Free Online Food Safety Training
The Douglas Shire Council takes food hygiene within our region very seriously. All food businesses have obligations and the Douglas Shire Council is assisting food businesses to meet these obligations by providing free access to this exciting training tool.
Food Standard 3.2.2A —10 : States, A food business must ensure that each food handler who engages in a prescribed activity has, before engaging in that activity: (a) completed a food safety training course; or (b) have skills and knowledge of food safety and hygiene matters commensurate with that specific prescribed activity.
Food Handler Training must cover each of the following topics: a) safe handling of food; and b) food contamination; and c) cleaning and sanitising of food premises and equipment; and d) personal hygiene.
The Douglas Shire Council is assisting food businesses to meet these obligations by providing free access to this exciting training tool.
Alternatively, you may develop your own personalised in-house course, but it must be first approved by the Douglas Shire Council and be inclusive of the specified content a)-d) above. It is recommended to consult with an Environmental Health Officer during the development of your own in-house course to ensure that it meets all requirements prior to its delivery to staff.
Evidence of training having been conducted for each staff member will be required to be maintained by way of a record, which must be presented to an authorised person during your routine food business inspections, or at any other time as and when required.
To learn more about the course, visit www.douglas.imalert.com.au
Resources
Poster-5-steps-to-clean-hands (193.0 KiB)
Poster-dont-cross-contaminate (84.8 KiB)
Poster-hand-washing (61.4 KiB)
Poster-temperature-dangerzone (62.0 KiB)
Poster-feeling-sick (69.9 KiB)
Poster-food-safety-tips (76.7 KiB)
Poster-are-you-a-food-handler (79.6 KiB)
Poster-a5-handwashing (133.4 KiB)
Food Labelling
Food labels help consumers make informed choices about what they eat. Food labels help to protect public health and safety by displaying important information such as expiry dates, ingredients, allergens, instructions for storage and use, and warning statements. Some foods have specific labelling and compositional standards for products sold in, or imported into Australia. For more information on what a label may require for certain foods, click on this link Food Labelling / Food Product Guides
Do I need a Label?
To find out if your packaged foods require a label, click on this link and answer some simple questions with tailored responses based on your answers Food Labelling / Do I Need A Label
