A food safety supervisor is a person who has advanced food safety skills and knowledge and has the ability to oversee the food safety operations of the food business.
The role of the food safety supervisor is to ensure food hygiene and safety standards are achieved and maintained within the food business. By have at least one person within a food business competent with matters relating to food hygiene and safety; it will help ensure that food produced for human consumption is safe and suitable.
Automatic accreditation as a food safety supervisor
If a person has completed an appropriate food industry trade qualification or a Bachelor degree or higher qualification from a recognised institution that includes food safety & hygiene subjects, then the person may be eligible for automatic accreditation to be a food safety supervisor.
The food safety supervisor is expected to be involved in the day-to-day operations of the food business and they must be reasonably available to food handler and the relevant Local Government.
Finding a RTO
For example, for finding the training course in QLD. A search of the internet using a search engine and entering any of the descriptions below returns a detailed list of registered training organisations.
Food safety supervisor online training
Food safety supervisor training Queensland
Any of the individual competency codes (eg THHGHS01B)
Any of the individual competency codes with your area/town location (eg THHGHS01B Brisbane)
Food businesses are encouraged to seek the training most suited to their food business and individual requirements, ensuring that the training provider is a RTO and will provide a Statement of Attainment on successful completion of the required competencies.
Food Safety Supervisors
Queensland Government
Queensland Health
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