Food Safety in Canteens and Other Food Services

Demonstrate critical food safety controls

If a class 2 canteen is not required to have a food safety program, the canteen will need to be able to substantiate critical food safety controls. This means the canteen must demonstrate they are meeting the prescribed provisions in existing food safety standards for:

• temperature control
• food processing
• cleaning and sanitising.

This can be done by keeping a record or by demonstrating compliance to the authorised food safety officer from local council.

If a school canteen has a food safety program, the required controls are covered by the food safety program.