Food Safety
Food Safety Forms & Checklists
1. Food Safety Monthly Maintenance = This form is to be used by the Food oversight or his/her delegated member responsible for managing a food premise. (Due last Sunday of the month)
2. Routine Food Activities = Routine food activities consist of the following; a café, a food storehouse, a supermarket, a kitchen that’s used to prepare and store food for sale or for free.
3. Temporary Food Activities = Use this form to inform Safe Church of a temporary food event or a food activity organised to supplement your ministry.
4. Food Safety Process Control Form = Process Control Form (Comma, Kitchens, Catering)
5. External Food Vendors Application = Is the form External food vendors must fill out and submit 5 working days prior to an event. External food vendor are businesses who are providing catering, food trucks/stalls retail on site at a Hillsong church. We usually use them during food festivals and adhoc events.
Food Safety Training
To obtain a report of food safety induction status for workers at your location. A staff member can request this information for their location by email [email protected] and requesting a report.
Food Safety Technical Information
Food Safety FAQs
Now action anything that needs to be done now. E.g., ensure that the team are meeting the Hillsong food safety plan requirements.
IMPORTANT LINKs:
When organising a food festival at your location you required to complete, implement and manage the following.
Once you’ve gathered all the documents, please use the checklist Approved Food Vendor Checklist [LINK] to check that you have satisfactorily onboarded your food vendors. Forward copies to [email protected] to add these vendors to the approved vendor directory.
IMPORTANT LINKs:
If you need further resources or guidance, please checkout Hillsong Australia VHUB [LINK] or email [email protected]
IMPORTANT LINKs:
If you need further resources or guidance, please checkout Hillsong Australia VHUB [LINK] or email [email protected]
When applying for a Council food permit there is a few steps and each step requires preparation.
Please follow the below steps below
1. Lodge an enquiry with your council
1.1 DO FIRST | Prepare for the enquiry:
Gather sufficient information: e.g., what food is being served (is it prepacked, requires preparation, ETC), days of operation, frequency of food activity weekly/monthly/once off, where preparation of food is taking place, prepare drawings of food stall/café/food truck ETC,
Ensure you have a food safety supervisor (FSS)? If not you can get team trained through accredited providers. Note an FFS are required for all food activities conducted at your location.
Understand your compliance obligations. All food activities must adhere to:
1.2 Enquire to Council:
Find your local council
– NSW Council Search [LINK]
– VIC Council Search [LINK]
– QLD Council Search [LINK]
– TAS Council Search [LINK]
Follow council enquiry NOTE this may take longer to anticipated ensure you plan your food activity early.
1.3 Outwork council and Food Safety program requirements.
2. Prepare all team involved in food service must do the following:
Now action anything that needs to be done now. E.g., ensure that the team are meeting the Hillsong food safety plan requirements.
IMPORTANT LINKs:
If you need further resources or guidance, please checkout Hillsong Australia VHUB [LINK] or email [email protected]
When applying for a change of Council Classification you must apply to Council and be approved (by council) before commencing any new food activity outside your permits classification. Please follow the below steps to ensure your application is processed in a timely manner. NOTE the process may take longer and cost more than anticipated, ensure you plan accordingly.
1.1 Locate current Council permits for your location. If copies were provided to Safe Church Hillsong staff can locate this information in SC Document library [LINK]. If not please reach out to your local Leadership team and if they do not have it reach directly out to your local Council.
1.2 Ensure you have a food safety supervisor (FSS)? If not you can get team trained through accredited providers. Note an FFS are required for all food activities conducted at your location.
1.3 Understand your compliance obligations. All food activities must adhere to:
1.2 Enquire to Council:
– NSW Council Search [LINK]
– VIC Council Search [LINK]
– QLD Council Search [LINK]
– TAS Council Search [LINK]
Now action anything that needs to be done now. E.g., ensure that the team are meeting the Hillsong food safety plan requirements.
IMPORTANT LINKs:
If you need further resources or guidance, please checkout Hillsong Australia VHUB [LINK] or email [email protected]
To prepare for Council inspection conduct a self-assessment [LINK to checklist]. Follow any direction given from council. Familiarise yourself with Food safety program link below.
Some key tasks to follow in addition to above self-assessment:
Ensure that all waste bins are lined with fitting lids.
Ensure that there are no gaps or holes where mice and pests can enter. Especially near the door, check to ensure no light is coming through (the bottom of the door). If you see light coming through this will mean you need to have pest strips. They sell these at bunnings.
Ensure all food safety signs and Council permit are displayed in the kitchen. Laminate your copy and display neatly.
First aid kit in the kitchen to have blue band aids please.
Kindly request the person (volunteer/staff) who will be managing food safety to send you a photo of their Food Safety Supervisor qualifications or Certificate of Attainment. Once you have this send me a copy please and keep a copy in the kitchen. Laminate your copy and display neatly.
IMPORTANT LINKs:
If you need further resources or guidance, please checkout Hillsong Australia VHUB [LINK] or email [email protected]
For all food activities conducted within Hillsong Australia Church Hillsong CityCare
RTO Name: Food Safety First
https://www.foodsafetyfirst.com.au/
Phone: 1300 856 836 (Call them to pay over the phone)
Approximate Cost: $139 for Attainment Certificate with an extra $30 for the NSW Food Safety Supervisor Certificate. Total about $169.
FSS Certificate is valid for 5 years.
These are the units of competency that must be completed:
Hospitality:
Complete Food Safety Supervisor Certificate process.
RTO Name: Food Safety First
https://www.foodsafetyfirst.com.au/
Phone: 1300 856 836 (Call them to pay over the phone)
Approximate Cost: $139 for Attainment Certificate with an extra $30 for the NSW Food Safety Supervisor Certificate. Total about $169.
FSS Certificate is valid for 5 years.
These are the units of competency that must be completed:
Hospitality:
If your CityCare activity involves the service of food? You must ensure you have permission from your CityCare team manager and meet council requirements for the food activity.
Tip: For most local councils are pre-packed food, tea & coffee and sausage sizzle (sausage, bread, onions and sauce) are considered low risk, but you must confirm with the council in the area and follow their direction. If you are providing food at a private venue like PCYC/Westfield you must adhere to the venues requirements for food service.
In addition to having a qualified Food Safety Supervisor (FSS) All other team involved in food service must do the following:
To obtain a report of food safety induction status for workers at your location. A staff member can request this information for their location by email [email protected] and requesting a report.