Experience as Food safety officer

• Employer

• From

  01 June 2017

• To

  30 September 2019

• Detail

  As an Authorized Food Safety Officer performed these duties and visit food business to:
  
  Investigate allegations of foodborne illness
  Inspect or audit a food business, food safety practices
  Investigate complaints about labelling and product misinformation
  Educate and provide food business operators with advice on correctly following food safety law and food standards
  Give advice on how to develop and improve food safety systems in compliance with food production and labelling requirements
  Commence enforcement action through improvement notices, prohibition orders, penalty notices or prosecutions
  Enter and seal any food business premises to ascertain whether an offence has been or is being committed under the Food Safety Act or Regulation
  Conduct interviews with staff as part of the food safety investigation
  Gather information, examine and take or copy any food safety records or documents, and retain them for a reasonable time as deemed necessary
  Take photographs, films or audio or visual recordings of the premises for official record-keeping
  Examine food intended for sale, equipment, labelling and advertising materials
  Take samples of any food item that is part of the business’ environment to determine whether the environment poses a food safety risk
  Stop and detain any vehicle used for storage and transport of food
  Seize and retain food, vehicles, equipment, packaging, labelling or advertising material that is evidence of an offence under the Act
  Issue notices requiring owners and operators to fix non-compliance with the Food Safety Act and Regulation
  Issue notices prohibiting food production and sale continuing until the breach is fixed
  Issue notices for on-the-spot fines for breaches of the legislation
  Impose fine on a food operator as per Authority rules and regulation