Get ready for the NSW Food Authority food safety audits in 2008 by using the Association's free food safety auditing service, provided by FISHER:KIDD.
| How? | It's easy:- |
| Contact: | Sue Heffernan at the Association who will put you in touch with a FISHER:KIDD food safety auditor in your area. |
| Phone: | 02. 82194227 |
| Email: | sueh@nswmealsonwheels.org.au |
How long will an audit take?
What will the audit involve?
How much will the audit cost?
The audit will take approximately 2 hours for a small service with minimal food production and up to 4 hours for a larger service with production. This audit will take place at a time that is convenient to your service. Audits will be conducted throughout New South Wales from November 1st. Where possible services will be grouped together in regional areas to save travel costs.
As part of the process a FISHER:KIDD auditor will:-
- Conduct the audit; and
- Write a full audit report.
During the audit FISHER:KIDD will follow the same requirements as the NSW Food Authority. FISHER:KIDD will check:-
- There is a written food safety program;
- There is a food safety policy;
- The business has designated supervisors and workers responsible for specific jobs;
- There are descriptions of all products handled by the business;
- There are documented work instructions and procedures;
- There are monitoring forms; and
- There are good hygiene practices – including cleaning, chemical storage, premises and equipment maintenance, equipment calibration, waste control, pest control, personal hygiene, training, receiving and storage procedures, product recall, internal reviews and customer complaint handling etc.
The audit service is free for members of the NSW Meals on Wheels Association