(Australia only)(Australia only)

(Australia only)

Purpose

This Standard sets out specific requirements for food businesses and food handlers that, if complied with, will ensure food does not become unsafe or unsuitable.

This Standard specifies process control requirements to be satisfied at each step of the food handling process. Some requirements relate to the receipt, storage, processing, display, packaging, distribution disposal and recall of food. Other requirements relate to the skills and knowledge of food handlers and their supervisors, the health and hygiene of food handlers, and the cleaning, sanitising, and maintenance of premises and equipment.

Contents

Division 1 – Interpretation and application

1 Interpretation

2 Application of this Standard

Division 2 – General requirements

3 Food handling – skills and knowledge

4 Notification

Division 3 – Food handling controls

5 Food receipt

6 Food storage

7 Food processing

8 Food display

9 Food packaging

10 Food transportation

11 Food disposal

12 Food recall

Division 4 – Health and hygiene requirements

Subdivision 1 –Requirements for food handlers

13 General requirement

14 Health of food handlers

15 Hygiene of food handlers

Subdivision 2 – Requirements for food businesses

16 Health of persons who handle food – duties of food businesses

17 Hygiene of food handlers – duties of food businesses

18 General duties of food businesses

Division 5 – Cleaning, sanitising and maintenance

19 Cleanliness

20 Cleaning and sanitising of specific equipment

21 Maintenance

Division 6 – Miscellaneous

22 Temperature measuring devices

23 Single use items

24 Animals and pests

25 Alternative methods of compliance

Clauses