Australia Food Standards Code Standard 3.2.2 Food Safety Practices and General Requirements
Australian food safety standard setting what every food business and food handler must do: skills and knowledge, notifying the enforcement agency, safe receipt, storage, cooking, cooling, reheating, display, packaging, transport, disposal and recall of food, food handler health and hygiene, handwashing facilities, cleaning and sanitising, maintenance, thermometers, single use items, and animals and pests. Applies in Australia only.
Australia Food Standards Code Standard 3.2.2 Food Safety Practices and General Requirements is a compliance framework from Australia (Chapter 3 of the Food Standards Code applies in Australia only, not New Zealand) with 5 domains and 22 controls that map to 3 other frameworks. The largest domains are Division 3: Food handling controls – Australia Food Standards Code Standard 3.2.2 Food Safety Practices and General Requirements (8 controls), Division 4: Health and hygiene requirements – Australia Food Standards Code Standard 3.2.2 Food Safety Practices and General Requirements (6 controls), Division 5: Cleaning, sanitising and maintenance – Australia Food Standards Code Standard 3.2.2 Food Safety Practices and General Requirements (3 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.
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Framework Domains (5)
Division 2: General requirements – Australia Food Standards Code Standard 3.2.2 Food Safety Practices and General Requirements
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| australia-food-standards-code-standard-3-2-2-food-safety-practices-and-general-requirements::cl3 | Clause 3 Food handling skills and knowledge |
| australia-food-standards-code-standard-3-2-2-food-safety-practices-and-general-requirements::cl4 | Clause 4 Notification to the enforcement agency |
Division 3: Food handling controls – Australia Food Standards Code Standard 3.2.2 Food Safety Practices and General Requirements
Division 4: Health and hygiene requirements – Australia Food Standards Code Standard 3.2.2 Food Safety Practices and General Requirements
Division 5: Cleaning, sanitising and maintenance – Australia Food Standards Code Standard 3.2.2 Food Safety Practices and General Requirements
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| australia-food-standards-code-standard-3-2-2-food-safety-practices-and-general-requirements::cl19 | Clause 19 Cleanliness |
| australia-food-standards-code-standard-3-2-2-food-safety-practices-and-general-requirements::cl20 | Clause 20 Cleaning and sanitising of specific equipment |
| australia-food-standards-code-standard-3-2-2-food-safety-practices-and-general-requirements::cl21 | Clause 21 Maintenance |
Division 6: Miscellaneous – Australia Food Standards Code Standard 3.2.2 Food Safety Practices and General Requirements
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| australia-food-standards-code-standard-3-2-2-food-safety-practices-and-general-requirements::cl22 | Clause 22 Temperature measuring devices |
| australia-food-standards-code-standard-3-2-2-food-safety-practices-and-general-requirements::cl23 | Clause 23 Single use items |
| australia-food-standards-code-standard-3-2-2-food-safety-practices-and-general-requirements::cl24 | Clause 24 Animals and pests |
Your Compliance Coverage
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The Compliance Position Diagnostic, $5,000 fixed, ten business daysWhat is Australia Food Standards Code Standard 3.2.2 Food Safety Practices and General Requirements and who does it apply to?
Australia Food Standards Code Standard 3.2.2 Food Safety Practices and General Requirements is a compliance framework from Australia (Chapter 3 of the Food Standards Code applies in Australia only, not New Zealand) with 5 domains and 22 controls. Australian food safety standard setting what every food business and food handler must do: skills and knowledge, notifying the enforcement agency, safe receipt, storage, cooking, cooling, reheating, display, packaging, transport, disposal and recall of food, food handler health and hygiene, handwashing facilities, cleaning and sanitising, maintenance, thermometers, single use items, and animals and pests. Applies in Australia only. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
What does Australia Food Standards Code Standard 3.2.2 Food Safety Practices and General Requirements actually require?
Australia Food Standards Code Standard 3.2.2 Food Safety Practices and General Requirements has 22 controls organised across 5 domains. The largest domains are Division 3: Food handling controls – Australia Food Standards Code Standard 3.2.2 Food Safety Practices and General Requirements (8 controls), Division 4: Health and hygiene requirements – Australia Food Standards Code Standard 3.2.2 Food Safety Practices and General Requirements (6 controls), Division 5: Cleaning, sanitising and maintenance – Australia Food Standards Code Standard 3.2.2 Food Safety Practices and General Requirements (3 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 3.2.2 Food Safety Practices and General Requirements do I already cover?
Australia Food Standards Code Standard 3.2.2 Food Safety Practices and General Requirements maps to 3 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are Codex General Principles of Food Hygiene (CXC 1-1969, Rev. 2022) (91% coverage), ISO 22000:2018 (14% coverage), AS 4674-2004 Design, Construction and Fit-out of Food Premises (5% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.
How do I implement Australia Food Standards Code Standard 3.2.2 Food Safety Practices and General Requirements?
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