Food service, catering and related retail businesses in Australia need to meet new food safety requirements in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (the Code).
Standard 3.2.2A is a new food safety standard for these types of businesses that aims to improve food safety and support consumer confidence.
The Food Safety Standard requires certain food businesses to have:
- a food safety supervisor
- staff trained in food safety
- evidence of compliance with parts of the existing food safety standard.
All affected food businesses (category one and two businesses) must appoint a Food Safety Supervisor and implement food handler training. Category one businesses must also be able to show that their food is safe.
Category one businesses handle unpackaged high-risk food and serve it to customers ready for consumption without any further processing. Category one businesses include:
- restaurants
- takeaways
- bakeries
- cafes
- market stalls
- mobile food traders.
Category two businesses handle unpacked high-risk food and sell it to customers. Category two businesses include:
- delis
- seafood retailers
- supermarkets
- butchers.
