Food Safety Consulting Across Australia

The compliance challenge

Food businesses are expected to demonstrate control of food safety hazards to regulators, customers, retailers and certification bodies — often all at once, and often with a small technical team already stretched by day-to-day production.

Common triggers for engaging a consultant include a new customer requiring a GFSI-recognised certification, an audit non-conformance that keeps recurring, a food safety program that no longer reflects the process, a new site or product line, or the loss of the person who originally wrote the system.

About this service

Food safety consulting provides access to experienced technical support without adding permanent headcount. Support is scoped to what the business actually needs — from a short review of an existing food safety program through to full development, implementation and certification preparation.

The approach is deliberately practical. Documentation is written to reflect how the site genuinely operates, is implemented with the people who use it, and is verified through internal audits and records rather than left on a shelf until the next audit.

Support is delivered on-site and remotely to food businesses in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.

Scope of support

• Food safety management system development and review
• HACCP plan development, review and validation
• Certification preparation for BRCGS, FSSC 22000, SQF and HACCP
• Australian regulatory compliance support
• Internal audits and site inspections
• Gap assessments against standards and customer requirements
• Supporting programs (prerequisite programmes, GMP, cleaning, pest, maintenance)
• Corrective action and root cause analysis support
• Food safety and technical training
• Specification, labelling and supplier documentation review
• Ongoing retained technical and compliance support

How the consultancy works

1. 1

   Initial consultation

   Understand the products, processes, customers, current system and the deadline driving the work.

2. 2

   Assessment

   Review existing documentation and, where useful, walk the site to see the process as it actually runs.

3. 3

   Scope and plan

   Agree the deliverables, responsibilities, timeline and level of on-site versus remote support.

4. 4

   Development

   Draft or revise the food safety plan, procedures, forms and supporting programs with your team.

5. 5

   Implementation

   Train users, trial records, resolve practical issues and confirm the system works in production.

6. 6

   Verification

   Internal audit, review records and evidence, and close out gaps before any external audit.

7. 7

   Ongoing support

   Periodic reviews, audit support and technical assistance as products, processes and standards change.

Compliance and operational benefits

• A food safety system that reflects the real process and is usable by operators
• Clear visibility of compliance gaps and the priority actions to close them
• Better preparedness for certification, customer and regulatory audits
• Fewer repeat non-conformances through structured corrective action
• Reduced internal workload during system development and audit preparation
• Access to technical support when new products, customers or standards arrive

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