Food Control Plan Checklist - Tararua District Council

Serve SafeOff-site catering1 Goal 2 Why?To ensure that off-site events are properly resourced andorganised in advance.• The lack of appropriate off-site facilities may result in foodbecoming contaminated.3 How this is donePre-event checkBefore each off-site catering event the extent of the foodpreparation/handling activities to be undertaken off-site mustbe determined.The following checks are made:• What facilities will be available at the venue/site for:• food storage (including chilled and frozen food)• preparation• cooking• changing areas for staff• toilets• hand washing• cleaning equipment etc.• What services are onsite:• water• electricity (if needed)• waste.When appropriate facilities/services are notavailable off site, arrangements are made toprovide them. If this is not possible and analternative venue is not an option, catering will notbe provided for the event.4 What if there is a problem?Throw away any ready-to-eat food that becomescontaminated.Throw away readily perishable food that has been keptbetween 4ºC and 60ºC for longer than four hours.If there has been an equipment breakdown or failure,make arrangements to replace or repair equipment. Reviewadequacy of maintenance schedule and make changes asappropriate.5Write it downUse the ‘Off-site catering pre-eventchecklist’ to record what arrangementsare needed.Remember to check the record keepingrequirements of other procedures thatmay be relevant (eg, ‘Transporting food’‘Reheating prepared food’, ‘Display and selfservice’ and ‘Hot-holding prepared food’ etc).All of the procedures in this Food Control Plan continue toapply and are followed when catering off-site.Staffing• Sufficient staff are available and casual staff areappropriately trained and supervised.Transportation• Sufficient appropriate transportation is available(see Transporting food)• Equipment, utensils and food supplies etc are checked onarrival at the off-site venue (see Purchasing and receivinggoods).Food Control Plan Version 3.0 2011S17