Why food safety?

Introduction

Australians enjoy great food and we produce some of the highest quality and freshest food in the world.

All food businesses, such as supermarkets, delis, take-aways, restaurants and cafes, have to comply with Australian food safety laws and standards by selling food that is safe to eat and free of any contamination.

Even the best food in the world can turn nasty if poorly handled, stored or cooked.

Once the food is in your hands, it's up to you to keep it safe to eat.

When you complete this topic you will be able to:

Describe

who is a food handler?

Explain

what food safety is
what is unsafe food
what is unsuitable food
food handler responsibilities
what happens if food is provided that is unsafe and unsuitable.

There are 2 subject areas in this topic to complete. It includes practice questions to help you test your knowledge before the assessment.

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