Will the same food safety requirements recently introduced into NSW hospitals be applied to NSW schools (eg. Listeria levels in salads/fresh vegetables) ?
This question relates to the requirement for catering organisations to develop a Food Safety Program under the Ministerial Policy Guidelines. The definition of a catering organisation specifies a sit down service for 50 people or more. Most school canteens do not come under this definition but some do (eg. boarding school canteens). Currently food services that provide for ‘vulnerable’ groups in the community are required to have a Food Safety Program to reduce the risk of food borne disease. This includes services that provide for children under the age of four years (eg. childcare services) and those that provide for people over the age of seventy (eg. hospitals and nursing homes). While most school canteens will not be required to develop a Food Safety Program, all school canteens are governed by the Food Standards Code and the Food Act and must ensure that food is handled, heated, cooled and stored in a safe and hygienic manner. A food safety video and handbook has been distributed
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