Approval as a Food Safety Auditor - Victoria

Description

You will require this approval if you intend to operate as a food safety auditor in Victoria.

 Food safety auditors must audit a food business to check that the business:

  • has an adequate food safety program
  • is complying with its food safety program, the Act and applicable standards.

Following the audit, providing the business is fully complying, the auditor must provide an audit certificate to the council within 14 days of giving the certificate to the business. That certificate must be one of:

  • a certificate of compliance
  • a certificate detailing that corrective actions have been taken to address deficiencies or any outstanding matters, if an audit has revealed non-compliances at the premises.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for this approval, you must meet certain food safety auditor certification requirements.

Please consult the responsible agency for more information regarding eligibility requirements.

Fees

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Task Type Business Structure Description
Apply Application All

Please consult the responsible agency for information on fees to be submitted with your application.

Forms

Other resources

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General All Food Safety Audits (Opens in new window)

Act(s) name

Food Act 1984 Victoria

Regulation(s) name

Food (Forms and Registration) Regulations 2015 Victoria

Administering agency

Department of Health

Contact details

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