Food safety seminars for local businesses

A free Food Hygiene Education Seminar will be held on 21.09.2009 and 23.11.2009, in the Erina Hall at The Hive, Erina Fair.

The seminars will run between 9.00am and 12.00pm.

Seminars assist food shop operators and their staff to enhance their skills and understanding of food safety hygiene for the benefit of their business and the community.

Topics to be covered include: personal hygiene, food handling, preparation and storage, and cleaning and maintenance of equipment and premises.

The seminars will also be valuable for people seeking employment in the food industry.

Need More Information?

To find out more download the Food Safety Seminar Flyer (PDF, 305kb).

Light refreshments will be provided and all participants will receive a personalised Certificate of Attendance on the day.

To RSVP please contact Emma Willis on 4325 8222.

Seating is limited and allocations will be made on a "first in first served" basis.

Fact Sheets and Checklists

The following food safety fact sheets and check lists are available for download from this website:

• Cleaning (PDF, 150kb)
• Personal Hygiene (PDF, 655kb)
• Cross Contamination (PDF, 136kb)
• Pest Management (PDF, 150kb)
• Doggy Bags (PDF, 159kb)
• Starting a Food Business (PDF, 150kb)
• Food Bourne Illness (PDF, 151kb)
• Taste Testing (PDF, 150kb)
• Food Quality (PDF, 137kb)
• Waste Management (PDF, 137kb)
• Food Recalls (PDF, 152kb)
• Checklist - Cleaning (PDF, 113kb)
• Emergency Power Outages (PDF, 136kb)
• Checklist - Temporary Food Stalls (PDF, 140kb)
• Fire, Floods and Power Cuts (PDF, 51kb)

Guidelines

Download the NSW Food Authority Guidelines for Seafood Retailers (PDF file, 103kb) .

Food Premises Inspections

Gosford City Council's Food Surveillance Officers undertake regular food shop inspections and assess food shops and food safety practices.

The primary aim of these inspections is to ensure that food sold is safe to consume.

Council's role in food surveillance continues to be an evolving one in order to meet the challenges of community expectation, improving community health, changing technology, new National Food Safety Standards and a diverse range of food businesses in a vibrant community with high tourism appeal and the implications associated therewith if good practices are not observed and a major food illness occurs.

Regular sampling of food is also done, checking for compliance with the requirements of the Food Standards Code.

Council's Food Surveillance Officers works in partnership with the NSW Food Authority in addressing food related matters such as labelling, allergens in food and food borne illness investigations.

For more information on food standards go to www.foodstandards.gov.au.