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What is food safety supervisor?

Every licensed food business is required to have a food safety supervisor. New food businesses are required to notify Council within30 days of the issue of their license. A food safety supervisor is required to take a lead role in supervising food safety in the licensed food business. Apart from holding the required competencies, they must: have the ability to supervise food handling practices in the food business be reasonably available at all times the food business is operating have the authority to supervise and give instructions to food handler

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Question added by Nadia Ahmed Mohammed Saeed , T/L. Credi t& Risk , Canar Telecommunication Co. LTD.
Date Posted: 2013/10/02
Sania Badawi Ali Nasr
by Sania Badawi Ali Nasr , اخصائي إنتاج حيواني ومراقبة جودة(Quality Controller) , وزارة الثروة الحيوانية والسمكية

A Food safety supervisor  is to respond to employees' safety concerns, to conduct, as necessary, the safety inspection of any Board facility and to investigate and report on complaints of hazardous working conditions. He also aids in increasing health and safety awareness.

 

Abdelkrim TRABELSI
by Abdelkrim TRABELSI , Ingénieur Projet , Zodiac

 

This is not my specialty

الحميراء حسن عبدالمحمود مصطفي عبدالمحمود
by الحميراء حسن عبدالمحمود مصطفي عبدالمحمود , analyst(quality control) , شركة الحكمة الاردنية للادوية فرع - السودان( فارمالاند)

A food safety supervisor is a person nominated by the owner of a class1 or class2 food premises to ensure safe food handling and hygiene practices are followed in the workplace. The food safety supervisor must:

  • have the knowledge and authority to be able to supervise other people handling food in the business
  • know how to identify a hazard
  • take reasonable steps to ensure that the food business is free from hazards
  • have completed accredited food safety training for the food sector that they are currently working in.
  •  Food Safety Supervisor needs to be trained in certain nationally recognised units of competency and hold a FSS certificate.

The legislation requires refresher training every5 years.

Training requirements are

The legislation requires refresher training every5 years.

 

 

 

Ammar Mubarak Mustafa Makkawi
by Ammar Mubarak Mustafa Makkawi , KUKU DAIRY AGRICULTURAL SCHEME GENERAL MANAGER , Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Wealth and Irrigation

A food safety supervisor is someone who:

  • knows how to recognise, prevent and alleviate food handling hazards at your premises;
  • has a Statement of Attainment that shows the required food safety competencies from a Registered Training Organisation (RTO);
  • has the ability and authority to supervise other people handling food at the premises and ensure that food handling is done safely.

The following section provides a step-by-step guide to whether your business needs a food safety supervisor, and if so, how to ensure they meet your businesses requirements. Your local council determines the class of your food safety business which in turn determines your food safety supervisor needs. This fact sheet also provides information about food safety supervisor requirements and training.

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A food safety supervisor is someone who:

  • knows how to recognise, prevent and alleviate food handling hazards at your premises;
  • has a Statement of Attainment that shows the required food safety competencies from a Registered Training Organisation (RTO);
  • has the ability and authority to supervise other people handling food at the premises and ensure that food handling is done safely.

shah nawaz
by shah nawaz , LAB technician , Unilever

Food safety supervisor means a person who have to watch all the things, which are using in the producing of a product, It can be Food, or something else.

Aftab Ahmed
by Aftab Ahmed , QHSE Manager , NSCC International Ltd., Abu Dhabi, UAE

Has the authority to supervise other people handling food and to ensure that the handling is done safely

holds an FSS certificate that is no more than five years old

 

is not an FSS for any other food premises or any other mobile catering business

 

A person holding an FSS certificate will know how to recognise, prevent and alleviate the hazards associated with the handling of food.

Mohamed Sweilm
by Mohamed Sweilm , researcher in food hygiene dept. at animal health institute , Animal health institute

Food safety supervisor not for produce safety food only but to ensure that food quality in a high standard 

Venkat ramanarsaiah Bathem
by Venkat ramanarsaiah Bathem , Programmer Analyst , cognizant

Food safety supervisor is to ensure the food quality in high standards, but not for produce food.

Sayyed Azharhusain Amjadhusain Sayyed
by Sayyed Azharhusain Amjadhusain Sayyed , Senior Quality Assurance Specialist , AL AIN FARMS FOR LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION

Food safety supervisor is a person nominated by the organization to ensure that all the activities, processes & products are complying with the food safety norms.

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