Food premises

New Food Safety Requirements 

From 8 December 2023 food service, caterers and related retail food premises in Australia will need to meet new food safety requirements under Standard 3.2.2A of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (the Code).

The new food safety management requirements include:

• Food safety supervisor
• Food handler training
• Demonstrating that food is safe

In order to support food businesses in meeting the food handler training requirements Council is offering free access to the I’m Alert online food handler training program. To sign up for the training visit www.imalert.com.au/ballina.

For further information and to determine how the new requirements apply to your food business please visit Food Safety Management Tools.

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