The Restaurant and Catering Association (RCA) has welcomed a new food safety rating system for Brisbane businesses.
The Brisbane City Council will use information from its regular audits to rate the city’s 6,000 eateries by the end of the year.
Those with less than two stars will be made to fix problems.
It will not be compulsory for businesses to display their rating but Lord Mayor Campbell Newman says public pressure will force dodgy outlets to lift their game.
“We want to provide some transparency for the public so they know what they’re getting,” he said.
RCA spokesman David Pugh is happy with the change.
“Why not show the patrons just how good we are?” he said.
The Logan City Council will adopt the same system.
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