Safe eating

Food safety: Free workshops about food safety for food service and catering businesses.

From City Scene, published on 21 December, 2008

To help ensure that food is safe for Auckland diners, the council is running free workshops about food safety for food service and catering businesses.

The workshops - which promote good practices in preparation, cleaning, storage and display - are part of a new food industry initiative called the Food Control Plan.

Developed by the New Zealand Food Safety Authority and supported by the council, almost 70 Auckland businesses have signed up to this voluntary programme.

Consumers can identify a business with an approved Food Control Plan by looking for a green "serious about food safety" sticker on display. To attend a workshop, businesses should email foodcontrolplans@aucklandcity.govt.nz or contact us.