Food Safety

A to Z of Food Safety Information

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Allergen awareness & food businesses (Food business information)

Allergen and intolerance Fact sheets for businesses, April 2009 (215kb, pdf)

Food Allergen and Intolerance Information Kit for Food Businesses, March 2009 (795kb, pdf)

Food Allergy and Intolerance Education Training Project - Report of Outcomes 2009/2010 (149kb, pdf)

Food Allergy Education Training Project For Food Businesses in the City of Melbourne and City of Ballarat Follow up Survey: October 2009 (75kb, pdf)

Resource Material for Food Allergy and Intolerance Education Training Project (106kb, pdf)

Food Allergy Education Training Project For Food Businesses in the City of Melbourne and City of Ballarat Preliminary Survey 2009(56kb, pdf)

Food Allergen Pilot Training Report, October 2009 (454kb, pdf)

Auditing

Auditing food businesses (Food business information)

Victoria's food safety audit system, February 2011 (Brochure)

Approved DH Food Safety Auditors List

 Auditor application form (new auditor)

 Renewing auditor application form final

 Auditor arrangements

Food safety audits & assessments

Analysts

 Analysts authorised under the Food Act 1984 - April 2012

 Information for applicants to be a Food Act Analyst

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Back to school - Food safety tips for homemade lunches & snacks, food allergies

C

 Class 3 Food Businesses - Baseline Study of Food Safety Knowledge and Practices (June 2010)

Classification of Food Premises (Food business information)

Making food safety your business. Information for Class 1 food premises - What do changes to the Food Act mean for your premises? - June 2010 (324kb, pdf)

Making food safety your business. Information for class 2 food premises - What do changes to the Food Act mean for your premises? - June 2010 (325kb, pdf)

Making food safety your business. Information for class 3 food premises - What do changes to the Food Act mean for your premises? - June 2010 (321kb, pdf)

Class 3 food premises Minimum records checklist (56kb, MS Word)

Class 3 food premises Minimum records checklist (54kb, pdf)

Class 3 minimum records - Sheet A (274kb, MS Word)

Class 3 minimum records - Sheet A (66kb, pdf)

Class 3 minimum records - Sheet B Temporary food premises (260kb, MS Word)

Class 3 minimum records - Sheet B Temporary food premises (51kb, pdf)

Class 3 minimum records – Sheet C Community group one or two day events (103kb, MS Word)

Class 3 minimum records – Sheet C Community group one or two day events (29kb, pdf)

Class 3 minimum records – Sheet D Community group events for more than 2 days (262kb, MS Word)

Class 3 minimum records – Sheet D Community group events for more than 2 days (80kb, pdf)

Making food safety your business. Information for class 4 food premises - What do changes to the Food Act mean for your premises? - June 2010 (320kb, pdf)

Classification tool for businesses (Food business information)

Community groups

 Community group temporary and mobile food premises template - Class 2

Food fundraisers, October 2011 (Guide to food safety regulation for community groups)

 Food safety tips-Class 4 premises-Cake stalls, October 2011

 Guide to food safety regulation for community groups - Cake stalls, October 2011

 Food safety tips-Class 4 premises-Sausage sizzles, October 2011.

 Guide to food safety regulation for community groups-Sausage sizzles, October 2011

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Data sets

Food Performance Data Set (FPDS) - Login and password required

Donating food (Food business information)

Donating Food to Charities in Victoria, June 05 (64kb, pdf)

Donating food to emergency services, September 2011

Do Food Safely (Online food handler learning program - external site)

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Emergency Situations (Food business information)

  Emergency catering food handlers checklist

  Emergency catering supervisors checklist

  Food safety and emergency power failure

  Emergency power failure food storage checklist

Donating food to emergency services, September 2011

Enforcement

Council enforcement tools (Food business information)

 Infringement offences under the Food Act 1984 - July 2011

Evidence for Policy program - (formerly Food Safety Research program)

Submitting a proposal

Evidence for Policy program proposal (36kb, Word doc)

Criteria for assessment of research proposals by steering committee

Steering committee members

Contracts

Research project agreement version 1 (227kb, pdf)

Research project agreement version 2 (239kb, pdf)

Important dates

Links

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Foodatlas (Login and Password required)

Food Handlers - see: Safety, Training, skills & Knowledge below

Food Safety Council

Food safety programs and templates - overview & changes (Food business information)

Food safety program templates (Includes access to the files below)

 Community group temporary and mobile food premises template - Class 2

Food Safety Program: Three Easy Steps to using a food safety program template - December 2001 (192kb, pdf)

 List of DH Registered Food Safety Program Templates updated Nov 11

Food safety program template for class 2 retail and food service businesses no.1, version 2 - pages 1-6 (1.7MB, pdf)

Food safety program template for class 2 retail and food service businesses no.1, version 2 - pages 7-30 (3.3MB, pdf)

Food safety program template for class 2 retail and food service businesses no.1, version 2 - pages 31-52 (2.5MB, pdf)

Food safety program template records for class 2 retail and food service businesses, no.1, version 2 (846kb, pdf)

Food safety program template records for class 2 retail and food service businesses, no.1, version 2 (2.5MB, MS Word)

Food safety program template supplementary practices section for class 2 retail and food service businesses, no.1, version 2 (1.7MB, pdf)

 Developing a class 2 food safety program template Version 2

The Events Template for events, one-off events, temporary stalls, festivals and community groups:

Events Food Safety Program Template - Arabic (504kb, pdf)

Events Food Safety Program Template - Cambodian (517kb, pdf)

Events Food Safety Program Template - Chinese (745kb, pdf)

Events Food Safety Program Template - Thai (544kb, pdf)

Events Food Safety Program Template - Turkish (473kb, pdf)

Events Food Safety Program Template - Vietnamese (483kb, pdf)

See also: In your language - languages other than English

Frequently asked questions about food safety in Victoria

 Food vending machines - State-wide registration or notification, July 2011

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Summary: Guide to the Food Act changes

H

Food safety at home & in the community (Information for consumers) - this page links to food safety at home, community events and 'back to school' websites

Food safety at home

Your guide to food safety January 2011

Home delivery of food (See Keeping food safe page)

Guideline for the un-refrigerated delivery of perishable foods, January 05 (63kb, pdf)

Hygiene

Personal Hygiene for People Working with Food, December 2010 (61kb, pdf)

Hygienic food preparation and handling in food business, December 2010 (98kb, pdf)

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Infringement notices

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K

Keeping food safe (Food business information)

Food safety rules poster

Keep Hands Clean and Food Safe - Hand wash poster, June 2007 (914kb, pdf)

Food poisoning and how to prevent it, December 2010 (111kb, pdf)

Safe food storage and display in food businesses, January 2011 (85kb, pdf)

Personal Hygiene for People Working with Food, December 2010 (61kb, pdf)

Hygienic food preparation and handling in food business, December 2010 (98kb, pdf)

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Legislation

Information page about: Food Safety Legislation, Food Act Gazettes & Register of Approved Food Analysts

Food Act Gazettes

Gazette No. S232 22 June 2010 (Food premises classes) (452kb, pdf)

Gazette No. S241 25 June 2010 (Minimum records for class 3 premises) (444kb, pdf)

Languages other than english

In your language

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Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Victorian agencies involved in food safety enforcement

Victorian food agencies MOU, October 2004 (1.0mb, MS Word)

Victorian food agencies MOU extension, March 2011

Mobile/temporary food premises - Single registration for mobile/temporary food premises (Food business information)

Food vans and stalls – Single approval to operate anywhere in Victoria

Private drinking water carters – approval to operate in Victoria, July 2011

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P

Programs - food safety (see food safety programs)

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R

Register of Convictions

Research

Food Business Skills & Knowledge Study - 2006 (1,3mb, pdf)

Changes in Victorian Food Business Safety Knowledge and Practices - February 2008 (923kb, pdf)

Aggregation of the FSANZ 2007 National Food Handling Survey - March 2009 (900kb, pdf)

Research Program - see Evidence for Policy program

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Safety Training, skills & Knowledge (Food business information)

Food handler skills and knowledge October 2004 (98kb, pdf)

English - Food safety supervisor competencies and training info sheet, December 2010 (73kb, pdf)

 Arabic - Food Safety Supervisor Competencies and Training Information Sheet, December 2010

 Chinese (Simplified) - Food Safety Supervisor Competencies and Training Information Sheet, December 2010

 Vietnamese - Food Safety Supervisor Competencies and Training Information Sheet, December 2010

Food Safety Supervisor - Frequently Asked Questions

Semi-dried tomatoes and Hepatitis A

Chief Health Officer advisory information: For businesses importing semi-dried tomatoes or ingredients used in semi-dried tomato products - 10 February 2010 (73kb, pdf)

Starting a food business (Food business information)

Surveillance

Food surveillance information (Login and Password required)

T

 Community group temporary and mobile food premises template - Class 2

Templates - see food safety templates above

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V

Victorian Committee of Food Regulators

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Water supplies (Food business information)

Private drinking water supplies (Keeping drinking water safe page)

Private drinking water carters - Approval to operate in Victoria, July 2011

Guidelines for private drinking water supplies at commercial and community facilities (219kb, pdf)

Making sure your private water supply is safe: Rainwater (243kb, pdf)

Making sure your private water supply is safe: Groundwater (167kb, pdf)

Making sure your private water supply is safe: Surface water (168kb, pdf)

Water carting guidelines (Keeping drinking water safe page)

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