Original article from SAI Global. Food recalls in Australia have increased, with 106 recalls taking place in 2018–19 compared with 81 in 2017–18. SAI Global, a provider of food safety certification and training, believes that weak supply chain management is a primary cause of product recalls and is […]
People
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
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 […]
Food Safety Culture
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 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
By Michael Hughes About one in five Australians are suffering from a mental health condition in the workplace right now, yet as many as half will continue to turn up to work despite their symptoms contributing to a lower level of performance. In 2014 a report published by PwC […]