tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18815215.post6362550971298404134..comments2024-03-03T19:26:23.287+11:00Comments on Open and Shut: The public interest in knowing what happens in the kitchenPeter Timminshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04589018910216965607noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18815215.post-68794291370319118732012-06-21T09:33:37.012+10:002012-06-21T09:33:37.012+10:00Discussion is back on in the ACT.
http://the-riot...Discussion is back on in the ACT.<br /><br />http://the-riotact.com/noble-palace-keeps-on-swinging-over-food-safety/75112<br /><br />This time it looks like the transparency the ACT government refer to is only for businesses, smokescreening their way past concerns and auditors reports about their own ACT health departments lack of procedures and standards. Transparency should to be both ways, but the ACT Government is proving their own Health protection service is failing the public by not having any procedures themselves. <br /><br />If the ACT government were even nearly as competent as say the Singapore government or other jurisdictions I would trust them to implement a scores on doors type system, however they have proven to be less than competent according to their own ACT Auditor General and would shudder to think how such an agency could even manage such a large undertaking.Taranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18815215.post-85961401529942210842011-11-07T22:09:58.788+11:002011-11-07T22:09:58.788+11:00NSW is probably the furthest ahead on this, as men...NSW is probably the furthest ahead on this, as mentioned in the Commissioner's reasons: http://www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au/news/offences/Daniel Robinsonhttp://paperlesschambers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18815215.post-30671445767042152122011-08-30T16:53:54.484+10:002011-08-30T16:53:54.484+10:00Thanks Andrew, we are a long way behind on this. T...Thanks Andrew, we are a long way behind on this. The reasons given in Commissioner Mead's decision state the case for the public interest in disclosure including scores on doors type systems. I didn't mention NSW is proposing a voluntary SOD system, not quite what's needed.Peter Timminshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04589018910216965607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18815215.post-80164554538227933152011-08-30T15:01:50.699+10:002011-08-30T15:01:50.699+10:00Peter,
Some examples from the UK:
http://www.sco...Peter,<br /><br />Some examples from the UK:<br /><br />http://www.scoresonthedoors.org.uk/<br />and<br />http://ratings.food.gov.uk/QuickSearch.aspx<br /><br />From the USA:<br />http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/rii/index.shtml<br />and<br />http://eater.com/archives/2011/05/20/new-german-traffic-light.php<br />and<br />http://www.transparencypolicy.net/pages/cases/case8.htmlAndrewnoreply@blogger.com