All food businesses are required to have appropriate skills and knowledge in food safety and food handling. The City of Salisbury has provided a free online training tool 'I'm Alert' to assist all food handlers in improving food safety education.
Under the requirements of the Food Act 2001, all businesses undertaking food handling activities or selling food (other than a primary food production business) are required to notify their Local Council.
The Public and Environmental Health section conducts routine inspections of all food premises, including food vans and stalls.
The food safety ratings program aims to provide information on food businesses' commitment to food hygiene.
Businesses must have a system by which they can recall unsafe food, and must set out this system in a written recall plan.
Food businesses must abide by the legislation that regulates the industry in order to protect public health.
Food businesses that process or serve potentially hazardous food to vulnerable persons are audited for food safety programs.
Staying up to date with food safety and food recalls is simple and free with online and email newsletters.