1. Food Act pathway & registration
Must: Have you identified the Food Act pathway that applies to your actual food activities?
Use MPI My Food Rules rather than assuming the pathway from the business type alone.
Is the business correctly registered and are its verification arrangements understood?
Registration and verification depend on the food-safety measure and how the business operates.
2. Food safety controls
Must: Are the food-safety procedures required by your applicable system followed in day-to-day work?
Check actual practice against the current Food Control Plan, National Programme or other applicable requirements.
Must: Are hygiene, cleaning, separation and temperature controls managed for the food activities you perform?
Controls should match the food, processes and risks in your operation.
3. Allergens & customer information
Must: Can the business identify relevant allergens and manage allergen cross-contact and customer information?
Relevant staff should know how to obtain accurate allergen information rather than guess.
4. Workforce capability & workplace safety
Are staff trained and supervised for the food-safety procedures, equipment and workplace risks relevant to their duties?
Training should connect to actual tasks and safe practice, not course completion alone.
Are workplace risks such as cuts, burns, slips, equipment, chemicals and manual tasks being controlled?
Keep workplace health and safety distinct from, but coordinated with, food-safety controls.
5. Verification, records & assurance
Are the records required by your applicable food-safety system completed and retrievable?
Use the current requirements of your registered system rather than a generic record list.
Are verification findings, failed checks and corrective actions assigned and followed through?
Managers should be able to see what remains outstanding and whether important changes worked.
6. Review & improvement
Can managers see food-safety evidence, workforce learning, verification findings and outstanding actions in one reviewable picture?
Evidence should support decisions and verification rather than become paperwork for its own sake.
Your review picture
Answer the questions above. Areas needing attention will appear here without a misleading compliance percentage.