More than $200,000 worth of fines have been handed out to eateries caught breaching food safety laws in 2007 and 2009.

The Courier-Mail says court documents show in the past six months nine restaurants were found guilty in a magistrates court for the breaches.

Company Wheylite Australia Pty Ltd received the heaviest penalty, fined $50,000 after being found guilty of nine breaches relating to unsafe food practices and a vermin infestation during an inspection in October 2007. A conviction was recorded.

A&C Business Development Pty Ltd, which held the food licence for Ryutaro Japanese Restaurant at Sunnybank, was fined $29,000 for 29 breaches relating to cockroaches and poor food storage in June 2009. No conviction was recorded.

Hedz No.4 Pty Ltd, which held the food business licence for the Everton Park Hotel, was fined $25,000 for 13 breaches, including cockroaches in the venue between March and May 2009. No conviction was recorded.

Erinwell Pty Ltd, which owned the food business licence for Oasis Juice Bar in the CBD, was fined $20,000 after a Band-Aid was found in a carrot juice in June 2009. No conviction was recorded against the venue.