Australia Food Standards Code Standard 3.2.2A Food Safety Management Tools
Australian food safety standard, in force from 8 December 2023, requiring caterers, food service and retail businesses that handle unpackaged, potentially hazardous, ready-to-eat food to train food handlers, appoint a certified food safety supervisor, and (for category one businesses) keep 3 months of records, or be able to demonstrate, their temperature control, cooking, cooling, reheating and sanitising. Applies in Australia only.
Australia Food Standards Code Standard 3.2.2A Food Safety Management Tools is a compliance framework from Australia (Chapter 3 of the Food Standards Code applies in Australia only, not New Zealand) with 2 domains and 4 controls that map to 2 other frameworks. The largest domains are Food safety management tools – Australia Food Standards Code Standard 3.2.2A Food Safety Management Tools (3 controls), Categories of business and the tools each must use – Australia Food Standards Code Standard 3.2.2A Food Safety Management Tools (1 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.
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Framework Domains (2)
Categories of business and the tools each must use – Australia Food Standards Code Standard 3.2.2A Food Safety Management Tools
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| australia-food-standards-code-standard-3-2-2a-food-safety-management-tools::3.2.2A-8-9 | 3.2.2A-8 and 3.2.2A-9 Tools required for each category |
Food safety management tools – Australia Food Standards Code Standard 3.2.2A Food Safety Management Tools
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| australia-food-standards-code-standard-3-2-2a-food-safety-management-tools::3.2.2A-10 | 3.2.2A-10 Food safety training for food handlers in a prescribed activity |
| australia-food-standards-code-standard-3-2-2a-food-safety-management-tools::3.2.2A-11 | 3.2.2A-11 Food safety supervisor |
| australia-food-standards-code-standard-3-2-2a-food-safety-management-tools::3.2.2A-12 | 3.2.2A-12 Substantiating food safety management of prescribed activities |
Maps to 2 other frameworks
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The Compliance Position Diagnostic, $5,000 fixed, ten business daysWhat is Australia Food Standards Code Standard 3.2.2A Food Safety Management Tools and who does it apply to?
Australia Food Standards Code Standard 3.2.2A Food Safety Management Tools is a compliance framework from Australia (Chapter 3 of the Food Standards Code applies in Australia only, not New Zealand) with 2 domains and 4 controls. Australian food safety standard, in force from 8 December 2023, requiring caterers, food service and retail businesses that handle unpackaged, potentially hazardous, ready-to-eat food to train food handlers, appoint a certified food safety supervisor, and (for category one businesses) keep 3 months of records, or be able to demonstrate, their temperature control, cooking, cooling, reheating and sanitising. 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 3.2.2A Food Safety Management Tools actually require?
Australia Food Standards Code Standard 3.2.2A Food Safety Management Tools has 4 controls organised across 2 domains. The largest domains are Food safety management tools – Australia Food Standards Code Standard 3.2.2A Food Safety Management Tools (3 controls), Categories of business and the tools each must use – Australia Food Standards Code Standard 3.2.2A Food Safety Management Tools (1 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 3.2.2A Food Safety Management Tools do I already cover?
Australia Food Standards Code Standard 3.2.2A Food Safety Management Tools maps to 2 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are Codex General Principles of Food Hygiene (CXC 1-1969, Rev. 2022) (75% coverage), ISO 22000:2018 (25% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.
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