Food Act Report 2009/2010 - SA Health - SA.Gov.au

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Regional Services Section of the Applied Environmental Health BranchThe Regional Services Section administers the Food Act to ‘unincorporated’ areas of the state (not serviced by a localcouncil). This primarily involves remote areas of South Australia.Details of surveillance activities have been reported in a manner consistent with data collated from local governmentsurveys and are contained in the following tables.Authorised Officer QualificationsEnvironmental Health DegreeFull-TimeAuthorised Officers 3 3Food Business Inspections and Food Safety Risk CategoriesInspections Food Safety Risk Classification TotalsHigh Medium LowNumber of Businesses 1 100 2 103Inspections Conducted 1 122 2 125Follow-up Inspections 1 21 0 22Enforcement Actions Conducted 2008-09Business Type Warnings Improvement Notice ExpiationBakery 0 0 0Hotel/Pub/ Tavern 0 2 0TOTALS 0 2 0Food Act Report Year ending 30 June 2010 page 14
Roles and responsibilities of local governmentLocal government is responsible for the following functions within its jurisdiction:• Safety and suitability of food sold, and monitoring and enforcement of compliance with Chapter 3 of the AustraliaNew Zealand Food Standards Code, including undertaking appropriate food premises inspections• Managing minor food borne disease outbreaks within council boundaries and assisting the department withinvestigations into any significant food borne disease outbreaks within SA• Monitoring and taking action as appropriate to ensure efficiency with which food is recalled for health and safetyreasons, and/or is removed from sale• Receiving notifications from food businesses.Environmental Health Officers (EHOs) representing local councils are the front line for food safety in South Australia.EHOs routinely inspect food businesses to ensure that the premises, equipment and the standard of food handlingwill result in the supply of safe and suitable food. A key part of their role is the provision of advice and educationalmaterials to food businesses. They also respond to complaints about food businesses and investigate food poisoningoutbreaks independently, or with the assistance of officers from the department.Effective administrationEstablishing Roles and Responsibilities with Local GovernmentThe Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Minister for Health and the Local Government Associationof SA (LGASA) for the exercise of functions under the Food Act 2001 establishes the roles and responsibilities of thedepartment and local councils.The MOU was reviewed during 2007–08 and the Minister for Health and the President of LGASA signed the revisedMOU in February 2009. The revised MOU was tabled in the South Australian Parliament on 18 February 2009.A key addition to the revised MOU is a commitment to establish a work program for joint food regulation activities.This working group is being established jointly by the Food Policy and Programs Branch and LGASA.SA Health and Local Government Working TogetherThe MOU also includes a requirement for SA Health and the LGASA to establish a joint work plan to continuouslyimprove food safety and the effectiveness of the Food Act 2001. In October 2009 a working group withrepresentatives from SA Health, local government and Environmental Health Australia was established to developand oversee a work program as agreed in the MOU.The working group agreed on a number of key priorities for the work plan, including:• Improving consistency in the application of the Food Act 2001• Reviewing and improving current systems• Developing and supporting a skilled workforce• Supporting small and remote Councils• Exploring a state wide food safety rating system.The working group will meet quarterly to review the progress of the plan and report annually to the Public andEnvironmental Health Council and LGASA executive.page 15Food Act Report Year ending 30 June 2010
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