NZ Food Safety & Hygiene case studies
NZ Food Safety & Hygiene · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The NZ Food Safety & Hygiene exam tests the practical knowledge expected of people who handle, prepare or supervise food in New Zealand food businesses. It suits food handlers, kitchen and front-of-house staff, supervisors, and anyone moving into a role with food safety responsibility, whether in hospitality, catering, retail, aged care, childcare or food manufacturing. The NZ Food Safety & Hygiene case studies are 5 cases and about 4,055 words.
1The Wedding Buffet That Never Got Its Second Temperature Check
You are the duty manager at a function centre. A wedding buffet for 140 guests is served at 6:00 pm.
701 words, about 4 min2The Handwashing Sink That Became a Dumping Ground
You are auditing a busy cafe at 11:30 am on a Saturday. The cafe has one designated handwash basin in the main prep area.
841 words, about 4 min3The Cool Room That Ran Warm Overnight
You are the food safety supervisor at a small supermarket deli. On Monday at 7:00 am you find the walk-in cool room reading 12°C.
836 words, about 4 min4The Pest Sighting Behind the Dry Store
You are the food safety supervisor at a bakery/cafe. During a Tuesday morning walkthrough you find: (1) mouse droppings on a shelf in the dry store, behind a stack of flour bags; (2) a gap of about 15 mm under the dry store door; (3) a torn fly screen on the back door, which is propped open for ventilation; (4) a bag of flour with a chewed corner; (5) a sticky trap behind the shelf with two mice on it, dated 'three weeks ago' and not replaced.
817 words, about 4 min5The New Staff Member and the Records That Weren't There
You are the owner of a small takeaway that has just been visited by a food safety officer. The officer finds: (1) no documented food safety programme - the owner says 'we know what we're doing, we've been here 10 years'; (2) no temperature records for the last two months; (3) a new staff member who started three weeks ago and has had no food safety training or induction; (4) a cleaning schedule that exists but has not been signed since last month; (5) a cooked chicken dish in the display cabinet with no date label; (6) the owner says the officer is 'being picky' because the shop has never had a complaint.
860 words, about 4 min