Frequently Asked Questions

The role of a Food Safety Supervisor is to manage the overall food safety of a business. This typically includes:

• Being aware of all relevant food safety legislation and standards that are applicable to the food business.
• Monitoring all food handlers to make sure that all food handling tasks are properly and safely carried out.
• Knowing how to recognise, prevent and alleviate food safety hazards in the food business.
• Ensuring that food handlers maintain safe personal hygiene.
• Ensuring that a business’s food safety program is up-to-date and accurately maintained.
• Completing all required training and holding the necessary statement of attainment or certificate
• Being ‘reasonably available’ to the business’s food handlers and its local council during operating hours.