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What’s eating the Burdekin?What’s eating the Burdekin?What’s eating the Burdekin?Welcome to the fi rst editi on of our new
newslett er What’s Eati ng the Burdekin? Each quarter Council’s Environment
and Health team will provide food business operators with new and interesti ng informati on about current topics.
We are fortunate that our Shire off ers a wide variety of culinary opti ons for residents and visitors with 111 licensed food businesses - restaurants, cafes, fast food outlets and mobile food business.
We also have a wide variety of temporary food businesses at our community events such as the Taste of the Burdekin, the Burdekin Water Festi val and the Home Hill Harvest Festi val.
Our Environment and Health team work with all food businesses in our region to ensure the Food Safety Standards are being followed.
Proper food handling practi ces are essenti al for the good health of our community.
Given the serious implicati ons that food poisoning can have on the community and for businesses, we hope that each issue of our Newslett er provides plenty of useful advice on safe food practi ces.
Sustainability is also an important issue for us all and our team will highlight some handy ti ps on how to reduce the Burdekin’s carbon footprint.
We hope you enjoy our fi rst issue and look forward to hearing your feedback.
Call our friendly Customer Service Centre on 4783 9800 if there any issues or topics of interest that you would like discussed in these pages.
-Mayor Bill Lowis
2015 Editi on 1
DID YOU KNOW _ Tea towels are very absorbent and are a breeding ground for bacteria. This makes it easy for cross contaminati on to occur.
Contaminated tea towels allow harmful bacteria to survive and multi ply, spreading to your hands and food contact surfaces such as equipment, crockery and cutlery.
To reduce this from occurring businesses should eliminate the use of tea towels and use single-use disposable towels for drying hands and cleaning benches or allow dishes to air dry.
Prevent food poisoning follow safety practicesThere are an esti mated 5.4 million food poisoning incidences in Australia
each year. The most common form of food poisoning is caused by the bacteria
Campylobacter. This parti cular bacteria can be found in raw poultry. If food businesses have poor food safety practi ces other food can be cross
contaminated with this bacteria. These businesses are putti ng their customers at risk of experiencing Campylobacteriosis by serving up contaminated food.
Campylobacteriosis is a gastrointesti nal disease with symptoms associated with diarrhoea, cramps, stomach pain, and high temperature.
Symptoms do not commonly occur rapidly and usually develop aft er 2 to 5 days aft er the initi al infecti on and the eff ects last from one to two weeks.
Poor food safety practi ces which cause contaminati on include poor personal hygiene (insuffi cient hand washing), cross contaminati on where raw meats are prepared on the same surfaces as uncooked foods, undercooked foods, and inadequate temperature control.
Good food practi ces means reduced risk of food poisoning and happy customers.
Food Standards Code – What’s the Fuss?
Food businesses are regulated through the applicati on of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.
The code sets food safety and hygiene standards and fi t-out of food premises for all States and Territories throughout Australia and New Zealand.
The code focuses on cleanliness, temperature control, personal hygiene and food handling practi ces, pest control, constructi on and maintenance of the premises, waste storage and how food is transported.
For more informati on visit www.foodstandards.gov.au.
Contact Council on 07 4783 9800 or [email protected] with any enquiries or suggesti ons.
What’s eating the Burdekin?
The Burdekin fi nally has an Indian Restaurant - Cava Restaurant, located at 172 Queen Street Ayr.
This new business is owned and operated by Ajay Sharma and Mamta (right) who are originally from the Shimla and Chandigarh regions in Northern India.
Ajay and Mamta do not just bring their Indian experience with them to the Burdekin, but also their experience from Mackay, where they ran two restaurants, the Saff ron Lounge and Sarina.
Their menu will change every four months and the food is authenti c Indian with a fusion of contemporary western style fl avours containing only fresh produce.
Food safety is a top priority to the Cava Restaurant and Ajay says that his enti re staff have a Diploma of Commercial Cookery and are trained in all aspects of Food Safety.
His food business uses temperature logs to ensure cold food remains below 5oC and hot foods above 60oC and that they only receive deliveries from reputable
services. They also have daily, weekly and monthly cleaning rosters to ensure their kitchen remains hygienic.
Ajay said he would have his enti re staff att end Council’s next free ‘Food Safety
Presentati on’. We’ll keep you posted on when that will be.
Cava Restaurant is open from 5pm seven nights for dinner and at lunch Monday to Friday from 11.30am to 2pm.
We can help you get busy recycling
The Burdekin Shire Council is currently running a waste reducti on program for business owners.
The Getti ng Burdekin Business Busy Recycling is a program sponsored by the Nati onal Packaging Covenant aimed at helping business minimise waste
Many businesses have now had visits by council offi cers assisti ng with fi nding ways to reduce the amount of waste generated.
Some simple methods that can potenti ally save on the costs of sending waste to landfi ll include reducing excess packaging, or reusing containers or packaging material around your business.
Making sure you recycle by separati ng recyclable materials from the waste going to landfi ll is one of the easiest and cost eff ecti ve means of cutti ng costs to your business.
Council sti ll has available a number of posters, signs and sorti ng bins to help
business and for who would like an audit to be conducted.
Contact Council on 47839800 to avail your business of these services.
Business in Focus - Cava Restaurant
