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HACCP
What does HACCP stand for? |
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| Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points |
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HACCP
What are the seven principles of HACCP ? |
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(1) hazard analysis
(2) critical control point identification
(3) establishment of critical limits
(4) monitoring procedures
(5) corrective actions
(6) record keeping
(7) verification procedures. |
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HACCP
Hazard Analysis is ..... |
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| recognising any hazards to food safety in a particular manufacturing program. |
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HACCP
What should happen when hazards have been identified? |
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| A plan should be put into place to prevent any danger from those hazards, which could include biological or chemical contamination. |
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HACCP
Critical Control Points |
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| These would be points in the manufacturing of the food that could pose the most risk. All hazards must be found and managed during this process. |
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| These limits, which include both minimums and maximums, must be followed. Any breaks in limits will need to be addressed and handled. |
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HACCP
Critical Control Monitoring |
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| This monitoring standard is set into place to ensure all critical control points are noted and watched for any changes that could lead to risk. |
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| There should be a plan for specific corrective actions should a hazard arise at a critical control point. This could include a critical limit minimum not being met, or alternatively, a critical limit maximum being overtaken. Corrective actions should be used immediately to avoid any injury or illness to humans from the hazard. |
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| A set of procedures should be set forth in order to ensure HACCP is always followed and implemented correctly in the food manufacturing workplace. All employees involved in the process should be able to verify the steps for which they are responsible. |
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| Any food manufacturing or packaging facility should keep verifiable and accurate records. This should include details of their own HACCP plan as well as their own established critical control points and critical limits.If corrective action has to be taken, then this should be documented as well. |
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| What does the acronym FSANZ stand for? |
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| Food Standards Australia New Zealand |
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| Food safety standards place obligations on Australian food businesses to produce food that is safe and suitable to eat. |
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| What are the FSANZ standards |
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| The standards, contain health and hygiene obligations for food handlers. The aim is to lower the incidence of food-borne illness. |
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| Who is under obligation of the FSANZ food safety standards? |
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Australian food businesses.
A food business is any business or activity that involves the handling of any type of food for sale, or the sale of food in Australia. |
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| Charity and community groups, temporary events and home-based businesses are required to register with..... |
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| the Local council - Environmental Officer |
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| State GovernmentLegislation |
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Department of Health & Human Services
In Victoria, the regulatory and legislative mechanisms to ensure food safety include:
the Food Act 1984, which controls the sale of food in Victoria, and is enforced principally by local councils
reporting of activities under the Food Act
a register of Food Act convictions
the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code, which is part of Victorian law
the Victorian specialist food agencies PrimeSafe and Dairy Food Safety Victoria. |
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| Food Safety laws in Victoria. |
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https://www2.health.vic.gov.au/public-health/food-safety
Food safety laws affect every Victorian’s health and safety. In Victoria, all food businesses must comply with the Food Act 1984, which oversees food safety.The Act also requires food premises to comply with the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. |
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| Local Government - Cardinia Council |
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| A food business in Cardinia Shire must be registered with Council to ensure compliance with all food safety regulations under the Victoria Food Act 1984. |
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| Environmental health officers may perform the following tasks: |
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- Investigate complaints about food safety and ensure shops, restaurants and food processors follow health regulations
- Initiate and conduct environmental health impact or risk assessments
- Investigate and manage public health incidents such as disease outbreaks |
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| The Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) is part of the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF). AQIS manages quarantine controls at our borders to minimise the risk of exotic pests and diseases entering the country. |
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