnings being given, and fined $880 for failing to maintain all fixtures, fittings and equipment to the required standard of cleanliness following previous warnings being given. It was also fined $880 for failing to store food in such a way that it is protected from the likelihood of contamination following previous warnings being given. Oh My BBQ in Market Street, Woolgoolga, which has now ceased operation, was fined $880 on 22 January 2020 for failing to maintain all fixtures, fittings and equipment to the required standard of cleanliness, and fined $880 for failing to maintain the food premises to the required standard of cleanliness. The NSW Food Authority publishes lists of businesses that have breached or are alleged to have breached NSW food safety laws. Publishing the lists gives consumers more information to make decisions about where they eat or buy food. Individuals and businesses may receive either a penalty notice for their alleged offence or be prosecuted before a court. The NSW Food Authority’s Name and Shame lists can be found online at https://www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au/offences. By Emma DARBIN
