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Last Updated: Wednesday, 02 October 2024 12:46

A food safety supervisor is a person who has advanced food safety skills and knowledge and must have the authority to supervise and give directions about matters relating to food safety to people who handle food in a food business.  The role is to make sure the business is handling food safely. 

Under the Food Safety Standard 3.2.2A- Food Safety Management Tools food safety supervisors for category one and category two food businesses (excluding the handling of food for or at a fundraising event) must obtain a food safety supervisor certification at least every 5 years.

It is recommended that food safety supervisors for all other licensed food businesses obtain the same certification to demonstrate that they have the required level of skills and knowledge to be a food safety supervisor.

Find out more about food safety supervisors.

Category one food business

A category one business is a food business that:

1. is a caterer or a food service and
2. processes unpackaged potentially hazardous food, into a food that is:
   1. potentially hazardous food and
   2. ready-to-eat food.

Examples of category one businesses include:

• restaurants
• takeaway outlets
• caterers
• bakeries.

Category two food business

A category two business is a food business that offers for food for retail sale that is:

1. potentially hazardous food and
2. ready-to-eat food, where that food:
   1. was received unpackaged by the food business or was unpackaged by the food business after receipt and
   2. was not made or processed (other than slicing, weighing, repacking, reheating or hot-holding the food) by the food business.

Examples of category two businesses may include retail such as:

• delicatessens
• market stalls
• service stations
• convenience stores.

How to apply as a food safety supervisor

Fill in and submit the Food safety supervisor notification form.