Page 1368 - Week 05 - Thursday, 31 May 2007

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(11) How many full-time equivalent staff were employed within the HPS in the years listed in part (1);

(12) How many full-time equivalent staff were authorised officers under the Food Act 2001 and were employed to actively conduct inspections of food premises in the years listed in part (1);

(13) What was the incidence of food poisoning in the ACT in the years listed in part (1);

(14) How many of the incidents of food poisoning in the ACT resulted in (a) hospitalisation and (b) death in the years listed in part (1);

(15) How many of the incidents of food poisoning in the ACT were the result of food bought in the ACT in the years listed in part (1);

(16) When will mandatory food safety programs be implemented across the food sector;

(17) What steps has the Government taken to ensure businesses and other organisations are ready for the implementation of mandatory food safety programs;

(18) If any category of food business will not be subject to mandatory food safety programs, why has the Government chosen not to implement mandatory food safety programs for each category;

(19) If mandatory food safety programs are to be implemented in a staged way, why was each category selected for implementation ahead of each of the others;

(20) What steps has the ACT Government taken to prepare for a serious food poisoning outbreak;

(21) What projections have been made in terms of cost of a serious food poisoning outbreak to the ACT Government and the ACT economy.

Ms Gallagher: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

Any information provided for financial years 2001 – 2002 and 2002 – 2003 is obtained from electronic records only, as all files were lost during the 2003 bushfires.

(1) How many food businesses in the ACT did the Health Protection Service (HPS) have the power to inspect during the financial years of

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