Food Safety Compliance
What does FSS stand for ?
Food Safety Supervisor
Why do we have Food Safety Programs?
-Identify when food has become unsafe
- comply with the food safety framework
- take steps to avoid food becoming unsafe
List 3 examples of personal hygiene?
-Clean uniform
-No body odour
- clean hair and tied back
-Appropriate would dressings
-Clean nails and appropriate length
List the 3 ways in which food can be contaminated?
Chemical , Biological & Physical
List 2 characteristics of unsafe food ?
Mould
Discoloured
Smell / odour
sliminess
fizzing or fermenting
What compliance programe outlines the broad responsibilities of food safety ?
The Food Act 2003
What does HACCP stand for?
Hazard analysis critical control points
True or False
Cleaning & Sanitising are the same thing ?
False
The temperature danger zone is what ?
Between 5 - 60 degrees
What term is used for the transfer of micro-organisms / bacteria from one food source to another?
Cross - Contamination
Which part of legislation requires you to have FSS?
The Food Act 2003 (NSW)
HACCP has a number of steps. What step is missing ?
1. Receiving
2. ??
3. Preparing
4. Cooking
5. Serving / Displaying
6. Disposing
Storing
List 5 examples of times you should wash your hands ?
using the toilet
handling raw meat, poultry or eggs
coughing
blowing your nose
before starting to cook
sneezing
eating
touching your hair
List 3 vulnerable customers?
children / babies
pregnant women
elderly
What is the difference between an Allergy or Intolerance ?
Allergy - Immune systems reaction to a food
Intolerance - Inability to digest a food
This sets out the specific requirements and standards for food production, handling, and sale in NSW ?
Food Regulation 2015 (NSW)
List 2 pieces of documentation that is required for FSP?
-Staff Training
-Cleaning schedules
-Temperature Logs
-Supplier details
Why should you be extra carful with RTE food items?
To prevent food bourne illness due to items not undergoing any extra cooking process.
Where is the correct place to defrost foods?
In the fridge on a low shelf.
In the temperature danger zone , what happens to bacteria?
It multiples
This is a Government agency which develops and administers the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Standards Code?
FSANZ
What law provides sample templates for Food Safety Programs ?
List 2 recyclable items found in a kitchen?
boxes
bottles
food scraps
plastic containers
How long can hot food be kept at 60degrees or hotter for?
Ideally 2 hours or less.
Why do we have different colour chopping boards?
What are they?
To avoid cross contamination of raw and cooked foods.
Red, yellow, white , blue , brown, green