Are you up to date with the food safety requirements in aged care settings? Our Online Food Safety training covers the food safety basics that all staff working in the aged sector need to be aware of. Our Online Food Safety ensures your staff are skilled and confident in their ability to provide safe food for residents at your aged care facility.
Topics include:
The importance of food safety in aged care settings
Potentially hazardous foods
The temperature danger zone
Receiving food and cold/frozen/dry storage
Food preparation
Grooming, personal habits and handwashing
Cross contamination
Cleaning
Cooking, cooling, thawing and reheating
Serving and self service
Allergen control
Food recall
NAQ Nutrition (the Queensland division of Nutrition Australia) is a not for profit community based organisation, providing education and support for nutrition professionals and the community.
NAQ Nutrition offers an expert team of Accredited Practising Dietitians, Nutritionists and Health Promotion Professionals to ensure the very best in nutrition education and health promotion.
ACNAS (Aged Care Nutrition Advisory Service) is a program of NAQ Nutrition, for aged care settings.
We offer a range of support services to aged care settings covering nutrition and food safety, these include
newsletters
resources and posters
fact sheets
staff education
menu assessments
food safety supervisor training
For more information on the ACNAS service visit our website.
NAQ Nutrition also has approved food safety auditors. So if you’re a licensed food business in Queensland, NAQ Nutrition’s experienced food safety auditors can assist with:
Food safety program development
Food safety program audits
Onsite compliance audits
Please contact the food safety team at foodsafety@naqld.org or call 07 3257 4393 for more information.
Courses for individuals cost $45 (including GST). If you are part of a Service / Centre please contact us for multiple course discount.
We have developed and partnered with other trusted organisations to provide an array of training designed to meet the demands of safety and wellbeing for any workplace or organisation.
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