Food safety and allergies
Get on top of food safety and food allergies in your school canteen with these helpful sites.
Food safety
It is important to ensure your school canteen considers food safety.
The Canteen, Healthy Eating and Other Food Services Policy canteen manual ‘food safety’ section discusses general food safety, food handling requirements, food preparation, storage and display, and legal requirements.
The Victorian Department of Education and Training
The Victorian Department of Education and Training site features information on:
The Victorian of Department of Health
The Victorian of Health & Human Services site features information on:
The Australian Institute of Food Safety and Food Safety First
The Australian Institute of Food Safety and Food Safety First provide food safety training opportunities:
The Federation of Canteens in Schools
The Federation of Canteens in Schools (FOCiS) has food safety posters and resources for your school.
Food allergies
Healthy Eating Advisory Service – Introduction to food allergy and intolerance
An introduction to food allergy and intolerance, with information about common allergies, how to read labels and modify recipes.
Federation of Canteens in Schools
The Federation of Canteens in Schools (FOCiS) has food allergy resources for your school.
Other useful resources
For more information please phone 1300 22 52 88 or email heas@nnf.org.au
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