Food Preparation – Form 11 (Place Logo / Header here) Church Name Food Preparation Guidelines Church life is often about community and as part of community we tend to share meals. The latest figures published by the Food Safety Information Council (as of 2014) estimated 4.1 million cases of food poisoning occur in Australia each year including 31,920 hospitalisations, 86 deaths and 1 million visits to doctors. As churches we need to ensure we follow safe food handling practices to reduce the possibilities of adding to the above figures. According to the legislative bodies, depending on whether we sell food (fundraising) or not will influence what rules we need to conform to. For Guidelines associates with preparing food in a church, please see Appendix A This guide is aimed at providing advice to churches who Prepare food for use on site at a church but do not sell the food. Prepare food for sale at a fundraising event If your church runs a café or sells food as part of it’s business, then you’ll need to seek alternative advice to ensure you conform to the legislative requirements. Food Preparation Personal Register The following people have returned a signed form confirming that they have read and understood the Food Preparation Guidelines for Church Name. It is understood that those who have signed this form are the team leaders and people responsible for the food preparation and that they will ensure and take the responsibility for those who volunteer and help out in preparing the food, that they understand appropriate behaviour and hyenine requirements and will ensure the volunteers who work with them are aware of these matters also. Name Date Received
Food Preparation – Form 11 (Place Logo / Header here) Church Name Food Preparation Guidelines Church life is often about community and as part of community we tend to share meals. The latest figures published by the Food Safety Information Council (as of 2014) estimated 4.1 million cases of food poisoning occur in Australia each year including 31,920 hospitalisations, 86 deaths and 1 million visits to doctors. As churches we need to ensure we follow safe food handling practices to reduce the possibilities of adding to the above figures. According to the legislative bodies, depending on whether we sell food (fundraising) or not will influence what rules we need to conform to. For Guidelines associates with preparing food in a church, please see Appendix A This guide is aimed at providing advice to churches who Prepare food for use on site at a church but do not sell the food. Prepare food for sale at a fundraising event If your church runs a café or sells food as part of it’s business, then you’ll need to seek alternative advice to ensure you conform to the legislative requirements. Food Preparation Personal Register The following people have returned a signed form confirming that they have read and understood the Food Preparation Guidelines for Church Name. It is understood that those who have signed this form are the team leaders and people responsible for the food preparation and that they will ensure and take the responsibility for those who volunteer and help out in preparing the food, that they understand appropriate behaviour and hyenine requirements and will ensure the volunteers who work with them are aware of these matters also. Name Date Received
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