Our Environmental Health team is providing mentoring sessions for food service businesses to prepare them for the new national Food Act.
The Food Act will take a fresh approach to businesses managing food safety themselves.
Restaurant Oporto is an example of a food service business that has already started working with the council. The Environmental Health team has provided mentoring and training sessions to help Oporto’s nine outlets develop a Food Control Plan tailored to manage food safety risks.
“Working alongside Auckland Council ensures a seamless transition under the new Food Act,” says Oporto Managing Director John Hyde.
“We’re seeing the significant benefits of a more transparent, user-friendly model to manage food safety.”
The Environmental Health team is currently inspecting, grading and registering over 8700 food operators. A three-year transition period once the Food Act comes into effect in March 2016 could see more than 11,000 food operators registering with the council.
Food Control Plan mentoring sessions are available for food operators now.
Visit aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/food to find out more.
