❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks information on the potential implementation of a formal food safety program in Western Australia, similar to Victoria's, including auditor requirements, training, and industry consultation. The Minister's response indicates endorsement of food safety program principles but lacks specific details on implementation timelines, auditor numbers, training providers, and provides a general statement on ongoing consultation.
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With regard to future quality assurance certification requirements for food safety in this State - (1) Can the Minister for Health advise whether the Western Australian Government is committed to the introduction of a formal food safety program, such as has been recently introduced in Victoria? (2) If so, when does the minister expect that this will occur in Western Australia? (3) What number of food safety program quality assurance auditors is expected to be required to service the program? (4) Who will provide the training for these potential auditors? (5) What level of consultation has taken place with the food industry to ensure that the components of the program are relevant and appropriate to the Western Australian food industry’s needs? Hon PETER FOSS
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Western Australian Government endorses the principles of food safety programs as proposed through the National Joint Food Standards Code, Standard 3.2.1, Food Safety Programs. (2) There is no anticipated date of implementation at this time. (3) The number of quality assurance auditors required is unknown at this time. However, it is anticipated that local government environmental health officers will play a significant role. (4) The training providers for potential auditors have yet to be established. (5) The Health Department of Western Australia continues to consult with a range of stakeholders in relation to a number of current food legislation reforms including food safety program legislation.
(1) Can the Minister for Health advise whether the Western Australian Government is committed to the introduction of a formal food safety program, such as has been recently introduced in Victoria? (2) If so, when does the minister expect that this will occur in Western Australia? (3) What number of food safety program quality assurance auditors is expected to be required to service the program? (4) Who will provide the training for these potential auditors? (5) What level of consultation has taken place with the food industry to ensure that the components of the program are relevant and appropriate to the Western Australian food industry’s needs? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Western Australian Government endorses the principles of food safety programs as proposed through the National Joint Food Standards Code, Standard 3.2.1, Food Safety Programs. (2) There is no anticipated date of implementation at this time. (3) The number of quality assurance auditors required is unknown at this time. However, it is anticipated that local government environmental health officers will play a significant role. (4) The training providers for potential auditors have yet to be established. (5) The Health Department of Western Australia continues to consult with a range of stakeholders in relation to a number of current food legislation reforms including food safety program legislation.
(2) If so, when does the minister expect that this will occur in Western Australia? (3) What number of food safety program quality assurance auditors is expected to be required to service the program? (4) Who will provide the training for these potential auditors? (5) What level of consultation has taken place with the food industry to ensure that the components of the program are relevant and appropriate to the Western Australian food industry’s needs? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Western Australian Government endorses the principles of food safety programs as proposed through the National Joint Food Standards Code, Standard 3.2.1, Food Safety Programs. (2) There is no anticipated date of implementation at this time. (3) The number of quality assurance auditors required is unknown at this time. However, it is anticipated that local government environmental health officers will play a significant role. (4) The training providers for potential auditors have yet to be established. (5) The Health Department of Western Australia continues to consult with a range of stakeholders in relation to a number of current food legislation reforms including food safety program legislation.
(3) What number of food safety program quality assurance auditors is expected to be required to service the program? (4) Who will provide the training for these potential auditors? (5) What level of consultation has taken place with the food industry to ensure that the components of the program are relevant and appropriate to the Western Australian food industry’s needs? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Western Australian Government endorses the principles of food safety programs as proposed through the National Joint Food Standards Code, Standard 3.2.1, Food Safety Programs. (2) There is no anticipated date of implementation at this time. (3) The number of quality assurance auditors required is unknown at this time. However, it is anticipated that local government environmental health officers will play a significant role. (4) The training providers for potential auditors have yet to be established. (5) The Health Department of Western Australia continues to consult with a range of stakeholders in relation to a number of current food legislation reforms including food safety program legislation.
(4) Who will provide the training for these potential auditors? (5) What level of consultation has taken place with the food industry to ensure that the components of the program are relevant and appropriate to the Western Australian food industry’s needs? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Western Australian Government endorses the principles of food safety programs as proposed through the National Joint Food Standards Code, Standard 3.2.1, Food Safety Programs. (2) There is no anticipated date of implementation at this time. (3) The number of quality assurance auditors required is unknown at this time. However, it is anticipated that local government environmental health officers will play a significant role. (4) The training providers for potential auditors have yet to be established. (5) The Health Department of Western Australia continues to consult with a range of stakeholders in relation to a number of current food legislation reforms including food safety program legislation.
(5) What level of consultation has taken place with the food industry to ensure that the components of the program are relevant and appropriate to the Western Australian food industry’s needs? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Western Australian Government endorses the principles of food safety programs as proposed through the National Joint Food Standards Code, Standard 3.2.1, Food Safety Programs. (2) There is no anticipated date of implementation at this time. (3) The number of quality assurance auditors required is unknown at this time. However, it is anticipated that local government environmental health officers will play a significant role. (4) The training providers for potential auditors have yet to be established. (5) The Health Department of Western Australia continues to consult with a range of stakeholders in relation to a number of current food legislation reforms including food safety program legislation.
Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Western Australian Government endorses the principles of food safety programs as proposed through the National Joint Food Standards Code, Standard 3.2.1, Food Safety Programs. (2) There is no anticipated date of implementation at this time. (3) The number of quality assurance auditors required is unknown at this time. However, it is anticipated that local government environmental health officers will play a significant role. (4) The training providers for potential auditors have yet to be established. (5) The Health Department of Western Australia continues to consult with a range of stakeholders in relation to a number of current food legislation reforms including food safety program legislation.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Western Australian Government endorses the principles of food safety programs as proposed through the National Joint Food Standards Code, Standard 3.2.1, Food Safety Programs. (2) There is no anticipated date of implementation at this time. (3) The number of quality assurance auditors required is unknown at this time. However, it is anticipated that local government environmental health officers will play a significant role. (4) The training providers for potential auditors have yet to be established. (5) The Health Department of Western Australia continues to consult with a range of stakeholders in relation to a number of current food legislation reforms including food safety program legislation.
(1) The Western Australian Government endorses the principles of food safety programs as proposed through the National Joint Food Standards Code, Standard 3.2.1, Food Safety Programs. (2) There is no anticipated date of implementation at this time. (3) The number of quality assurance auditors required is unknown at this time. However, it is anticipated that local government environmental health officers will play a significant role. (4) The training providers for potential auditors have yet to be established. (5) The Health Department of Western Australia continues to consult with a range of stakeholders in relation to a number of current food legislation reforms including food safety program legislation.
(2) There is no anticipated date of implementation at this time. (3) The number of quality assurance auditors required is unknown at this time. However, it is anticipated that local government environmental health officers will play a significant role. (4) The training providers for potential auditors have yet to be established. (5) The Health Department of Western Australia continues to consult with a range of stakeholders in relation to a number of current food legislation reforms including food safety program legislation.
(3) The number of quality assurance auditors required is unknown at this time. However, it is anticipated that local government environmental health officers will play a significant role. (4) The training providers for potential auditors have yet to be established. (5) The Health Department of Western Australia continues to consult with a range of stakeholders in relation to a number of current food legislation reforms including food safety program legislation.
(4) The training providers for potential auditors have yet to be established. (5) The Health Department of Western Australia continues to consult with a range of stakeholders in relation to a number of current food legislation reforms including food safety program legislation.
(5) The Health Department of Western Australia continues to consult with a range of stakeholders in relation to a number of current food legislation reforms including food safety program legislation.
(1) Can the Minister for Health advise whether the Western Australian Government is committed to the introduction of a formal food safety program, such as has been recently introduced in Victoria? (2) If so, when does the minister expect that this will occur in Western Australia? (3) What number of food safety program quality assurance auditors is expected to be required to service the program? (4) Who will provide the training for these potential auditors? (5) What level of consultation has taken place with the food industry to ensure that the components of the program are relevant and appropriate to the Western Australian food industry’s needs? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Western Australian Government endorses the principles of food safety programs as proposed through the National Joint Food Standards Code, Standard 3.2.1, Food Safety Programs. (2) There is no anticipated date of implementation at this time. (3) The number of quality assurance auditors required is unknown at this time. However, it is anticipated that local government environmental health officers will play a significant role. (4) The training providers for potential auditors have yet to be established. (5) The Health Department of Western Australia continues to consult with a range of stakeholders in relation to a number of current food legislation reforms including food safety program legislation.
(2) If so, when does the minister expect that this will occur in Western Australia? (3) What number of food safety program quality assurance auditors is expected to be required to service the program? (4) Who will provide the training for these potential auditors? (5) What level of consultation has taken place with the food industry to ensure that the components of the program are relevant and appropriate to the Western Australian food industry’s needs? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Western Australian Government endorses the principles of food safety programs as proposed through the National Joint Food Standards Code, Standard 3.2.1, Food Safety Programs. (2) There is no anticipated date of implementation at this time. (3) The number of quality assurance auditors required is unknown at this time. However, it is anticipated that local government environmental health officers will play a significant role. (4) The training providers for potential auditors have yet to be established. (5) The Health Department of Western Australia continues to consult with a range of stakeholders in relation to a number of current food legislation reforms including food safety program legislation.
(3) What number of food safety program quality assurance auditors is expected to be required to service the program? (4) Who will provide the training for these potential auditors? (5) What level of consultation has taken place with the food industry to ensure that the components of the program are relevant and appropriate to the Western Australian food industry’s needs? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Western Australian Government endorses the principles of food safety programs as proposed through the National Joint Food Standards Code, Standard 3.2.1, Food Safety Programs. (2) There is no anticipated date of implementation at this time. (3) The number of quality assurance auditors required is unknown at this time. However, it is anticipated that local government environmental health officers will play a significant role. (4) The training providers for potential auditors have yet to be established. (5) The Health Department of Western Australia continues to consult with a range of stakeholders in relation to a number of current food legislation reforms including food safety program legislation.
(4) Who will provide the training for these potential auditors? (5) What level of consultation has taken place with the food industry to ensure that the components of the program are relevant and appropriate to the Western Australian food industry’s needs? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Western Australian Government endorses the principles of food safety programs as proposed through the National Joint Food Standards Code, Standard 3.2.1, Food Safety Programs. (2) There is no anticipated date of implementation at this time. (3) The number of quality assurance auditors required is unknown at this time. However, it is anticipated that local government environmental health officers will play a significant role. (4) The training providers for potential auditors have yet to be established. (5) The Health Department of Western Australia continues to consult with a range of stakeholders in relation to a number of current food legislation reforms including food safety program legislation.
(5) What level of consultation has taken place with the food industry to ensure that the components of the program are relevant and appropriate to the Western Australian food industry’s needs? Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Western Australian Government endorses the principles of food safety programs as proposed through the National Joint Food Standards Code, Standard 3.2.1, Food Safety Programs. (2) There is no anticipated date of implementation at this time. (3) The number of quality assurance auditors required is unknown at this time. However, it is anticipated that local government environmental health officers will play a significant role. (4) The training providers for potential auditors have yet to be established. (5) The Health Department of Western Australia continues to consult with a range of stakeholders in relation to a number of current food legislation reforms including food safety program legislation.
Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Western Australian Government endorses the principles of food safety programs as proposed through the National Joint Food Standards Code, Standard 3.2.1, Food Safety Programs. (2) There is no anticipated date of implementation at this time. (3) The number of quality assurance auditors required is unknown at this time. However, it is anticipated that local government environmental health officers will play a significant role. (4) The training providers for potential auditors have yet to be established. (5) The Health Department of Western Australia continues to consult with a range of stakeholders in relation to a number of current food legislation reforms including food safety program legislation.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Western Australian Government endorses the principles of food safety programs as proposed through the National Joint Food Standards Code, Standard 3.2.1, Food Safety Programs. (2) There is no anticipated date of implementation at this time. (3) The number of quality assurance auditors required is unknown at this time. However, it is anticipated that local government environmental health officers will play a significant role. (4) The training providers for potential auditors have yet to be established. (5) The Health Department of Western Australia continues to consult with a range of stakeholders in relation to a number of current food legislation reforms including food safety program legislation.
(1) The Western Australian Government endorses the principles of food safety programs as proposed through the National Joint Food Standards Code, Standard 3.2.1, Food Safety Programs. (2) There is no anticipated date of implementation at this time. (3) The number of quality assurance auditors required is unknown at this time. However, it is anticipated that local government environmental health officers will play a significant role. (4) The training providers for potential auditors have yet to be established. (5) The Health Department of Western Australia continues to consult with a range of stakeholders in relation to a number of current food legislation reforms including food safety program legislation.
(2) There is no anticipated date of implementation at this time. (3) The number of quality assurance auditors required is unknown at this time. However, it is anticipated that local government environmental health officers will play a significant role. (4) The training providers for potential auditors have yet to be established. (5) The Health Department of Western Australia continues to consult with a range of stakeholders in relation to a number of current food legislation reforms including food safety program legislation.
(3) The number of quality assurance auditors required is unknown at this time. However, it is anticipated that local government environmental health officers will play a significant role. (4) The training providers for potential auditors have yet to be established. (5) The Health Department of Western Australia continues to consult with a range of stakeholders in relation to a number of current food legislation reforms including food safety program legislation.
(4) The training providers for potential auditors have yet to be established. (5) The Health Department of Western Australia continues to consult with a range of stakeholders in relation to a number of current food legislation reforms including food safety program legislation.
(5) The Health Department of Western Australia continues to consult with a range of stakeholders in relation to a number of current food legislation reforms including food safety program legislation.
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