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BIANZ's Food Safety Programme has recently been updated and is available to current BIANZ members only on CD Rom or by email, for a cost of $50. Please note that ongoing use of the BIANZ Food Safety Programme requires current BIANZ membership. Future updates and related information will be provided to current members as necessary. The Food Safety Programme is being distributed by BIANZ Executive Officer Belinda Jeursen. Please call (03) 3490663, or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for an updated copy of this programme. Compulsory food safety programmes are on the way for New Zealand food outlets. The Government is updating New Zealand's food laws to ensure that food business operators deal with risks effectively. The new law means that food business operators will need to actively manage food safety. These changes will start in July 2008 with a five year changeover period. The date that businesses in each food sector will need to have their Food Control Plan registerd is not yet finalised. It is expected that cafes and caterers will be among the first in the food sector to be brought into the system.
The BIANZ Food Safety Programme is the most advanced in New Zealand.The HACCP-based programme is suited to any bakery or cafe and has the approval and support of the New Zealand Food Safety Authority. It meets all foreseeable official and commercial needs for food safety assurance. Value For implementation advice, support or training contact:
Phone/Fax: 09 5802054 Mobile: 021485858 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Website: www.allsystemsgo.co.nz or Barbara Harnett, Food Safety Consultancy and Training Phone: 03 352 4622 Fax: 03 352 4615 Mobile: 0274 157798 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it For auditing, laboratory testing, food allergens, food safety or training contact AsureQuality is the BIANZ nominated supplier of independent food safety auditing and testing. It is a Buying Group member and a formal partner. Offering a range of services including auditing, laboratory testing and industry training, and with offices and laboratory facilities spread throughout New Zealand, it provides a nationwide integrated service for all BIANZ members - as well as discounted services in line with the Buying Group criteria. AUDITING AsureQuality provides members with third party auditing for the BIANZ HACCP-based Food Safety Programme nationwide. All its auditors have been given the necessary training to undertake the tailored programme. It is also an approved certification body for Tesco Natures Choice, Woolworths Quality Assurance and Coles Standards which means it can deliver independent audits for these assurances as well.TRAINING As a recognised NZQA-approved training provider AsureQuality can deliver nationwide industry training in Food Safety, Quality Management and Health and Safety. Courses can be tailored to meet individual needs or held in-house.
PRODUCT TESTING AsureQualitys network of laboratories is spread throughout New Zealand. It offers BIANZ members a full range of food chemistry, nutritional, shelf life and microbiological testing as required under your Food Safety Programme and for compliance to the FSANZ Food Standards Code. As the largest and most internationally accredited provider of quality assurance services to the food industry in Australasia, AsureQuality can help provide the evidence that the food you produce meets industry standards of quality assurance and safety. For more information please contact: Freephone: 0508 00 11 22 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Or visit www.asurequality.com
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In the meantime, wholesale customers are increasingly demanding food safety assurances from suppliers, and retail consumers are following suit. As a result, all bakeries and cafes will have to implement a Food Safety Programme within the next year or two whether they choose to or not.
Valerie Adams, All Systems Go
