In Victoria, the Food Act 1984 (the Act) and the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (the code) provide the regulatory framework for the food industry, ensuring that food sold in Victoria is safe, suitable and correctly labelled.
The department shares responsibility for developing and administering food regulation with the Commonwealth Government, Victorian Local Councils, PrimeSafe and Dairy Food Safety Victoria, collaborating to promote consistent regulatory requirements in a widely dispersed and varied food industry.
FoodSmart has moved to Health.vic
The Department of Health's FoodSmart standard food safety program and records templates for class 2 food retail and food service businesses are now available directly for download at FoodSmart. Templates are available in English, Arabic, Simplified Chinese and Vietnamaese.
Latest FSANZ food recalls and media releases
View the latest food (opens in a new window) and news(opens in a new window) from FSANZ.
Learn more about the Food Standards Code at the FSANZ (opens in a new window)
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