Food Safety

Food Safety Standard 3.2.2A

What Do You Need To Know?

Watch the video below - SA Health Food Safety team talk through the changes to the Food Safety Standard 3.2.2A and what it might mean for your business.

Click here for more information about the Food Safety Standard 3.2.2A

Click here to find a suitable Food Safety Supervisor Certification Training Course

Affected businesses must have the new requirements in place by December 2023.

Food Business Notification Form

The proprietor of a business must notify Council of the food business before the business commences.

Download a Food Business Notification Form and return the completed form to council@goyder.sa.gov.au for processing.

Food Premises Inspections

Council's Environmental Health Officer is dedicated to providing food handlers with advice and education for compliance with the Food Safety Standards. Food businesses are inspected and charged in line with the Food Act 2001 Regulations.

Environmental Health Officer's use the South Australian Food Safety Rating Scheme for inspecting food premises, which covers the following food activities:

  • Food Safety Standards
  • Received Goods
  • Transportation & Distribution
  • Recalls & Food Disposal
  • Storage
  • Processing
  • Display
  • Packaging
  • Premises & Equipment
  • Cleaning
  • Cleaning & Sanitising
  • Food Handlers Responsibilities
  • Miscellaneous Food Standard Code Matters

Council have recently approved the Food Inspection Policy

This Food Inspection Policy should be read in conjunction with the Fees & Charges Register

For further information contact Council on (08) 8892 0100 or council@goyder.sa.gov.au

Free Online Food Safety Training

The Regional Council of Goyder takes food hygiene within our region very seriously. 'Do Food Safely' is a free non-accredited, online learning program provided by the Department of Health and Human Services Victoria and proudly supported by South Australia Health.

DoFoodSafely is designed to enable you to understand how to safely work with and handle food in commercial settings.

By reading through the information in the seven topics below, you will be ready to undertake the assessment quiz and gain your DoFoodSafely Certificate of Completion – a certificate that is well-respected by the food industry across Australia.

You can access the training here.

Upon completion please send a copy of your certificate to council@goyder.sa.gov.au for it to be registered on the Council's digital records management system.

Alternatively group community sessions can be arranged with the Environmental Health Officer. To enquire please email council@goyder.sa.gov.au

Food Handling and Food Safety Complaints

Complaints regarding food premises, food handling and food poisoning are investigated by Council's Environmental Health Officer. Please contact Council regarding the following issues:

  • Poor food handling of food in a food business
  • The cleanliness of a food business
  • Pests found in a food business
  • Unsatisfactory food storage
  • Foreign matter found in food

Food Safety Resources

Do Food Safely - Victoria Health

Food safety for businesses - SA Health

Food businesses resources - SA Health

Food safety - PIRSA

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)