Food Business Classifications
Council is required to 'risk classify' all food premises. The classifications will be rated as High, Medium, or Low Risk.
Details of the categories are as below:
| Low Risk |
Businesses unlikely to cause a food borne illness outbreak are considered ‘low risk’. Examples include:
- businesses that only handle pre-packaged or non-potentially hazardous foods (e.g. some service stations, newsagents, bars and liquor stores)
- vehicles used to transport food between retail business premises or from a retail premises to a customer (e.g. takeaway delivery vehicle, or vehicle used to move food between a preparation kitchen or market stall)
- childcare (not preparing potentially hazardous food (e.g. children bring lunch from home)
- wine tasting/cheese and biscuits.
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| Medium Risk |
All hospitality-type retail food premises are considered ‘medium risk’ and include:
- cafes
- restaurants
- school canteens
- takeaway shops
- juicing activities
- supermarkets and
- mobile food vehicles that prepare and sell potentially hazardous food (PHF).
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| High Risk |
Food premises that conduct any of the following activities are categorised as ‘high-risk’ and include:
- a business that prepares or supplies food to vulnerable populations (e.g. childcare facility that prepares food on site for children including home based childcare preparing potentially hazardous food)
- a business that undertakes high risk processes and activities (e.g. raw egg products, smoking meats, sous vide)
- large scale operations (e.g. function centre/large restaurant that employs more than 10 full time equivalent food handlers).
*Potentially Hazardous Foods include:
- raw and cooked meat, or foods containing meat such as casseroles, curries and lasagne
- dairy products such as milk, custard and dairy‐based desserts
- seafood (excluding live seafood)
- processed or cut fruits and vegetables, such as salads
- cooked rice and pasta
- foods containing egg, beans, nuts or other protein‐rich food such as quiche and soy products
- foods that contain any of the above foods including sandwiches and rolls.
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