Food Production (Safety) Regulation 2014
sec.53Audits for renewal of accreditation—low risk
Start here
Get a plain-English read of sec.53
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Food Production (Safety) Regulation 2014.
sec.53 Audits for renewal of accreditation—low risk
This section applies to an applicant for a renewal of accreditation under a food safety scheme if— the activities carried out by the applicant under the scheme are low risk; and the applicant maintains a program under the scheme. If the applicant’s accreditation is renewed, Safe Food must conduct a compliance audit of the holder’s program within 1 year after the previous compliance audit. Safe Food must conduct the compliance audit during the term of the renewed accreditation. However, if a critical nonconformance is identified at a compliance audit, Safe Food must conduct an additional compliance audit of the program within 6 months after the compliance audit. Subsections (2) to (4) do not apply if Safe Food approves an alternative verification system in the applicant’s program. monitoring test results self verification regular inspections (sec.53-ssec.1) This section applies to an applicant for a renewal of accreditation under a food safety scheme if— the activities carried out by the applicant under the scheme are low risk; and the applicant maintains a program under the scheme. (sec.53-ssec.2) If the applicant’s accreditation is renewed, Safe Food must conduct a compliance audit of the holder’s program within 1 year after the previous compliance audit. (sec.53-ssec.3) Safe Food must conduct the compliance audit during the term of the renewed accreditation. (sec.53-ssec.4) However, if a critical nonconformance is identified at a compliance audit, Safe Food must conduct an additional compliance audit of the program within 6 months after the compliance audit. (sec.53-ssec.5) Subsections (2) to (4) do not apply if Safe Food approves an alternative verification system in the applicant’s program. monitoring test results self verification regular inspections
- (a) the activities carried out by the applicant under the scheme are low risk; and
- (b) the applicant maintains a program under the scheme.
- • monitoring test results
- • self verification
- • regular inspections