Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan a food safety audit
- Conduct a food safety audit
- Collect information that is adequate, representative and meets audit requirements
- Analyse information to assess adequacy of the food safety program
- Review records to assess compliance with the food safety program
- Assess compliance with the food safety program in the food business
- Inspect premises and transport vehicles as required to confirm that they meet the design and construction requirements set out by food safety legislation
- Identify areas requiring corrective action
- Report and follow up audit outcomes
- Report situations presenting an imminent and serious risk to the safety of food in accordance with legislative requirements
- Prepare audit reports to address audit scope requirements
- Communicate the results of the audit to the food business and to enforcement agencies as required by legislation
- Ensure areas requiring corrective action are acknowledged by the food business
- Develop a corrective action plan
- Confirm implementation of corrective action as set out in the corrective action plan