Rat droppings everywhere in sushi factory

Pest inspector Bill Lincoln was cited as saying he smelt the rats before he saw them when he visited the Sushi World's factory in Camperdown to quote on fixing the rodent problem last year, adding, "It was horrific … the stench of rat urine was bad. … There were rats in the rice cases; there was shredded paper on the ground where they were making nests; there were droppings everywhere."

Mr Lincoln said he had seen many food businesses with rat infestations but none as bad as the Larkin Street factory.

The story explains that after a year-long attempt by the Herald using freedom of information laws to get access to details of fines imposed on restaurants and businesses like Sushi World, the NSW Minister for Primary Industries, Ian Macdonald, was cited as promising to amend the Food Act within months to ensure fines will be made public, stating, "I am totally happy to do it. I would hope to have it finalised in the spring session of Parliament."

Mr Macdonald was further cited as saying he was committed to publishing inspection results in line with practice in other countries but said he had yet to decide what system to use, and that a "short review" by the NSW Food Authority would consider displaying hygiene scores in restaurant windows, as happens in Los Angeles, or to put details on the internet, as happens in New York.

The story also says that the review would consider if restaurant owners should be able to add their own comments to reports about inspection results, as happens overseas.


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This is basic. They should be closed down for good and the owners fined heavily. They should also be barred from running any food establishment ever.

Dear Simon,

I agree it's difficult to give a net score to include rats - just a picture should be sufficient perhaps ?

Rgds / Charles.C