food safety

'surveys have indicated that it is likely that the greater majority of small to medium enterprises’ management and staff do not possess sufficient knowledge to comply with the proposed standards of the legislation and the documentation needed."
- Kramer, Jan 'Massey  University  PhD Thesis 2013
Food safety as part of operational audit identifies and measures the following:
  • your current food safety operating systems adequacy against the risk unsafe food poses to your customer base
  • the levels of qualifications your staff have against best practice
  • areas of concern that need to be addressed 
  • non-compliance with regulations and legislation
  • allergy and labelling guidelines compliance and best practice 
  • recommendations and possible action plans.
compliance with:
  • food safety requirements of the Food Act 2014
  • food safety requirements of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code and the Food (Safety) Regulations 2002
  • with a approved food control plan if in place 
  • special consideration if Cook-Chill is used in your operation​
Any food safety  non-compliance  is followed by a risk assessment and isolation or immediate action needed to mitigate the risk.
Consultant Catering can identify and assist in  the following situations:

food control plan (FCP)
We can assist with the development of your Food Control Plan, in most cases following the Ministry of Primary industries template   Food Control Plan – Simply Safe & Suitable​
Or where the enviroment and complexity requires a custom Food control plan.

review of food safety operational risk assesement 
We will assist in measuring risk and develop control processes which match your specific needs and capability of your catering staff.

verification and evaluation
We are able to arrange verification and evalutaion of the food safety plan once in place through an associate consultant 
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​training
Consultant Catering will advise on the appropriate level of food safety training for your catering staff, and advise of the the most cost effective methodology for training and accessing competency.