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Receiving food safely

Receiving food safely Chapter 3 (Australia only) Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code NOTE: The Food Safety Standards do not apply in New Zealand. The provisions of the food standards treaty between Australia and New Zealand do not include food hygiene standards. Under Standard 3.2.2 Food Safety Practices and General Requirements, food businesses are expected to take all practicable measures to ensure that they do not receive unsafe or unsuitable food. This means that they must make sure that the food they receive:

  1. is protected from contamination;
  2. can be identified while it is on the premises; and
  3. is at the correct temperature when it arrives, if it is potentially hazardous.
How can I make sure food is not contaminated when it…

Published 11 February 2016

Thermometers and using them with potentially hazardous food

Thermometers and using them with potentially hazardous food Chapter 3 (Australia only) Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code NOTE: The Food Safety Standards do not apply in New Zealand. The provisions of the food standards treaty between Australia and New Zealand do not include food hygiene standards. Who needs a thermometer? If your food business stores, transports, prepares, cooks or sells potentially hazardous food, then you must have a thermometer so you can measure the temperature of this food. Potentially hazardous food includes food that contains meat, fish, dairy products and eggs. It also includes cooked rice and pasta. The thermometer must be kept at your food premises. If you have several premises, you will need a thermometer at each place. …

Published 11 February 2016

Microorganisms and foodborne illness

Microorganisms and foodborne illness Foodborne illness (or 'food poisoning') is caused by eating food contaminated with harmful microorganisms. Microorganisms are very small organisms you need a microscope to see, including:

What microorganisms cause foodborne illness? Some microorganisms are more…

Published 1 March 2021

Animal diseases, human health and food safety

Animal diseases, human health and food safety Australia is free of the below listed diseases and has strict biosecurity measures in place to keep it free of these and other animal diseases. Further information on animal diseases is available on the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) website: …

Published 13 July 2023

Apricot kernels (raw)

Apricot kernels (raw) The sale of raw apricot kernels is prohibited under the Food Standards Code. This is because they contain cyanogenic glycosides that can convert to a type of cyanide when eaten. There have been reports of cyanide poisoning from eating raw apricot kernels in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United Kingdom and Europe. In 2011 a person in Queensland was hospitalised after eating raw apricot kernels with high levels of cyanide. At the time, FSANZ warned consumers not to consume raw apricot kernels. Another consumer was hospitalised after eating raw apricot kernels in Western Australia in 2014. FSANZ conducted a risk assessment on a number of foods containing cyanogenic glycosides and found only raw apricot kernels (both with and without skin) pose…

Published 13 July 2023

Preventing foodborne illness

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Floods and food safety

Floods and food safety Floodwater can be contaminated with harmful microorganisms and poisons from sewage, animals, agricultural and industrial waste, and other substances that can cause illness. Any food, packaging, surfaces and cooking utensils that have come into contact with floodwater might be contaminated and unsafe. Water supplies might also be unsafe. There could also be a power outage with a flood, which could affect food refrigeration and cooking. Here are some tips to help you make sure your food will be safe to eat if there is a flood. Preparing at home If you know a flood could be coming and you are in an area that could be affected:

  • Move food supplies and equipment to another area, away from the predicted flooding. 
  • Store food on…

    Published 13 July 2023

Food safety for vulnerable people

Food safety for vulnerable people Vulnerable people have a greater risk of getting sick because their immune system is weakened (or still developing). These people include pregnant women, their unborn and newborn babies, the elderly and people whose immune systems have been weakened by illness or drugs (for example: cancer patients, organ transplant recipients, and people on drugs like cortisone).  Keeping food safe  To reduce the chance of illness from food, it is important to always practice good food safety. Everyone should follow these food safety basics: 

  • keep things clean 
  • separate raw food from ready-to-eat food 
  • cook food thoroughly 
  • keep cold food cold, and hot food hot. …

    Published 13 July 2023

Frozen berries and hepatitis A

Frozen berries and hepatitis A (17 February 2015)   What products are affected? The following products have been recalled:

  •  Nanna's Mixed Berries (frozen), 1kg plastic bags, from Coles, Woolworths, IGA and other independent supermarkets with all best before dates of up to and including 22/11/16
  • as a precautionary measure, Nanna's Raspberries (frozen), 1kg plastic bags, with best before dates up to and including 15/09/2016
  • as a precautionary measure, Creative Gourmet Mixed Berries (frozen), 300g and 500g plastic bags and cardboard boxes, from Coles, Woolworths and IGA stores nationally with best before dates of up to and including 22/11/16.
If further products are recalled these will be listed on our recall page. What are food authorities doing…

Published 13 July 2023

Imported ready-to-eat berries

Imported ready-to-eat berries In response to several recalls of imported frozen ready-to-eat (RTE) berries linked to hepatitis A in 2015 and 2017, Australia introduced requirements for frozen berries being imported from all countries. FSANZ has provided information to the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment about berries and hepatitis A - read the imported food risk statement (pdf 266 kb). FSANZ and the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries also developed guidance for industry on inactivation of hepatitis A virus in berry fruits.…

Published 4 March 2022