19 August 2010 | A 2010 Guide Dogs NSW/ACT survey has found that almost 30 per cent of people who use a Guide Dog have been refused entry to a restaurant in the past year.
16 August 2010 | The NSW Government is putting the spotlight on four Sydney CBD eateries in one street that have been prosecuted after breaching food safety laws.
2 August 2010 | The New South Wales Government says the success of the NSW Food Authority's Name and Shame register reflects increasing public demand for safe food information.
19 April 2010 | The NSW Government is preparing to launch a standardised state wide so called Scores on Doors system to rate the food safety and hygiene standards of foodservice businesses.
26 January 2010 | Hospitality operators have been warned to heed product recall advice or face large fines after an inner Sydney café was reported for selling a recalled soy milk.
21 January 2010 | The NSW Food Authority has hit back over media reports criticising its moves to introduce a system of private auditors as part of the process of checking food safety standards at foodservice operations.
16 November 2009 | New legislation requiring NSW restaurants, take-aways, bakeries, caterers, pubs and clubs to appoint a food safety supervisor has been passed by the NSW Government.
21 September 2009 | Foodservice operators have been urged to be more aware of the threat to food safety that warmer weather can bring.
6 August 2009 | The NSW Government has praised councils for being vigilant in ensuring food sold in their areas is safe following the latest round of prosecutions for offending foodservice operators.
15 June 2009 | The NSW Food Authority name and shame list needs to be altered, according to industry representatives who claim it is hurting business.
28 May 2009 | One in ten food retail and food service businesses in NSW failed food safety inspections conducted by local councils, according to a new report released today.
21 May 2009 | An Ashfield fish market fined for storing live crabs in a toilet cubicle is one of 24 businesses added to the Government’s name and shame list this week.
23 April 2009 | Two Sydney restaurants have been fined more than $120,000 for a range of food safety violations after successful prosecutions by local councils.
2 April 2009 | The NSW Food Authority has made it easier for consumers to hunt down information about foodservice businesses who have been found wanting when it comes to food safety and hygiene.
18 March 2009 | Two Sydney fast-food restaurants have been hit with a record $73,125 fine after a customer complained of dirty premises.
19 February 2009 | NSW Food Authority presents some important safety tips for the industry and its consumers when preparing and consuming eggs.
12 December 2008 | After a second inconclusive DNA test of a faecal sample, the NSW Food Authority has closed its investigation into the Coogee Bay Hotel ice cream contamination.
24 November 2008 | NSW Food Authority goes for temporary senior executive appointment of head of media relations at the Food Standards Agency UK.
29 October 2008 | The NSW Government has launched a crackdown on restaurants and food outlets across Sydney’s CBD in the lead up to summer.
16 June 2008 | The new laws that empower local councils as food safety enforcers and allow the government to publish food law violations come into affect from the start of next month.