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Class 1

CLASS Food Business Food Business Category
Class 1 Food business that provides meals to patients within an hospital, including:
  • a public hospital;
  • a public health service;
  • a denominational hospital;
  • a private hospital;
  • a day procedure centre; or
  • a multi purpose service- within the meaning of section 3 of the Health Services Act 1988.
 Service sector
Class 1 Food business that provides meals to children within a child services. Service sector
Class 1 Delivered meal organisation (DMO) that prepares ready-to-eat meals for delivery to vulnerable persons. Service sector
Class 1 Food business located off-site, but its principal activity is to process food for service to clients of delivered meals organisations (DMOs). Service sector
Class 1 Food business located off-site, but its principal activity is to process food for service to vulnerable people within a care facility. Service sector
Class 1 Food business that provides meals to patients within a hospice. Service sector
Class 1 Food business that provides meals to residents within a nursing home for the aged, including an aged care service that provides care in a residential facility. Service sector
Class 1 Food business that provides meals to aged care establishment:
  • at which accommodation is provided to aged persons on a permanent or temporary basis in conjunction with regular personal care and nursing services; or
  • at which rehabilitation or therapeutic services are provided to aged persons; or
  • where on-call assistance, including meals, is provided on request to aged residents.
 Service sector
Class 1 Food business that provides meals to residents (of which a majority of residents) are aged persons within a support residential service. Service sector

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Class 2

CLASS Food Business Food Business Category
Class 2 Community groups preparing potentially hazardous food that is cooked, refrigerated, then reheated. For example, festivals selling rice dishes which have been precooked, stored in a coolroom and then reheated.  Community group
Class 2 Community groups preparing and selling potentially hazardous food containing raw ingredients that has not been involved in a ‘kill step’, such as homemade mayonnaise and desserts containing raw ingredients (eggs).  Community group
Class 2 Baby food manufacturer. Manufacturer
Class 2 Bakery producing, handling and serving potentially hazardous food: custards, cream cakes, meat products. Manufacturer / Retailer
Class 2 Canned/bottled foods. Manufacturer
Class 2 Gelati manufacturer. Manufacturer / Retailer
Class 2 Juice manufacturer. Manufacturer
Class 2 Pasta manufacturer. Manufacturer / Retailer
Class 2 Producer of pickles, relishes, chutneys and condiments. Manufacturer / Retailer
Class 2 Salad / vegetable / fruit manufacturer producing ready-to-eat food. Manufacturer
Class 2 Sweets manufacturer (contains milk ingredients). Manufacturer
Class 2 Delicatessen preparing and serving potentially hazardous food. Retailer
Class 2 Home-based kitchen  producing and selling potentially hazardous food, such as pies. Retailer
Class 2 Juice bars. Retailer
Class 2 Supermarket selling ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food. Retailer
Class 2 Bed and breakfast preparing and serving potentially hazardous food. Service sector
Class 2 Camps (school, religious and others) preparing and serving potentially hazardous food. Service sector /
Community group
Class 2 Canteens preparing and serving potentially hazardous food (located in schools, workplaces, sporting clubs, uni/TAFE, physical disability centres, drug and alcohol rehabilitation centres). Service sector /
Community group
Class 2 Cafe preparing and serving potentially hazardous food. Service sector
Class 2 Caterer preparing and serving potentially hazardous food. Service sector
Class 2 Fast-food chain preparing and serving potentially hazardous food (chicken, pizza, pasta, burgers). Service sector
Class 2 Function centre preparing and serving potentially hazardous food. Service sector
Class 2 Mobile food vehicle/food cart preparing and potentially hazardous food. Service sector
Class 2 Prison preparing and serving potentially hazardous food. Service sector
Class 2 Restaurant preparing and serving potentially hazardous food. Service sector
Class 2 Service station/roadhouse preparing and serving potentially hazardous food. Service sector
Class 2 Take-away food outlet preparing and selling potentially hazardous food. Service sector
Class 2 Tour operators preparing and serving potentially hazardous food. Service sector

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Class 3

CLASS Food Business Food Business Category
Class 3 Community groups that handle potentially hazardous food, cooked with the intention that the food is sold for immediate consumption. Community group
Class 3 Bakery producing low risk food (bread, cakes, flour-based foods). Manufacturer / Retailer
Class 3 Biscuit manufacturer processing low risk food. Manufacturer / Retailer
Class 3 Brewery/alcoholic drink maker. Manufacturer
Class 3 Cereal production. Manufacturer
Class 3 Confectionery manufacturer (sweets and sugar-based). Manufacturer
Class 3 Flour miller/manufacturer. Manufacturer
Class 3 Food ingredients manufacturer (such as flavouring or colouring). Manufacturer
Class 3 Honey processor. Manufacturer
Class 3 Ice manufacturer. Manufacturer
Class 3 Oil and fat manufacturer. Manufacturer
Class 3 Soft drink manufacturer. Manufacturer
Class 3 Water bottler. Manufacturer
Class 3 Winery. Manufacturer
Class 3 Cinemas / theatres handling low risk food (unpackaged foods such as popcorn). Retailer
Class 3 Fruit stall / greengrocery preparing and selling cut fruit and vegetables. Retailer
Class 3 Gelati / icecream shops (unpackaged). Retailer
Class 3 Home-based food manufacturer  preparing and selling low risk food such as cup cakes, cookies, jams.  Retailer
Class 3 Convenience store selling pre-packaged potentially hazardous food or unpackaged low risk food. Retailer
Class 3 Nuts, herbs and spices. Retailer
Class 3 Service station handling and selling low risk food, or selling pre-packaged potentially hazardous food (self serve, reheating of food). Retailer
Class 3 Shell eggs. Retailer
Class 3 Bar serving low risk food.  Service sector
Class 3 Bed and breakfast preparing and serving low risk food, such as cereal and toast. Service sector
Class 3 Cafe preparing and serving low risk food. Service sector
Class 3 Cake decoration (no baking). Service sector
Class 3 Canteens preparing and serving low risk food, or pre-packaged potentially hazardous food. Service sector /
Community group
Class 3 Mobile food vehicle/food cart preparing and serving low risk food. Service sector
Class 3 Tour operator preparing and serving low risk food. Service sector
Class 3 Alcoholic beverages distributor or wholesaler. Warehouse / distributor
Class 3 Cold stores (including frozen food). Warehouse / distributor
Class 3 Dry goods wholesaler. Warehouse / distributor

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Class 4

CLASS Food Business Food Business Category
Class 4 Community group operating a food stall selling biscuits, tea or coffee (with or without milk or soymilk) Community group
Class 4 Community group selling packaged or covered cakes (other than cakes with a cream filling) at a temporary premises. Community group
Class 4 Community group selling low risk foods pre-packaged such as jams, honey. Community group
Class 4 Cinemas and theatres selling low risk pre-packaged food (confectionery, bottled water and soft drinks). Retailer
Class 4 Confectionery shop (chocolate and sugar-based). Retailer
Class 4 Food stall selling pre-packed low risk food; cooked cake (cream-based cakes not permitted), jams, honey. Retailer /
Community group
Class 4 Greengrocer / fruit stall selling whole or uncut fruit only. Retailer
Class 4 Liquor bottle shop. Retailer
Class 4 Milk bar selling pre-packaged food low risk foods and milk (only). Retailer
Class 4 Newsagents selling pre-packaged food (gum, packaged confectionery, bottled water and soft drinks). Retailer
Class 4 Pharmacists selling pre-packaged food (gum, packaged confectionery etc). Retailer
Class 4 Service station selling low risk pre-packaged food (gum, soft drinks etc). Retailer
Class 4 Supermarket selling low risk pre-packaged food only. Retailer
Class 4 Vending machine for packaged confectionery, bottled water and soft drinks. Retailer
Class 4 Video shops selling low risk pre-packaged food. Retailer
Class 4 Sausages that are cooked and served immediately, with or without onions cooked at the same time, and bread and sauce- when cooked and sold at a temporary food premises or by a non-profit body. Service sector /
Community group
Class 4 Sessional children’s services where low risk food or cut fruit or vegetables and the serving of that food to children is served. Service sector
Class 4 Tea shops selling low risk pre-package foods. Service sector
Class 4 Wine tasting for members of the public, which may include the serving of cheese or low risk food that has been prepared and is ready to eat. Service sector
Class 4 Greengrocer / fruit wholesaler selling whole or uncut fruit only. Warehouse / distributor

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