Case Study
Third Party auditors used in NSW, Australia programme for licensing food businesses
The NSW Food Authority is the NSW government agency responsible for regulating food production and food safety throughout the state. The Authority has an obligation under the Food Act 2003 and Food Regulation 2010 to conduct audits in certain licensed food businesses
The Authority has developed a Regulatory Food Safety Auditor System to approve persons other than Authority employees to conduct regulatory food safety audits of licensed food businesses in NSW. These third-party auditors have numerous requirements to fulfil before they can be accepted