Evaluating what we do
Risk-based approach
The Authority is committed to best practice in food safety regulation. It uses a risk-based approach. This means it focuses its risk management attention on areas which pose the greatest threat to the safety of NSW consumers' food.
Food standards and regulation are continuously improved where possible based on sound evaluations.
The Authority's scientists contribute to the framework for the evaluations and assessments of:
- the effectiveness of current regulations, and
- areas of higher risk as a focus for the future.
Information from the evaluations:
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provides evidence on which to fine-tune the regulations
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helps the Authority assist industry to improve performance, and
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establishes benchmark practices to measure the impact of changes.
Framework for evaluations
The Authority has developed an evaluation framework and future work plans, see
- Risk management programs evaluation framework
Evaluations available
Completed evaluations which are now available include:
- Food Regulation 2004 prior to Food Regulation 2010
- Egg Food Safety Scheme
- plant products industries
- red meat abattoirs
- Vulnerable Persons Food Safety Scheme
Fast & snack foods: kJ labelling evaluation
Work to collect baseline data has started prior to future evaluation of:
Also on this site
- Risk assessments of safety schemes overview & details, assessment framework
- Science and research
- About the Authority
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