Legal risks in expanding role of food safety auditors

This article analyses some of the key legal responsibilities of food safety auditors. It begins with the examination of the position in Victoria under the Food Act 1984 (Vic) and the requirements of the Department of Human Services in the form of the service agreement to be signed by the food safety auditor for the purposes of being a food safety auditor conducting a food audit regulated by that Act. The article examines equivalent provisions in other Australian jurisdictions and considers the areas of legal risk in different aspects of food auditing, under statutory obligations, contractual obligations and common law duties.

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