Food Contamination – Managing The Incident

Food Contamination – Managing The Incident

Acts of deliberate food contamination are not new in Australia. A significant contamination incident dating back to March 1996 related to the insertion of sewing needles in food. At the time there were seventeen reported incidents of food products being contaminated...
Risks And Limitations With Paper Logs

Risks And Limitations With Paper Logs

In Australia, the introduction of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) based Food Safety Programs across the broader food service sector occurred over a decade ago. These programs were designed as paper-based data collection and record management systems. It...
Giving Consumers A Food Safety Voice

Giving Consumers A Food Safety Voice

Giving the consumer a food safety voice was an important initiative announced by the former Victorian Health Minister, Rob Knowles AO, on behalf of the Victorian government back in 1997. This announcement was made at the A Fresh Approach to Food Hygiene Conference,...