Now is the time to start preparing for not only the end of this year, but the start of next year. Below is a checksheet you may wish to use as a skeleton to fleshout to your schools needs. Organise volunteer Xmas party Organise pest control Menu 2015- developed, costed … [Read more...]
Refrigerated storage of perishable foods
Refrigerated storage of perishable foods The following is a handy fact sheet from a great Australian Icon-CSIRO Refrigerating products Dairy products Eggs Raw meat, poultry and seafoods Cooked meat, poultry and seafoods Delicatessen meats Fresh fruit and … [Read more...]
Lisa asks- Gloves in the canteen!!! What’s the actual correct regulation / legislation / ruling on this?
The short answer- The Food Safety Standards requires that all food handlers take all practicable measures to ensure anything from their body or clothing does not contaminate food or food contact surfaces, including minimising direct contact with ready-to-eat food. However, it … [Read more...]
P&C and convenors getting along…. Or not
Convenors and P&C’s not getting a long seems to be quite a problem in some schools. Much of this comes back to a lack of communication, a lack of information and training. So what can we do about it? Develop a Canteen/tuckshop policy manual or operating guidelines to … [Read more...]
Cleaning of Tuckshops- who is responsible for what
Below is an excerpt from the cleaners Chronicle issued by DETA [aka Education QLD] for QLD state schools last August. It is still current. Time is allocated for cleaners engaged in schools to clean the tuckshop area. It is expected that the tuckshop, on the days … [Read more...]