Guide for businesses

Businesses affected

The food safety supervisor requirement applies to businesses serving food that is:

• ready to eat
• potentially hazardous, and
• not sold and served in its package

Examples of businesses* include: restaurants, cafes, takeaway shops, caterers, bakeries, pubs, clubs, hotels and supermarket hot food sales.

Exempt businesses

At this stage the food safety supervisor requirement will not apply to businesses licensed by the Authority.

Nor does it apply to:

• coffee vendors that only heat milk
• not-for-profit community and charitable causes
• school canteens (primary or secondary)
• boarding schools
• childrens service (childcare centres)
• out of school hours care services
• correctional centres
• supermarkets (if heated food is not sold)
• food business premises that only do one or more of the following activities only:
  • slice fermented meats or smallgoods, or both
  • slice or portion cheese, or both
  • process raw seafood
  • slice or portion fruit or vegetables, or both that is ready-to-eat food

Guideline document

Guideline to Food Safety Supervisor Requirements is a simple ‘how to’ guide on complying with the new requirements.

It includes:

• Who does it apply to?
• Why is a FSS important?
• What is a FSS?
• How many FSS’s do I need?
• Who needs to notify of their FSS?
• Who can be a FSS?
• Does the FSS have to be at the business all the time?
• When do I have to appoint my FSS?
• When do I have to appoint my FSS?
• How long do I have to notify?
• What if a FSS leaves?
• What if a FSS changes their details?
• Is the FSS solely responsible for food safety in a food business?
• What is the difference between food business notification and Food Safety Supervisor notification?
• FSS Certificate
• Summary of roles
• What are the training requirements?
• Where can the FSS be trained?
• What is an RTO?
• How is the training delivered and how long will it take?
• How much will training cost?
• How is FSS training different to general food safety skills and knowledge training?
• Will previous training be recognised?
• Summary steps to complying

Full document: Guideline to Food Safety Supervisor requirements pdf, 555KB

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