Food safety
Council is responsible for ensuring that food outlets comply with relevant health and safety standards .
What is a food premise?
A food premise is somewhere that food is handled, stored or prepared for public consumption, such as
- Food shops
- Home catering businesses
- Mobile food vans and street vendors
- Markets and street stalls
What premises do council inspect?
Council is responsible for periodic inspections of
- Restaurants, cafes and fast food outlets
- Supermarkets
- School canteens
- Mobile food vans
- Catering businesses
- Street stalls and markets
Where can I get more information?
The NSW Food Authority is the government organisation that helps ensure food in NSW is safe and correctly labelled. The NSW Food Authority can provide information what the law requires for food premises.