Aldi North Sydney affected as council bans single serve fresh bakery items

An Aldi store in one Sydney suburb appears to have been hit with a council ban over a popular range of products.

Aldi in North Sydney is said to have been instructed to stop selling single-serve fresh baked goods by North Sydney Council, which has cited restrictions over the handling of fresh goods.

The claim first materialised in a post shared on Facebook on the North Sydney Living page.

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”Can any council member comment on this please?” one shopper wrote.

“Learned today that Aldi is no longer allowed to sell their fresh pastries because council forbade them. That’s a direct statement of Aldi staff.

“The pastries were the best bang for your buck by a mile and quality wise superior to lots of cafes around North Sydney. Why would council interfere with Aldi on this?”

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9honey Kitchen visited Aldi in North Sydney and were also told by staff they had been instructed to stop selling the fresh pastries by council.

One claimed it was due to a lack of a required wash station nearby.

Another said they thought it was due to the fresh pastries being displayed in an open-facing cabinet instead of an enclosed one.

However, a visit to a nearby Coles found it too displayed some of its fresh pastries in an open-facing cabinet.

9honey Kitchen contacted North Sydney Council for comment.

A council spokesperson said: “Due to privacy and confidentiality obligations, Council is unable to comment on individual premises or inspection outcomes.

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“Food businesses displaying unpackaged ready-to-eat items, such as baked goods, must comply with Clause 8 of Food Safety Standard 3.2.2 set by Food Standards Australia New Zealand, which requires them to take all practicable measures to protect food from contamination.

“For self-serve items, this includes providing effective supervision, using separate serving utensils or hygienic dispensing methods, and installing protective barriers.”

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“Items not intended for self-service must be enclosed or wrapped when displayed,” the spokesperson added.

“Each business is responsible for ensuring they comply with these requirements. Management of individual stores can determine the specific approach.”

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Not all Aldi stores sell fresh pastries, and it’s unknown how many stores have been affected.

Aldi declined 9honey Kitchen’s offer to comment on the situation at North Sydney.

However, we have been told all Aldi ‘corner stores’ no longer sell single-serve bakery items.

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