The FSANZ information is reproduced with permission of Food Standards Australia New Zealand. Original information can be found here. What is Food Safety Culture? Food safety culture in a business is how everyone (owners, managers, employees) thinks and acts in their daily job to make sure that the food […]
GMP | Personnel
Article by Food Processing. Edited by Janette Hughes. In Australia, the FSANZ Code, Standard 3.2.2 Food Safety Practices and General Requirements state: A food handler must take all reasonable measures not to handle food or surfaces likely to come into contact with food in a way […]
Good Hygiene Practices | Disposable Gloves
Requirements noted here are for Victoria, Australia. This article by: health vic. Original article can be found here. All premises (businesses and community groups) that sell food are legally required to ensure that it is safe for people to eat, regardless of the premises’ Food Safety Supervisor requirements. Everyone […]
Food Safety Supervisor Requirements
By Michael Hughes So, what is infection control? No, it has nothing to do with zombies (although with better procedures in place, I’m sure many cases of zombie infection might have been avoided!). Infection control is an important part of the food safety chain starting with the raw materials all […]
Infection Control
By Michael Hughes Gastroenteritis, which can also be known as ‘gastro’, ‘gastro flu’, ‘food poisoning’, is a common illness that covers a range of viral and bacterial infections of the gastrointestinal tract – or the tummy. While forms of gastro itself are not fatal, anyone who has suffered from gastro […]
Gastroenteritis
We’ve all been told we need to wash our hands for almost as long as we can remember. Giving our hands a rinse after using the bathroom or before dinner is second nature, but very few people know why washing our hands is so important and most have never […]
Hand Washing
Food Contamination refers to food that has been infected or polluted. This means that the quality in food has been affected and the food may no longer be safe. It is the responsibility of all food establishments to ensure their food is free from contamination and is safe to […]
Contamination Definitions
You can have the best food safety and quality management system in place, but your practice needs to match your theory in order to achieve continual compliance towards your certification. It is important to invest efficiently in the people who assist making your business a success. Poor people management […]