Food Safety and Handling – Brewarrina Council

Food Safety and Handling

Under the NSW Food Act 2003, all food handling businesses and food stall holders at temporary or periodic events in NSW are required to “notify” their details to the NSW Food Authority.

The only exceptions are those food businesses in certain industries which are directly licensed by the NSW Food Authority. Businesses that need to “notify” include, for example:

fixed and mobile food outlets
food retailing businesses
food stall holders at temporary, periodic and/or one-off events
food transporters
hospitals
school canteens
child-care and aged-care facilities which provide food
businesses involved in food storage
food wholesalers
food manufacturers in any form, and
importers, among others

All food businesses must “notify” their details (unless they are licenced) so this list is not exhaustive.

NSW Food Authority

The NSW Food Authority provides the regulatory industry to produce safe and correctly labelled food by:

Contributing to national food policies and standards
Establishing NSW regulations and food safety programs
Developing food laws in consultation with stakeholders
Auditing, inspecting and enforcing food regulations

The Authority also educates consumers on food safety by:

Cultivating good food handling practices
Sharing information on food safety
Providing information on correct labelling

For more information please visit: http://www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au/