Australia Food Standards Code Standard 3.2.1 Food Safety Programs
The Australian food standard that obliges priority-classified food businesses to run a written, HACCP-based food safety program: hazard examination of every operation, a program kept on site and followed, annual review, approved-auditor audits at the assigned frequency, records available to auditors and four years of audit reports retained.
Australia Food Standards Code Standard 3.2.1 Food Safety Programs is a compliance framework from Australia (applied through State and Territory Food Acts; does not apply in New Zealand) with 1 domains and 8 controls. The largest domains are Division 2: Food safety programs (clauses 3 to 6) – Australia Food Standards Code Standard 3.2.1 Food Safety Programs (8 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.
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Division 2: Food safety programs (clauses 3 to 6) – Australia Food Standards Code Standard 3.2.1 Food Safety Programs
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| australia-food-standards-code-standard-3-2-1-food-safety-programs::3ab | Systematically examine all food handling operations for hazards and, where any are found, develop and implement a food safety program (clause 3(a) and (b)) |
| australia-food-standards-code-standard-3-2-1-food-safety-programs::3c | Set out the food safety program in a written document retained at the food premises (clause 3(c)) |
| australia-food-standards-code-standard-3-2-1-food-safety-programs::3d | Comply with the food safety program (clause 3(d)) |
| australia-food-standards-code-standard-3-2-1-food-safety-programs::3e | Review the food safety program at least annually to ensure its adequacy (clause 3(e)) |
| australia-food-standards-code-standard-3-2-1-food-safety-programs::4a | Have the food safety program audited by a food safety auditor at the applicable auditing frequency (clause 4(a)) |
| australia-food-standards-code-standard-3-2-1-food-safety-programs::4b | Make the written program and the clause 5(f) records available to any food safety auditor requested to audit (clause 4(b)) |
| australia-food-standards-code-standard-3-2-1-food-safety-programs::4c | Retain all written audit reports for the last four years for inspection by an auditor or authorised officer (clause 4(c)) |
| australia-food-standards-code-standard-3-2-1-food-safety-programs::5 | Content of the food safety program: hazards, control points and means, monitoring, corrective action, review and records (clause 5) |
What is Australia Food Standards Code Standard 3.2.1 Food Safety Programs and who does it apply to?
Australia Food Standards Code Standard 3.2.1 Food Safety Programs is a compliance framework from Australia (applied through State and Territory Food Acts; does not apply in New Zealand) with 1 domains and 8 controls. The Australian food standard that obliges priority-classified food businesses to run a written, HACCP-based food safety program: hazard examination of every operation, a program kept on site and followed, annual review, approved-auditor audits at the assigned frequency, records available to auditors and four years of audit reports retained. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
What does Australia Food Standards Code Standard 3.2.1 Food Safety Programs actually require?
Australia Food Standards Code Standard 3.2.1 Food Safety Programs has 8 controls organised across 1 domains. The largest domains are Division 2: Food safety programs (clauses 3 to 6) – Australia Food Standards Code Standard 3.2.1 Food Safety Programs (8 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.
If I already comply with another framework, how much of Australia Food Standards Code Standard 3.2.1 Food Safety Programs do I already cover?
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