http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/02/29/food-standards-agency-blames-wag-underfunding-for-delaying-report-91466-20538901/
A lack of money meant problems with the way Bridgend council conducted food hygiene inspections were not made public until after the 2005 E.coli outbreak began.
The public inquiry heard the Food Standards Agency Wales the body charged with inspecting the inspectors found deficiencies in the authoritys environmental health department in February 2004.
The agencys [...]
http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion/gut-pains-courtesy-of-macdonald/2008/02/29/1204226990390.html
http://barfblog.foodsafety.ksu.edu/2008/02/articles/food-safety-communication/restaurant-inspection-results-in-australia-not-happening/index.html
If you want to know why the public is so disillusioned with the State Government, look no further than Ian Macdonald.
Moore writes that as well as being responsible for primary industry, farms, power stations, mines and the development of the state, Macdonald is supposed to ensure the safety of food from restaurants and takeaways. When [...]
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