FSANZ Food Standards Code – Food Safety Standard 3.2.3 Food Premises and Equipment provides mandatory, outcome based fitout requirements that all Australian food premises must meet.
The Australian Standard 4674 Design, Construction and Fitout of Food Premises provides prescriptive advice on the construction and fitout of food premises. Most Local Government Authorities require compliance to this standard.
If you have a GFSI certified food safety system, there will be specific construction and fit out requirements that must be met. In particular, there are specific requirements for the high-care and high-risk production zones.
There are many other Australian Standards and specific industry requirements that may also be relevant depending on your operation. Some examples include AS 1668 Mechanical ventilation in buildings and the EHEDG Guidelines – Hygienic Design Principles.
You may need different production zones within your facility for food handling activities at different risks of environmental contamination.
High care and high risk production zones have special requirements to maintain the highest environmental hygiene standards.
We can help you meet the specific GFSI and industry best practice expectations for layout, building fabric, floors, walls, ceilings, partitions, doors, drains, ventilation and equipment.
We’ll help ensure your new space meets regulatory and industry expectations for your specific operation. We have expertise in the interpretation of outcome based regulatory requirements, the intent of GFSI construction requirements, relevant Australian Standards and industry best practice.
While we don’t act as private certifiers, we have expertise in understanding regulatory requirements and Australian Standards for commercial food fit-outs, offering practical advice to meet construction and fit out requirements.
Make sure you talk to us early in the process to avoid any unnecessary costs, modifications or other avoidable delays to completion.
In our work with start-up and novel food businesses, we’ve supported them in the construction and fit-out of their premises to ensure they have maximum flexibility to evolve, expand and repurpose their processes as they grow.
We’ve supported clients through the process of transitioning from food to pharma, and from low risk to high care production zones.
We’ve assisted both manufacturers and restaurants with their premises suitability and fitout requirements. We’re also happy to come on site, pre-lease or pre-purchase, to assess the potential suitability of a premise and advise on any specific food safety construction and fit out requirements that you will need to meet.
