Approval as a Food Safety Auditor - Victoria

You will require this approval if you intend to operate as a food safety auditor in Victoria.

 Food safety auditors must audit a food business to check that the business:

• has an adequate food safety program
• is complying with its food safety program, the Act and applicable standards.

Following the audit, providing the business is fully complying, the auditor must provide an audit certificate to the council within 14 days of giving the certificate to the business. That certificate must be one of:

• a certificate of compliance
• a certificate detailing that corrective actions have been taken to address deficiencies or any outstanding matters, if an audit has revealed non-compliances at the premises.

To be eligible for this approval, you must meet certain food safety auditor certification requirements.

Please consult the responsible agency for more information regarding eligibility requirements.