City of Cockburn, PO Box 1215, Bibra Lake DC, Western Australia, 6965
Telephone: (08) 9411 3444

Overview of Safe Food Program

We work with local food businesses and community groups of every type who produce food for sale, to ensure compliance with current food legislation.


What do we do?

  • Carry out unannounced food hygiene assessments of all food businesses on a regular basis.
  • Collect evidence of breaches of the food legislation and instigate legal action where necessary.
  • We sample locally produced foods and compare results to National Standards.
  • Investigate complaints about food and food handling practices.
  • Provide Safe Food Handler Training Sessions for food handlers - these sessions provide a refresher in the basics of essential food hygiene skills and knowledge.
  • We provide support to local food businesses implementing the Australian Institute of Environmental Health FoodSafe Food Handler Training Program, 2nd Ed.
  • We distribute a quarterly Whats Eating You newsletters to food businesses.

Please refer to the links below for more specific information:

  • Food Businesses  - Information on the food laws, setting up a new food business, safe food handling and training sessions
  • Community Groups - Information on running sausage sizzles
  • Consumers - Information on safe handling of food within the home, complaints about local food businesses and food poisoning information 

Other areas for Safe Food:

  • Community Groups
    Information on running sausage sizzles

  • Businesses
    Information on the food laws, setting up a new food business, safe food handling and training sessions

  • Consumers
    Information on safe handling of food within the home, complaints about local food businesses and food poisoning information 

Contact:

Phone: 9411 3589
Email: health@cockburn.wa.gov.au

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