Priority classification of businesses

The NSW Food Authority uses the national food safety risk profiling framework to classify the risk priority of NSW food businesses.

Classifications are:

• Priority 1 (P1) – highest risk
• Priority 2 (P2)
• Priority 3 (P3)
• Priority 4 (P4) – lowest risk

Priority classifications are applied to each licence permission granted to those businesses which require a food safety licence. The classifications are used to apply regulations relating to food safety programs in food businesses and their audit frequency.

The Authority’s system and classifications are set out in:

Priority Classification System, September 2025 (PDF 1.03 MB)

Table of contents
1. Introduction
2. Food safety programs and the Food Act 2003
3. Priority classification
4. NSW Food Authority food business priority classifications
Table 1: Sample Risk Profile Framework (RPF) Priority Classifications
Table 2: Priority classifications of food businesses licensed by the NSW Food Authority