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CHANGES IN FOOD SAFETY LAW WHAT RESTAURANTS HAVE TO DO TO COMPLY WITH LEGISLATION Compliance to Regulation R638 Requirements Ensuring Hygiene and Food Safety WHAT RESTAURANTS MUST DO TO COMPLY If you handle food, food equipment or utensils,
Compliance to Regulation R638 Requirements Ensuring Hygiene and Food Safety
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If you handle food, food equipment or utensils, you must comply with R638 CERTIFICATE OF ACCEPTABILITY
R638 specifies the basic hygiene standards and requirements that every food handling business must have in place Your Certificate of Acceptability (COA) is issued under this Regulation
You are the person responsible for ensuring that the provisions of R638 are complied with
PENALTIES
. 1ST Offence Fine or 6 months imprisonment 2nd Offence Fine or 12 months imprisonment 3rd Offence Fine or 18 months imprisonment
LEGAL LIABILITY
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You will be held legally liable for any contraventions
MUST ENSURE THAT THE REGULATIONS ARE COMPLIED WITH
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HE/SHE IS ADEQUATELY TRAINED OTHERS ARE ADEQUATLY TRAINED
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ASSESSMENTS & FOLLOW UP TRAINING
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RECORD KEEPING
He or she is adequately trained in the principles and practices of food safety and hygiene Any other person working on the food premises is adequately trained in food safety and hygiene, Routine assessments to determine the impact of the training and follow up training arranged Training programmes and records are kept and routinely updated, and available to an inspector on request.
FOODBORNE OUTBREAKS ARE A GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERN
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DUTIES STANDARDS FOR TRANSPORT OF FOOD EXEMPTIONS AND ANNEXURES PENALTIES DEFINITIONS CERTIFICATE OF ACCEPTABILITY PROHIBITION ON HANDLING AND TRANSPORT STANDARDS
WHY IS THIS LEGISLATION NEEDED? COMPLIANCE IS DEPENDENT ON THE DAILY DECISIONS OF FOOD HANDLERS AND CLEANERS WHO DO THE WORK
Compliance with legislated food safety requirements Operational control / GMPs & work instructions Training – Competence assessments & records Zero transgressions due to negligence
D R I V I N G M E A S U R E T H R O U G H
FOOD SAFETY IS DEPENDENT ON THE DAILY DECISIONS OF FOOD HANDLERS AND CLEANERS WHO DO THE WORK