Food Safety in Canteens and Other Food Services

Requirements for common fundraising food stalls, barbeques and sausage sizzles (temporary food premises for one-off events staffed mostly by volunteers)

The local council will confirm which food safety requirements are required, if any, when registering with council or notifying council through FoodTrader. Typically:

• sausage sizzles where only sausages (with or without onions, sauce and bread) are cooked and served immediately, or cake stalls selling cakes that are prepacked, covered and do not contain cream fillings are classified as class 4 premises. These premises require council notification, but no food safety program or food safety supervisor
• stalls selling hamburgers are a class 3 premise and require council registration but no food safety program or food safety supervisor
• stalls with perishable foods such as sandwiches with cheese or scones with cream are class 2 premises and require council registration and may require a food safety program.

Volunteers working at school fundraising events do not need to get formal food safety qualifications but anyone who handles food for sale to the public is encouraged to complete the Department of Health’s free online learning program, DoFoodSafely, to improve their knowledge of safe food handling practices.

For more information on requirements for common fundraising activities, visit the Department of Health’s FoodTrader fundraiser information or Information for community groups fundraising with food.