4 Steps to Basic Food Safety Program
Our Food Safety Programs are simple and easy to follow. We write up Independent Food Safety Programs and conduct basic food safety audits for Class 1 and Class 2 facilities including childcare centres, aged care facilities, hospitals, hospices and supermarkets.
For manufacturers, we can write up a Food Safety Program or a HACCP Plan.
Food Safety Programs
A Food Safety Program is required by businesses that handle, prepare, package, store, serve, supply and repackage food, in order to have a Food Business Registration. QMS Audits write up a customised Independent Food Safety Program to meet the requirements of safe food handling and a food safety audit.
What is the process for writing up a Food Safety Program
QMS Audits will visit your premises, map out all of your processes and identify each of the hazards that will need to be controlled. We inspect your kitchen or premises and give you an indication of what needs to be fixed prior to a basic food safety audit.
We will then write up the food safety program, using one of our templates that has been to audit several times previously. It usually takes us a few days from when we first come out to write up and finalise the food safety program.
The next job is for you to keep monitoring records, usually around incoming goods, cooking, cooling and dispatch or delivery. The local council’s environmental health officer or NSW Food Authority will ask to look at all of these records.
Food Safety Audit
You will be required to have an independent Basic Food Safety audit to ensure the food safety program meets all of the requirements and then ensure that you have complied with the program. The auditor will check to make sure your facility meets all of the requirements of the Food Standards Code. We will inspect your facility and check compliance against it.
Food Safety Assessment
A food safety assessment is conducted by the local council in QLD and VIC. In NSW, this is conducted by the NSW Food Authority. This is usually conducted as part of your registration process. The assessments are then conducted on a yearly basis or if there is a report of a food safety issue.
Food Safety Program
- Simple identification of hazards and their controls
- Streamlined monitoring records
- Consultation to understand your business and it's processes.
- Provided an electronic copy
- Site inspection if practical
Internal Audit (optional)
- Used by quick service restaurants, large hotel chains and multi-site aged care and childcare organisations to ensure food safety requirements are being met throughout the year; not just at audit time
Food Safety Audits - Class 1 & 2
- Class 1 & 2 facilities - VIC, NSW & SE QLD
- Licensed food businesses not using the 'Eat Safe' system
- Yearly on-site food safety audits
Food Safety Assessment
- Conducted by Environment Health Officers from local councils
- Yearly unannounced audits and inspections
Disclaimer – While we have attempted to make this as accurate and current as possible, this is a summary only and does not list ALL of the requirements to fulfil each standard or achieve certification.
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