Food

The following resources are designed to support local government Food Act authorised officers, food safety auditors, laboratories and analysts.

Local government enforcement agencies are responsible for enforcing the Food Act 2008 (external site), Food Regulations 2009 (external site) and the Australian and New Zealand Food Standards Code (external site) including Chapter 3: Food Safety Standards (external site).

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Food businesses and anyone working in the food industry should refer to food safety for business information.

Local government food safety activity:

This interactive dashboard presents key Food Act data comparing food businesses, assessment and workforce numbers specific to each WA local government.

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Administration, designations, registration and reporting
Compliance and enforcement tools
Food fact sheets
- Cleaning and sanitising of blenders and mixers
Food labelling and allergens
Food monitoring, laboratories and pathogens
Food offenders
- Food offenders
Food recalls and incident management
Food safety and health promotion
Food safety programs and auditing
Primary production and processing
Starting or registering a food business
- Operating a dairy food business
Strategy and governance
- Food regulation system

Food

Food businesses and anyone working in the food industry should refer to food safety for business information.

Local government food safety activity:

Administration, designations, registration and reporting

Compliance and enforcement tools

Food fact sheets

Food labelling and allergens

Food monitoring, laboratories and pathogens

Food offenders

Food recalls and incident management

Food safety and health promotion

Food safety programs and auditing

Primary production and processing

Starting or registering a food business

Strategy and governance