WA restaurants that break health regulations are to be publicly shamed in an on-line list of dodgy food businesses.
The website currently lists prosecutions that have taken place under the Food Standards Code or WA Health Act over the past 12 months, provided on a voluntary basis by local governments.

Some of the restaurants listed on the health department's website include Maya Masala on Lake Street, Subway in Carillion City, The Emperors Court on Lake Street, Red Rooster in Canning Vale and MacDonald’s in Kwinana and Wanneroo.

"People have a right to know whether the places they are eating in or where their food is being processed are operating safely,'' WA health Minister Jim McGinty said.

"While the incidence of food-borne illnesses in WA is relatively low, they can cause serious illness.''

Over the past 12 months, 17 Perth food businesses have been convicted for breaches including unclean premises, food not protected from contamination, vermin on the premises, food stored at unsafe temperatures and selling food beyond its use-by-date.

“Local governments routinely inspect and monitor food businesses for compliance with health regulations,” he said.

“The development of national food legislation has meant that higher risk food businesses are now required to have food safety plans.

“The vast majority of restaurants and food businesses in WA are doing the right thing and it is certainly not our intention to try to catch restaurants or food businesses out.

Under new legislation, all successful prosecutions of breaches of the Food Standards Code or WA Health Act will be published on the WA Health Department website.

“Local government will continue to work with food businesses where problems have been identified and prosecution will continue to be a last resort.”

Full list of restaurants prosecuted over the past 12 months for breaching WA Health Act:

Chi Restaurant , 166 Murray Street, Perth
Maya Masala, 49 – 51 Lake Street, Perth
Subway, Carillion City, Perth
The Emperors Court, 66 Latke Street, Perth
Kiplings Indian Cuisine, 2/123 James Street, Northbridge
Upper Crust Patisserie, Unit 5, 268 Belmont Avenue, Cloverdale
Continental Bakery, 427 Carrington Street, Hamilton Hill
Farmer Jacks Midland and Stratton, Midland and Stratton
Red Rooster, Canning Vale
Thien Truong, Shop 12, The Vale Shopping Centre, 271 Amherst Road, Canning Vale
IGA, Girrawheen Shopping Centre, Girrawheen
Lein My Thi Duong a, Shop Newpark Shopping Centre, Templeton Crescent, Girrawheen
Nam To, Shop E2, Koondoola Avenue, Koondoola
Nguyen Dinh Nguyen, Ocean Keys Shopping Centre, Shop 58/36 ocean Keys Boulevard, Clarkson
McDonald’s Family Restaurant, 182 Wanneroo Road, Landsdale
McDonald’s, Kwinana Hub Shopping Centre, Kwinana
Coles, Kwinana Hub Shopping Centre, Kwinana