P 02 6271 2610 (After hours 0412 166 965) P 03 6222 7705 or 1800 671 738 E E ACT Department of Health VIC Department of Health Health Protection Service Food Safety Regulation P 02 6205 1700 P 1300 364 352 E E NSW Food Authority WA Department of Health P 1300 552 406 Food Unit E P 08 9388 4999 E NT Department of Health SA Department of Health and Ageing Environmental Health Food Safety and Nutrition Branch P 08 8922 7152 or 1800 095 646 P 08 8226 7100 E E QLD Department of Health Australia Competition and Consumer Commission Food Safety Standards & Regulation Unit Recalls & Hazard Assessment Section P 07 3328 9310 E P 1300 302 502 E Correct as of 6 March 2014. Attachment 3 Food recall checklist – This checklist details what a sponsor should do if a problem is identified with a food product. This checklist was developed as a guide only. It may or may not suit the needs of individual businesses. The following steps can be ticked when completed. Nominate the person/team who will assess the problem. Contact the home state to help determine the appropriate course of action. If a food recall is to occur, comply with your food recall plan. Key steps should include: identify which batches of food product are affected isolate stock that is still with the sponsor (to minimise further distribution of the recalled food product) contact the FSANZ recall coordinator to assist with coordinating the food recall
P 02 6271 2610 (After hours 0412 166 965) E P 03 6222 7705 or 1800 671 738 E ACT Department of Health Health Protection Service P 02 6205 1700 E VIC Department of Health Food Safety Regulation P 1300 364 352 E NSW Food Authority P 1300 552 406 E WA Department of Health Food Unit P 08 9388 4999 E NT Department of Health Environmental Health P 08 8922 7152 or 1800 095 646 E SA Department of Health and Ageing Food Safety and Nutrition Branch P 08 8226 7100 E QLD Department of Health Food Safety Standards & Regulation Unit P 07 3328 9310 E Australia Competition and Consumer Commission Recalls & Hazard Assessment Section P 1300 302 502 E Correct as of 6 March 2014. Attachment 3 – Food recall checklist This checklist details what a sponsor should do if a problem is identified with a food product. This checklist was developed as a guide only. It may or may not suit the needs of individual businesses. The following steps can be ticked when completed. Nominate the person/team who will assess the problem. Contact the home state to help determine the appropriate course of action. If a food recall is to occur, comply with your food recall plan. Key steps should include: identify which batches of food product are affected isolate stock that is still with the sponsor (to minimise further distribution of the recalled food product) contact the FSANZ recall coordinator to assist with coordinating the food recall
FSANZFoodRecallProtocol-2014.docx