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

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Investigations initiated as a result of surveillance activitiesA further 59 issues were investigated as a result of information obtained from surveys, routine inspections andconsumer complaints. Three serious issues were investigated including one incident resulting in the issue of anImprovement Notice by SA Health on a business to cease operations until specified conditions were met. Twenty-twomajor investigations were conducted resulting in the issue of warnings by SA Health or implementation of correctiveactions by the food businesses concerned. Thirty-four minor investigations were instigated resulting in outcomes thatcould not identify a breach of food safety standards.Food RecallsDuring the 2009–10 financial year there was a total of 52 Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) food recalls.The recalls consisted of 11 trade level recalls, where the company recovers the product from distribution centres,wholesalers and food services (for example restaurants) as the product has not been released in retail stores and caneasily be retrieved. A further 41 recalls were consumer level recalls, where the product is recovered from retail outletsand from consumers. The manufacturers who voluntarily recalled their product through the FSANZ recall officer do sobecause a food safety risk is identified. Most voluntary recalls are precautionary and are not associated with cases ofillness. Food recalls, whether initiated voluntarily or by a state or territory agency, are nationally coordinated by FSANZ.The food business undertaking a recall is responsible for ensuring that the recall is carried out as soon as an issue isidentified. Standard 3.2.2 requires a food business that engages in the wholesale supply, manufacture or importationof food, to have a system in place to ensure the recall of unsafe food. This usually includes advertisements innewspapers informing consumers of the recall. SA Health informs local councils of the recall and requests thatthey check food businesses in their area to ensure they are acting on the recall.Table 1. Type, reasons and the states involved in each of the recallsNo. ofRecallsType of RecallReason for RecallSAOnlyAll States &TerritoriesSA & Min ofone other StateAffectedSAnotaffected52 Consumer – 41 Microbiological – 23Trade – 11 Labelling – 14 0 8 11 33Foreign Matter – 10Chemical – 5Food Act Report Year ending 30 June 2010 page 18
Department of Health Enforcement Actions in the 2009–10 yearRoutine food business inspections are the responsibility of local government. SA Health does however becomeinvolved in compliance matters in the course of surveys, complaints and investigation of illness. As a result, identifiednon compliance of food business is managed through application of the nation enforcement policy. The table belowdemonstrates a graduated proportionate response when dealing with these issues.Letters of Warning Expiations issued Improvement Notices Prosecutions5 3 1 0Complaints/Enquiries receivedSA Health receives complaints and enquiries from a number of sources through the year. The following table has beenextracted from records to identify the source and nature of calls to enable strategic planning.By Source Total By Nature Total By Issue TotalPublic 357 /cino Complaint a 149 Food Composition 20Industry 126 Enquiry/Advice 455 Food Recall 4C/wealth 2 Food Safety Standards 300State Govt Dept 14 Labelling 123Local Government 105 Notification 69Unsafe-Unsuitable Food 110Food Safety ManagementFood Safety Programs (FSPs)Food safety programs have been mandated nationally for businesses providing food to vulnerable populations inhospitals, aged care facilities, childcare centres, and via delivered meals organisations such as Meals on Wheels.National Food Safety Standard 3.3.1 (audited mandatory food safety programs for food services to vulnerablepersons) became enforceable in South Australia in October 2008. The department is continuing to work with industryand local government and is developing monitoring and review systems, to ensure effective management of the auditprocess in SA food businesses to whom this standard applies.The department has continued to conduct food safety audits of public hospitals and not-for-profit deliveredmeals organisations including Meals on Wheels. In 2009–10 the department has continued to audit facilities atthe frequency determined by the performance of individual sites, in line with the priority classification for thesebusinesses. The department has commenced first round audits of the Meals on Wheels cook/chill (serve only) facilities.Risk Classification No of Businesses Routine AuditsPublic hospitals 72 92Not for profit delivered meals organisations 45 43Development of the auditor workforce is ongoing, as is the monitoring and review of systems and resources.page 19Food Act Report Year ending 30 June 2010
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