Are Bunnings’ sausage sizzles at risk? Find out what the company says

For those of you who like to kick back and enjoy Bunnings’s delicious sausage sizzles every now and then, this article is for you.

After reports of incoming food safety laws, many expressed their concerns that the much-loved Aussie treat would end.

However, the company has finally broken its silence about these concerns.


Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) recently introduced new requirements for people in the food service, catering and retail sectors to complete an online training course before they can handle food from December this year.

People believed this would signal an end for the Bunnings sausage sizzles, but the company has assured its customers that their 20-year tradition would continue.


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Bunnings assured customers that sausage sizzles will continue despite the new Food Standards code. Credit: Bunnings


‘We've been supporting thousands of local community groups via fundraising sausage sizzles for well over two decades,’ Director of Store Operations at Bunnings Ben Camire confirmed.

‘The fact many families make it a tradition to visit their local Bunnings store on the weekend, grab a snag and raise money for local causes brings our team a lot of joy,’ he added.


The new requirements to be imposed by Food Standards cite an exemption for charity events—like the Bunnings events.

‘If these are run as fundraising events, i.e. “an event that raises funds solely for a community or charitable cause and not for personal financial gain”, the requirements in Standard 3.2.2A will not apply,’ FSANZ explained.

Standard 3.2.2A refers to the code changes introducing training modules.

‘The exemption recognises fundraising events are often run by volunteers, on an ad hoc basis,’ they added. ‘However, organisations running fundraising events still have to ensure only safe and suitable food is sold.’


Mr Camire said: ‘As community groups host sausage sizzles at our stores for fundraising and charitable purposes, it's our understanding they're exempt from the new safety standards scheduled to come into effect later this year.’

Bunnings has also provided community groups with guidelines for their sausage sizzles to meet food handling requirements set by local councils.

‘The detail can vary depending on their location, but in general, this covers the safe handling and preparation of food,’ Mr Camire noted.

New Food Safety Laws in Australia and New Zealand

The FSANZ is introducing these laws with the goal of enhancing food service across the region, creating a safer, more informed, and professional food industry.


The laws, set to take effect in December 2023, mandate that anyone involved in the food service, catering, and retail sectors must complete an online training course in handling food.

This ensures that food safety measures are maintained at the highest standards, reducing the odds of foodborne illnesses. It also encourages everyone who handles food to follow standardised safety measures and hygiene practices.


The aim is to make food serving and purchase a reliable and safe experience for every consumer.

In terms of the online training, it would cover safe food handling practices, temperature control, kitchen hygiene, allergen management and more. This would set out a complete framework for anyone in the food service industry.

Key Takeaways
  • Bunnings has assured customers its beloved sausage sizzles will continue despite new food safety laws.
  • Food Standards Australia and New Zealand are introducing new requirements for people in the food service sector to undergo online training, sparking concerns for the future of Bunnings sausage sizzles.
  • Director of Store Operations at Bunnings, Ben Camire, confirmed the sausage sizzles will continue their 20-year tradition at stores and are exempt from the new safety standards.
  • The new Food Standards code includes an exemption for charity fundraising events, meaning Bunnings' sausage sizzles can continue as long as safe and suitable food is sold.

What do you think of this story, members? Do you frequent Bunnings sausage sizzle events? Share your experience in the comments below!
 
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some of these boards are over the top and bear no relation to the real world .Time they are reminded what they are there for and do just that.Who can remember the EGG BOARD the MILK BOARD the APPLE AND PEAR BOARD who made lots of every day people s life an absolute misery overstepping what they were supposed to do.Some local councils are of similar behavior way outside of what they are therefore..Good on Bunnings for the decision wish more companies did similar to these silly little rules a dose of common sense.
 
For those of you who like to kick back and enjoy Bunnings’s delicious sausage sizzles every now and then, this article is for you.

After reports of incoming food safety laws, many expressed their concerns that the much-loved Aussie treat would end.

However, the company has finally broken its silence about these concerns.


Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) recently introduced new requirements for people in the food service, catering and retail sectors to complete an online training course before they can handle food from December this year.

People believed this would signal an end for the Bunnings sausage sizzles, but the company has assured its customers that their 20-year tradition would continue.


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Bunnings assured customers that sausage sizzles will continue despite the new Food Standards code. Credit: Bunnings


‘We've been supporting thousands of local community groups via fundraising sausage sizzles for well over two decades,’ Director of Store Operations at Bunnings Ben Camire confirmed.

‘The fact many families make it a tradition to visit their local Bunnings store on the weekend, grab a snag and raise money for local causes brings our team a lot of joy,’ he added.


The new requirements to be imposed by Food Standards cite an exemption for charity events—like the Bunnings events.

‘If these are run as fundraising events, i.e. “an event that raises funds solely for a community or charitable cause and not for personal financial gain”, the requirements in Standard 3.2.2A will not apply,’ FSANZ explained.

Standard 3.2.2A refers to the code changes introducing training modules.

‘The exemption recognises fundraising events are often run by volunteers, on an ad hoc basis,’ they added. ‘However, organisations running fundraising events still have to ensure only safe and suitable food is sold.’


Mr Camire said: ‘As community groups host sausage sizzles at our stores for fundraising and charitable purposes, it's our understanding they're exempt from the new safety standards scheduled to come into effect later this year.’

Bunnings has also provided community groups with guidelines for their sausage sizzles to meet food handling requirements set by local councils.

‘The detail can vary depending on their location, but in general, this covers the safe handling and preparation of food,’ Mr Camire noted.

New Food Safety Laws in Australia and New Zealand

The FSANZ is introducing these laws with the goal of enhancing food service across the region, creating a safer, more informed, and professional food industry.


The laws, set to take effect in December 2023, mandate that anyone involved in the food service, catering, and retail sectors must complete an online training course in handling food.

This ensures that food safety measures are maintained at the highest standards, reducing the odds of foodborne illnesses. It also encourages everyone who handles food to follow standardised safety measures and hygiene practices.


The aim is to make food serving and purchase a reliable and safe experience for every consumer.

In terms of the online training, it would cover safe food handling practices, temperature control, kitchen hygiene, allergen management and more. This would set out a complete framework for anyone in the food service industry.

Key Takeaways

  • Bunnings has assured customers its beloved sausage sizzles will continue despite new food safety laws.
  • Food Standards Australia and New Zealand are introducing new requirements for people in the food service sector to undergo online training, sparking concerns for the future of Bunnings sausage sizzles.
  • Director of Store Operations at Bunnings, Ben Camire, confirmed the sausage sizzles will continue their 20-year tradition at stores and are exempt from the new safety standards.
  • The new Food Standards code includes an exemption for charity fundraising events, meaning Bunnings' sausage sizzles can continue as long as safe and suitable food is sold.

What do you think of this story, members? Do you frequent Bunnings sausage sizzle events? Share your experience in the comments below!
After reports of incoming food safety laws, many expressed their concerns that the much-loved Aussie treat would end. So they can still use the sawdust from the sawmill.
 
I see nothing wrong with a bit of food standard training. I'd put my hand up if I was dealing with the sausages etc.
Sometimes I think supermarket check out employees need a brush up, when I see them rubbing their itchy nose with their fingers, then immediately scanning items. They do have a bottle of sanitizer sitting there for them. It's a drawback compared to self serve. Each to their own peril these days. lol
 
For those of you who like to kick back and enjoy Bunnings’s delicious sausage sizzles every now and then, this article is for you.

After reports of incoming food safety laws, many expressed their concerns that the much-loved Aussie treat would end.

However, the company has finally broken its silence about these concerns.


Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) recently introduced new requirements for people in the food service, catering and retail sectors to complete an online training course before they can handle food from December this year.

People believed this would signal an end for the Bunnings sausage sizzles, but the company has assured its customers that their 20-year tradition would continue.


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Bunnings assured customers that sausage sizzles will continue despite the new Food Standards code. Credit: Bunnings


‘We've been supporting thousands of local community groups via fundraising sausage sizzles for well over two decades,’ Director of Store Operations at Bunnings Ben Camire confirmed.

‘The fact many families make it a tradition to visit their local Bunnings store on the weekend, grab a snag and raise money for local causes brings our team a lot of joy,’ he added.


The new requirements to be imposed by Food Standards cite an exemption for charity events—like the Bunnings events.

‘If these are run as fundraising events, i.e. “an event that raises funds solely for a community or charitable cause and not for personal financial gain”, the requirements in Standard 3.2.2A will not apply,’ FSANZ explained.

Standard 3.2.2A refers to the code changes introducing training modules.

‘The exemption recognises fundraising events are often run by volunteers, on an ad hoc basis,’ they added. ‘However, organisations running fundraising events still have to ensure only safe and suitable food is sold.’


Mr Camire said: ‘As community groups host sausage sizzles at our stores for fundraising and charitable purposes, it's our understanding they're exempt from the new safety standards scheduled to come into effect later this year.’

Bunnings has also provided community groups with guidelines for their sausage sizzles to meet food handling requirements set by local councils.

‘The detail can vary depending on their location, but in general, this covers the safe handling and preparation of food,’ Mr Camire noted.

New Food Safety Laws in Australia and New Zealand

The FSANZ is introducing these laws with the goal of enhancing food service across the region, creating a safer, more informed, and professional food industry.


The laws, set to take effect in December 2023, mandate that anyone involved in the food service, catering, and retail sectors must complete an online training course in handling food.

This ensures that food safety measures are maintained at the highest standards, reducing the odds of foodborne illnesses. It also encourages everyone who handles food to follow standardised safety measures and hygiene practices.


The aim is to make food serving and purchase a reliable and safe experience for every consumer.

In terms of the online training, it would cover safe food handling practices, temperature control, kitchen hygiene, allergen management and more. This would set out a complete framework for anyone in the food service industry.

Key Takeaways

  • Bunnings has assured customers its beloved sausage sizzles will continue despite new food safety laws.
  • Food Standards Australia and New Zealand are introducing new requirements for people in the food service sector to undergo online training, sparking concerns for the future of Bunnings sausage sizzles.
  • Director of Store Operations at Bunnings, Ben Camire, confirmed the sausage sizzles will continue their 20-year tradition at stores and are exempt from the new safety standards.
  • The new Food Standards code includes an exemption for charity fundraising events, meaning Bunnings' sausage sizzles can continue as long as safe and suitable food is sold.

What do you think of this story, members? Do you frequent Bunnings sausage sizzle events? Share your experience in the comments below!
It has always bothered me to see people selling food outside Bunnings. There is never anywhere to wash their hands. Some handle money with gloves on & the food with the same hand. We have seen it!! I will never buy from them.
 
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For those of you who like to kick back and enjoy Bunnings’s delicious sausage sizzles every now and then, this article is for you.

After reports of incoming food safety laws, many expressed their concerns that the much-loved Aussie treat would end.

However, the company has finally broken its silence about these concerns.


Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) recently introduced new requirements for people in the food service, catering and retail sectors to complete an online training course before they can handle food from December this year.

People believed this would signal an end for the Bunnings sausage sizzles, but the company has assured its customers that their 20-year tradition would continue.


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Bunnings assured customers that sausage sizzles will continue despite the new Food Standards code. Credit: Bunnings


‘We've been supporting thousands of local community groups via fundraising sausage sizzles for well over two decades,’ Director of Store Operations at Bunnings Ben Camire confirmed.

‘The fact many families make it a tradition to visit their local Bunnings store on the weekend, grab a snag and raise money for local causes brings our team a lot of joy,’ he added.


The new requirements to be imposed by Food Standards cite an exemption for charity events—like the Bunnings events.

‘If these are run as fundraising events, i.e. “an event that raises funds solely for a community or charitable cause and not for personal financial gain”, the requirements in Standard 3.2.2A will not apply,’ FSANZ explained.

Standard 3.2.2A refers to the code changes introducing training modules.

‘The exemption recognises fundraising events are often run by volunteers, on an ad hoc basis,’ they added. ‘However, organisations running fundraising events still have to ensure only safe and suitable food is sold.’


Mr Camire said: ‘As community groups host sausage sizzles at our stores for fundraising and charitable purposes, it's our understanding they're exempt from the new safety standards scheduled to come into effect later this year.’

Bunnings has also provided community groups with guidelines for their sausage sizzles to meet food handling requirements set by local councils.

‘The detail can vary depending on their location, but in general, this covers the safe handling and preparation of food,’ Mr Camire noted.

New Food Safety Laws in Australia and New Zealand

The FSANZ is introducing these laws with the goal of enhancing food service across the region, creating a safer, more informed, and professional food industry.


The laws, set to take effect in December 2023, mandate that anyone involved in the food service, catering, and retail sectors must complete an online training course in handling food.

This ensures that food safety measures are maintained at the highest standards, reducing the odds of foodborne illnesses. It also encourages everyone who handles food to follow standardised safety measures and hygiene practices.


The aim is to make food serving and purchase a reliable and safe experience for every consumer.

In terms of the online training, it would cover safe food handling practices, temperature control, kitchen hygiene, allergen management and more. This would set out a complete framework for anyone in the food service industry.

Key Takeaways

  • Bunnings has assured customers its beloved sausage sizzles will continue despite new food safety laws.
  • Food Standards Australia and New Zealand are introducing new requirements for people in the food service sector to undergo online training, sparking concerns for the future of Bunnings sausage sizzles.
  • Director of Store Operations at Bunnings, Ben Camire, confirmed the sausage sizzles will continue their 20-year tradition at stores and are exempt from the new safety standards.
  • The new Food Standards code includes an exemption for charity fundraising events, meaning Bunnings' sausage sizzles can continue as long as safe and suitable food is sold.

What do you think of this story, members? Do you frequent Bunnings sausage sizzle events? Share your experience in the comments below!
Wow more training how to cook and serve a snag in bread 🍞 and don't forget the onions on the bottom not the top it's getting a bit over the top so what happens when football club's etc have a pie night sausage sizzles etc 🙄🤔
 
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For those of you who like to kick back and enjoy Bunnings’s delicious sausage sizzles every now and then, this article is for you.

After reports of incoming food safety laws, many expressed their concerns that the much-loved Aussie treat would end.

However, the company has finally broken its silence about these concerns.


Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) recently introduced new requirements for people in the food service, catering and retail sectors to complete an online training course before they can handle food from December this year.

People believed this would signal an end for the Bunnings sausage sizzles, but the company has assured its customers that their 20-year tradition would continue.


View attachment 30728
Bunnings assured customers that sausage sizzles will continue despite the new Food Standards code. Credit: Bunnings


‘We've been supporting thousands of local community groups via fundraising sausage sizzles for well over two decades,’ Director of Store Operations at Bunnings Ben Camire confirmed.

‘The fact many families make it a tradition to visit their local Bunnings store on the weekend, grab a snag and raise money for local causes brings our team a lot of joy,’ he added.


The new requirements to be imposed by Food Standards cite an exemption for charity events—like the Bunnings events.

‘If these are run as fundraising events, i.e. “an event that raises funds solely for a community or charitable cause and not for personal financial gain”, the requirements in Standard 3.2.2A will not apply,’ FSANZ explained.

Standard 3.2.2A refers to the code changes introducing training modules.

‘The exemption recognises fundraising events are often run by volunteers, on an ad hoc basis,’ they added. ‘However, organisations running fundraising events still have to ensure only safe and suitable food is sold.’


Mr Camire said: ‘As community groups host sausage sizzles at our stores for fundraising and charitable purposes, it's our understanding they're exempt from the new safety standards scheduled to come into effect later this year.’

Bunnings has also provided community groups with guidelines for their sausage sizzles to meet food handling requirements set by local councils.

‘The detail can vary depending on their location, but in general, this covers the safe handling and preparation of food,’ Mr Camire noted.

New Food Safety Laws in Australia and New Zealand

The FSANZ is introducing these laws with the goal of enhancing food service across the region, creating a safer, more informed, and professional food industry.


The laws, set to take effect in December 2023, mandate that anyone involved in the food service, catering, and retail sectors must complete an online training course in handling food.

This ensures that food safety measures are maintained at the highest standards, reducing the odds of foodborne illnesses. It also encourages everyone who handles food to follow standardised safety measures and hygiene practices.


The aim is to make food serving and purchase a reliable and safe experience for every consumer.

In terms of the online training, it would cover safe food handling practices, temperature control, kitchen hygiene, allergen management and more. This would set out a complete framework for anyone in the food service industry.

Key Takeaways

  • Bunnings has assured customers its beloved sausage sizzles will continue despite new food safety laws.
  • Food Standards Australia and New Zealand are introducing new requirements for people in the food service sector to undergo online training, sparking concerns for the future of Bunnings sausage sizzles.
  • Director of Store Operations at Bunnings, Ben Camire, confirmed the sausage sizzles will continue their 20-year tradition at stores and are exempt from the new safety standards.
  • The new Food Standards code includes an exemption for charity fundraising events, meaning Bunnings' sausage sizzles can continue as long as safe and suitable food is sold.

What do you think of this story, members? Do you frequent Bunnings sausage sizzle events? Share your experience in the comments below!
Control....... big brother is here
 
Had lots of sausages and steak sangas served to me by overweight and grubby old guys since the 1960's. And yes, surprise surprise, snags are not very healthy.

I'm still here - haven't we become a precious, no risk race?
 
Just another micro management by our loving overlords my friends... "I want to break free" song comes to mind... tudoring off to the tune now playing in my head
 
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Wouldn't hurt if bunnings had a basic food safety memo for those running the stall. Maybe a reminder for those serving not to use their tissue with their glove on. Yes, I have seen it.
At the same time, they need to do food safety training in their own cafe. Staff members just walk off the floor and go and serve themselves. Really not appropriate in Food safety Standards.
Where on earth is Veggiepatch when you need him/her.
 
Wouldn't hurt if bunnings had a basic food safety memo for those running the stall. Maybe a reminder for those serving not to use their tissue with their glove on. Yes, I have seen it.
At the same time, they need to do food safety training in their own cafe. Staff members just walk off the floor and go and serve themselves. Really not appropriate in Food safety Standards.
Where on earth is Veggiepatch when you need him/her.
I'm here, lurking in your worst dreams!
 
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