Introduction of Standard 3.2.2A – Food Safety Management Tools
Introduction of Stanard 3.2.2A - Food Safety Management Tools
A new Food Safety Standard, 3.2.2A – Food Safety Management Tools is now in effect. The Standard introduces new requirements for all food service, catering, and retail businesses that handle unpackaged, ready-to-eat, and potentially hazardous foods.
These businesses must implement either two or three new food safety management tools, depending on their category, which is based on the risk of the food handling activities of the business.
The tools are:
- mandatory food handler training
- implementation of a food safety supervisor
- substantiation of key food handling activities (category 1 only)
Affected businesses must implement the Standards before 8 December 2023.
SA Health are hosting a virtual information session for affected businesses on Tuesday 23 May.
To register for the information session, as well as access more information including videos, resources and to read the Standard, visit www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/foodsafetymanagement.
Council Officers regularly conduct food business inspections of food business premises to ensure adequate standards are met and acceptable food handling techniques used when preparing food for human consumption. More information regarding food safety and food businesses can be found here.
If you are setting up a new food business (commercial or home based) or if the ownership/management of an existing food business changes, SA Health must be notified accordingly using the following form.
FREE - Online Food Safety Training
To assist food businesses to meet their obligations free online food safety training is available here
This training will assist food handlers in developing the required skills and knowledge to ensure food is handled in a safe and hygienic manner.
Council’s Environmental Health Officer attends to customer complaints with respect to food handling and food poisoning investigations.
Food Safety Resources
Home Based Food Business Fact Sheet
Food Safety in an Emergency
Food may or may not be safe after an emergency such as a power failure, flood, bushfire, or severe weather event. Information on keeping food safe in food businesses and in homes during an emergency can be found here