Pest control problems at Shore eateries

Pest control, unsatisfactory cleaning and poor food-handling practices are among the reasons eight North Shore eateries have D grades in Auckland Council’s latest food grades published this week.

All food outlets were required to display a food grade certificate to inform customers of the quality and hygiene standards of the establishment. The food grades started at A and dropped down to E.

Browns Bay’s Pukeko Bakery was the only North Shore eatery in the published list to have an E grade. The bakery was last inspected by council in June, 2017 and has since stopped trading out of the Anzac Rd property. Once council was notified that a business had closed or moved it would be removed from the database.

Complaints could be made to Auckland Council if the public had concerns about cleanliness, rubbish dumped outside, food display or storage, food hygiene practices, a foreign object found in food, smells coming from a food business site, food safety issues and registration or grading certificate not on display.

D gradings with Auckland Council’s reasons

Tok Tok, Takapuna, pest control, unsatisfactory cleaning and poor food-handling practices.

Chuan Mei, Northcote, unsatisfactory cleaning, poor foodhandling practices, inadequate staff training and inadequate or falsified records.

Golden Ye Takeaways, Birkdale, an inspection was undertaken on February 14, 2018, which resulted in a D grade being awarded. This decision had been appealed and a review was under way and would be completed by February 23.

Seaview Superette, Hillcrest, unsatisfactory cleaning, poor food-handling practices and inadequate staff training.

Smart Kitchen, Albany, premises structure/layout, unsatisfactory cleaning, poor food-handling practices and repeat offences. A re-grade application was made and the business would be regraded this week.

Spicy Moment, Northcote, unsatisfactory cleaning, poor food-handling practices, repeat offences, maintenance issues and pest control.

Sunnynook Fast Food, unsatisfactory cleaning and poor foodhandling practices.

Surasang, Wairau Valley, pest control, poor food-handling practices and unsatisfactory cleaning.

123RF Poor foodhandling was one of the reasons North Shore food outlets have D grades.