Tools and Resources

Operator Self Assessment Checklist (PDF - 170kb)
Temperature Recording Sheet (Food Receipt) (PDF - 22kb)
Temperature Recording Sheet (Food Storage/Display) (PDF - 54kb)
Know your food business: A self-assessment guide to the Food Safety Standards (PDF - 1.6mb)

Food Safety Supervisor (PDF - 88.6kb)
Food Safety Supervisor- Credit Matrix Guidelines (PDF - 72.2kb)
Food Licensing Flow Chart (PDF - 14kb)
Licensing Guide (PDF - 384kb)
Fit Out Guide (PDF - 4.4mb)
Eco Efficient Guide (PDF - 694kb)
Food Labelling Guide - Queensland Health (PDF - 726KB)
Food Safety Program Templates
Food Safety Practices In Preparing and Cooking a Hangi (NZFSA) (PDF - 4.6mb)
Australian Drinking Water Guidelines
Know your food business - A self assessment guide to the Food Safety Standards (PDF - 1.6mb)
Food safety guidelines for the preparation and display of sushi (PDF - 175kb)
Does my Food Business comply with the Food Act 2006 (PDF - 244kb)
Guidelines to interpreting and applying the Food Act 2006 (PDF - 461kb)
Local Government Assessment of Application for a Licence under the Food Act 2006 (PDF - 384kb)
Monitoring and Enforcement of the Food Act 2006 (PDF - 455kb)
Meat and meat products (PDF - 878kb)
Seafood (PDF - 902kb)
Bread and bakery products (PDF - 728kb)

Please find below links to the relevant legislation:
Food Act 2006
Food Regulation 2006
Local Government Act 2009
Food Standards Code
Food Safety Standards 3.2.1 Food Safety Programs
Food Safety Standards 3.2.2 Food Safety Practices & General Requirements
Food Safety Standards 3.2.3 Food Premises and Equipment

Queensland Health
Safe Food Production Queensland
Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry
Food Standards Australia and New Zealand
Allergen Bureau
Australian Food and Grocery Council
Food Safety Matters
Food Safety Information Council

Construction Standards

Operational Standards

Food Storage and Display - acceptable solutions
Food Hygiene and Handling - acceptable solutions

Food Safety Training Presentation (Powerpoint - 1809kb)
Operators Training Guide (PDF - 146kb)
Participants Booklet (PDF - 260kb)
Food Training Quiz 1 (PDF - 140kb)
Food Training Quiz 2 (PDF - 139kb)

Operator Skills & Knowledge Assessment (Questions) (PDF - 171 KB)
Operator Skills & Knowledge Assessment (Answers) (PDF - 143 KB)

Glossary (PDF - 198kb)

Fact Sheet 1: Cooling and reheating hazardous foods (PDF - 235kb)
Fact Sheet 2: Food-borne illness: Information for consumers and food business (PDF - 479kb)
Fact Sheet 4: Personal hygiene for food handlers (PDF - 287kb)
Fact Sheet 5: General requirements for all Queensland food businesses (PDF - 247kb)
Fact Sheet 6: Due diligence (PDF - 229kb)
Fact Sheet 7: What to do if a patron alleges food poisoning (PDF - 217kb)
Fact Sheet 8: Animals and pests in food premises (PDF - 136kb)
Fact Sheet 9: Escolar and oilfish health warning (PDF - 258kb)
Fact Sheet 10: A guide to the safe handling of ice (PDF - 256kb)
Fact Sheet 11: Cleaning and sanitising (PDF - 172kb)
Fact Sheet 12: Cross Contamination (PDF - 212kb)
Fact Sheet 13: Shopping trolleys, baskets and check out conveyors (PDF - 191kb)
Fact Sheet 14: Food recalls (PDF - 238kb)
Fact Sheet 15: Use by and Best Before dates (PDF - 234kb)
Fact Sheet 16: Food Safety information for doggy bags (PDF - 259kb)
Fact sheet 17: Becoming an approved auditor (PDF - 223kb)
Fact Sheet 18: Food Safety Supervisor (PDF - 270kb)
Fact Sheet 19: Listeria and food (PDF - 241kb)
Fact Sheet 20: Food Safety Programs (PDF - 253kb)
Fact Sheet 21: Preparing food from vertical rotating spits (PDF - 458kb)
Fact Sheet 22: Food Safety Program- Caterers (PDF - 287kb)
Fact Sheet 23: Food Safety Program- Vulnerable Persons (PDF - 290kb)
Fact Sheet 24: Choosing to have a Food Safety Program (PDF - 245kb)
Fact Sheet 25: Choosing an Approved Auditor (PDF - 235kb)
Fact Sheet 26: Complying with a food safety program (PDF - 279kb)
Fact Sheet 27: Egg Safety (PDF - 224kb)
Fact Sheet 28: Food allergies (PDF - 287kb)
Fact Sheet 29: Lunchbox safety (PDF - 196kb)
Fact Sheet 30: Donating Food (PDF - 256kb)
Fact Sheet 34: Food safety in an emergency (PDF - 278kb)
Fact Sheet 35: Sushi safety (PDF - 247kb)
Fact Sheet 36: Making a complaint about a food business (PDF - 213kb)
Fact Sheet 37: Naturally occurring seafood toxins (PDF - 234kb)
Fact Sheet 38: Food safety when outdoors (PDF - 259kb)
Fact Sheet 39: The facts about food irradiation (PDF - 490kb)
Fact Sheet 40: What to do if you suspect a food business is operating without a licence (PDF - 190kb)
Fact Sheet 41: Seafood substitution in restaurants and takeaways (PDF - 245kb)
Fact Sheet 42: Sulfur dioxide in meat (PDF - 238kb)
Fact Sheet 43: Use of non-reticulated water in a food business (PDF - 250kb)
Fact Sheet 44: Home based food businesses (PDF - 267kb)
Fact Sheet 45: Food safety regulation roles and responsibilities (PDF - 342kb)
Fact Sheet 46: Labelling of imported alcoholic beverages (PDF - 251kb)
Fact Sheet 47: Licensing requirements for outside school hours care (PDF - 275kb)
Fact Sheet 48: Licensing requirements for child care (PDF - 264kb)
Fact Sheet 49: Dogs in outdoor dining areas - information for Food Businesses (PDF - 181kb)
Fact Sheet 50: Dogs in outdoor Dining Areas - information for Customers (PDF - 155kb)

Pest Management (PDF - 34.8kb)
No Animals Please (Poster) (PDF - 2.1mb)
Access rights for guide, hearing and assistance dogs (PDF - 369kb)
Dont Feed the Birds (Poster - Design 1) (PDF - 723kb)
Dont Feed the Birds (Poster - Design 2) (PDF - 1.4mb)
Temperature Control (PDF - 1.2mb)
Four-Hour/Two-Hour Guide (PDF - 1.7mb)
Safe Food Storage Temperatures (Poster) (PDF - 735kb)
Thermometers
Food Safety in Non-Profit Organisation (PDF - 255kb)
Food safety for fundraising events (PDF - 989kb)
Food Safety (English, Chinese, Italian and Vietnamese) (PDF - 1.3mb)
FSANZ - Food Safety fact sheets including foreign language translations
Buffet Style Self-Service Food (PDF - 459kb)
Food safety Poster (Various Languages)
FSANZ - Asian ducks, chickens and pork displayed out of temperature control (PDF - 298kb)
Food safety advice for home owners and food businesses affected by storms and floods (PDF - 278kb)
Waste Management (PDF - 56.6kb)
Food Poisioning (PDF - 34.6kb)
Cleaning (PDF - 36.6kb)
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions on the Food Act 2006 (PDF - 223kb)

Example Plans (PDF - 109kb)