Food safety
Food prepared in commercial premises needs to be prepared in a safe and hygienic way to prevent food poisoning and the spread of communicable diseases via food. These pages outline the requirements, rules and guidelines for the safe preparation of food on commercial premises, on street stalls and other situations.
Food prepared at home
Most of the food you eat at home is prepared either by you or your family. By practising good food hygiene, you can prevent people from becoming ill, and prevent food from spoiling or becoming tainted. Food poisoning can make family and friends very ill, while spoiled or tainted food is money wasted.
Preparing safe food is easy. It just takes a little understanding of basic food hygiene principles. You can find a guide to good food handling at www.consumer.org.nz (opens in a new window).
Last reviewed: 12 Jul 2008 2:30pm
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