Food safety
specialists
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experts in
compliance
About
At Rulethirteen we provide food safety consulting services, training, food safety culture advice, and we specialise in food safety audits.
Rulethirteen is predominantly a food safety consulting business, though we do also undertake work in the non-food space. We work with large and small companies, including some of Australia’s largest national retailers to develop policies and processes to meet legislation, quality or responsible sourcing programs.
We also undertake audits that are usually at the more specialised end – such as targeted or ‘trouble-shooting’ style audits, often used to confirm or get to the bottom of issues.
Rulethirteen also has embedded staff within some of Australia’s largest food and grocery, developing documentation and resources to assist the retailers in controlling food safety, quality and responsible sourcing initiatives.
We work with manufacturers and suppliers on how to meet the retailer and legislated requirements, and this work can range from in factory audits, process controls to recipe formulations, product testing and label compliance reviews.
We take the
complex and
make it
Simple
Food Safety Consulting
We know your project matters to you, and you need the right people for the task. We can tackle the tricky jobs and have the foresight to deliver what you need.
Why You Should Partner with Rulethirteen
When choosing a company to work with you, you can be sure that Rulethirteen will fit in with your own Sustainable Business Strategies, including:
Australian owned
We carry WorkSafe insurance in each State we operate.
We carry $20M in Professional Indemnity insurance cover to give you peace of mind.
17 employees across Vic, NSW, SA and WA, with coverage available elsewhere.
End to end food manufacturing and retails support, from new product development, food safety advice, food safety auditing, specification development and review, artwork review through to assistance with recall, withdrawal and issue investigation.
We Are Fair with Our Fees
We will only ever charge for the work we have actually performed – there are no additional cover charges for public holidays, sick days and so-on.
We pass costs such as travel and accommodation on at cost, without overhead.
We offset our travel to carbon zero.
We seek out and support locally based suppliers to support our business – so out=r web development, graphic design and printing are all conducted by Melbourne based small businesses, and our policy is to pay their invoices the same day we receive them.
We Document Food Safety Programs
Your food safety system should suit your business, identify risks and develop controls suited to your specific business. No more generic templates that don’t have enough detail for your team to take things seriously. Rulethirteen will work with you to develop a Food Safety Program that you can actually understand, use, and know how to update and keep relevant for the future.
We Undertake Product & Process Validation
Our Product Technologists can assist you to develop product or process validation trials to assist you with backing up your controls with scientific evidence to demonstrate that your controls are effective.
We Provide Expert Opinions
Navigating your way through the maze of regulations, product label requirements, and competing supplier demands can be a challenge. Rulethirteen can assist by conducting the research for you and providing you with an Expert Opinion to help guide you and defend your decisions.
We Provide Embedded Expertise
Rulethirteen team members can stand in and become a temporary yet valued member of your team.
Rulethirteen is an Employer of Choice
Two-third majority of employees are women.
Substantially employs and respects employee diversity.
Zero gender pay gap.
Support employees through leadership training and ways of working to support families.
All staff are paid above Award.
Employee Superannuation is paid every month and encourage additional employee contributions.
Employees have access to our Accountants for advice at no charge.
Employees have personal development “laser coaching” at any time at no charge.
Investing in Tomorrow
Rulethirteen is a founding member of the AIFST Food Safety Auditor Internship Program. aiming to bring new food safety auditors, energy and approaches to a mature industry.
We are also a supporter of employing our own junior food safety professionals and graduates, supervising, mentoring and ensuring they learn from our best and ensuring food safety skills are retained in the industry as it changes and grows.
Audit Services
Our audit services are the cornerstone of our food safety compliance and improvement work. Audits help to confirm what is working well, what is not working well and needs attention, and the opportunities for improving the food safety operations of your business.
Internal Audits
Internal audits help confirm that the operations within your business are working as planned. Often compliance needs to be demonstrated against a third party or customer standard, and requires resources and expertise to conduct effective audits. We can assist you to get on and run your operations, which is what you do best, while we undertake the audits, which is what we do best.
Supplier Management Audits
Supplier audits help confirm that the operations of your suppliers are in place as agreed, and that you fully understand the levels of risk or compliance your suppliers pose.
Food Product Verification Audits
Product Verification audits help confirm that products are being produced to the product specification, including the use of the correct quantities, types and brands of raw materials, and that finished product labelling is correct. Product Verification Audits are particularly useful to conduct on a regular basis, to ensure ingredients have not changed, that Country of Origin Statements are still correct, and that recipe formulations, characterising ingredients, ingredient lists and Nutrition Information panels remain correct.
Heavily grounded in science, data and expertise.
We are the problem solvers.
Food Safety Training
We have years of experience delivering training that works.
We work across the breadth of the food industry, from on farm through to complex manufacturing and pride ourselves on meeting our client’s needs.
Available Courses
Several of our courses are Accredited under the Training Provider & Examiner Certification Scheme (TPECS) through Exemplar Global, meaning that your training and competence will be recognised across the industry.
HACCP – Understanding and Implementing
(TPECS Certified)
HACCP Refresher
(TPECS Certified)
Auditing Quality and Food Safety
(TPECS Certified)
Microbiology for Non-Microbiologists
Food Safety Leadership and Culture
Food Safety Due Diligence and Liability
Customised Courses
Plain English Allergen Labelling (PEAL)
HACCP – Understanding and Implementing
(TPECS Certified)
$00 AUD inc GST
Course Details
Meeting the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) food safety and quality requirements of the recognised standards (SQF, BRC, and Retailer’s own Standards (such as WQA, CFMSR, etc.). This course uses a practical approach to understanding HACCP and how to implement it. We teach HACCP by choosing examples specific to the industry in which you work, ensuring you have the knowledge and confidence to lead or participate in a HACCP team, and to create or update your HACCP Plan when things change. TPECS recognised
Outcome
Certificate of Attainment following learned demonstration of skills developed during the course. A sound understanding of how to write a HACCP based food safety program.
Recognised prior learning is available. Please contact us on 1300 785 365 or info@rulethirteen.com to discuss
HACCP Refresher
(TPECS Certified)
$00 AUD inc GST
Course Details
Meeting all the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Refresher training requirements of the recognised standards (SQF, BRC, and Retailer’s own Standards (such as WQA, CFMSR, etc.). This course updates HACCP Teams and HACCP Team Leaders on the current international trends in HACCP including application, verification and validation.
Outcome:
Certificate of Attainment meeting customer HACCP refresher requirements. The skills and knowledge to assess HACCP plans, validation and verification programs and update them to ensure they are appropriate to control the risk.
Recognised prior learning is available. Please contact us on 1300 785 365 or info@rulethirteen.com to discuss.
Auditing Quality and Food Safety
(TPECS Certified)
$00 AUD inc GST
Course Details
This course will teach you how to develop internal auditing tools, identify risks and record internal audit reports, including corrective and preventative actions.
Outcome:
TPECS recognised Certificate of Attainment following learned demonstration of skills developed during the course. A sound understanding of how to develop, conduct and document internal audits.
Recognised prior learning is available. Please contact us on 1300 785 365 or info@rulethirteen.com to discuss.
Microbiology for Non-Microbiologists
$00 AUD inc GST
Course Details
This is an introductory course to microbiology, discussing the good, bad and ugly microorganisms and the food types, equipment and circumstances that can lead to them becoming a food safety hazard. We discuss how to take samples, testing types and acceptable levels, and how to interpret microbiological test results.
Outcome:
Certificate of Recognition. The skills and knowledge to implement a microbiological testing program in the food industry.
Food Safety Leadership and Culture
$00 AUD inc GST
Course Details
Food Safety Leadership and Culture is an essential element in strong, customer focused food safety outcomes. This short course touches on visible and tangible elements of establishing a food safety culture where management and operational teams are “on the same page” and food safety becomes a normal part of every day.
Food Safety Due Diligence and Liability
$00 AUD inc GST
Course Details
This short training session uses specific and personal food safety examples including step by step breakdowns to their ultimate disastrous conclusions. We break down the application of the Food Acts, including penalties and prosecutions. We look at who is liable and at what cost. This course delivers a personal and legal understanding of the importance of food safety and quality.
Customised Courses
$00
Course Details
We can tailor any of our existing courses, or create new training to suit your specific needs. We can work with all areas of your business to create customised courses including specific workshop activities using your own processes and procedures. We believe people have a fundamental need to understand the ‘why’ so they can implement the ‘how’.
Examples include:
• Food Safety Leadership and Culture
• Understanding food legislation (including food and allergen labelling)
• Hazards associated with your products and how best to control them
• Good Hygiene Practices (GHP)
• Food microbiology – knowing how to put together effective test methods
• Allergen Management
• Principles and methods of High Care food manufacture segregation
Plain English Allergen Labelling (PEAL)
$00 AUD inc GST
Course Details
Course Details
A comprehensive review of the Food Standards Code Plain English Allergen Labelling (PEAL), with practical explanations and examples. Sessions are limited to numbers of 20 to encourage questions and interaction throughout.
Course Outcomes
An sound understanding of PEAL legislation, how to apply it and when.
MOBIÖM Audit Software
MOBIÖM is a full Audit Management suite of software developed by Rulethirteen auditors. MOBIÖM manages many of the tedious audit tasks, and provides useful tools such as an iOS and Android App to streamline audits and ensure the audit is easily completed whilst on the go.
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MOBIÖM is beyond a simple checklist app, and allows you to schedule audits, match auditor qualifications to the task being audited, manages audit activities through workflows, and provides facilities for detailed reports and trend analysis of issues and compliance. MOBIÖM is a solution suited to any size of organisation, from internal audits o supplier audits, even independent or ‘third party’ audits such as those undertaken by certification bodies.
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You can run the MOBIÖM Audit Management System yourself, or Rulethirteen can assist you in customising it to your needs and training your team on how to maximise the benefits of your audits whilst making the activity as efficient as possible.
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MOBIÖM is cloud hosted and allows all types of audits to be completed, from quality and food safety management system audits, to Workplace Health and Safety inspections, Environmental Compliance audits and so on. In fact, MOBIÖM is so powerful and flexible, it allows more than one type of audit checklist to be completed at the same time, reducing duplication and improving efficiency. Best of all, the auditing app works on or offline, so you never need worry about losing a wifi or mobile signal again.