Food Safety Culture

Food Safety Culture provides Safety Consultant services for food businesses, working with operators across Australia from its base in North Ryde, New South Wales.

• The consultancy develops and implements food safety quality systems, identifies knowledge gaps and provides tailored training to help new food businesses and licensees meet compliance obligations from the outset.
• It is led by Kate Lewis and Amanda Donohue, who each have more than 20 years of industry experience, hold a Bachelor of Applied Science in Food Technology, and are Exemplar Global Certified Food Safety Auditors.
• Both principals are Approved Regulatory Food Safety Auditors in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and Western Australia, and Kate Lewis is also a qualified NATA Technical Assessor in Biological Testing.
• Food safety testing needs are supported through a partnership with laboratory provider MicroPoint Laboratories.

Best for: food manufacturers, hospitality operators and vulnerable persons facilities (such as aged care and childcare kitchens) that need practical guidance to build compliant food safety systems from the ground up.

Food Safety Culture delivers Safety Audits and Risk Assessments for food businesses across Australia, drawing on its principals’ regulatory auditor accreditations.

• The team conducts third party, internal and second party audits, including against HACCP requirements, GFSI standards such as SQF and BRC, and individual brand standards.
• Auditors are Exemplar Global certified at High Risk level, an internationally recognised certification for food safety auditing.
• Both principals are Approved Regulatory Food Safety Auditors in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and Western Australia, giving multi-state coverage for regulatory audits.

Best for: food manufacturing, retail and franchise businesses that need an experienced third party auditor to meet regulatory and brand compliance obligations with minimal disruption.