Rutherford offers a cost effective and comprehensive range of food safety and training SOLUTIONS to effectively reduce food safety risks in the daily operation of a food business.

Qualifications held by Rutherford staff include:

• Bachelor of Applied Science (Food Technology)

• Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training

These formal qualifications are held along with the completion of a range of professional development courses.

Rutherford staff also maintain professional memberships to ensure the information and methodologies used are current and meet best practice requirements.

Current memberships include:

• The Austrailian Institute of Food Science and Technology (AIFST)

• The Austrailian Association of Food Protection (AAFP)

• The Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists & Managers, Australia (APESMA)

Over the years Rutherford has worked with both small and large organisations within the private, public and industrial sectors, providing expertise in many areas.

The team has been particularly successful in:

• the design and facilitation of food safety tools and food science related activities in a range of food settings

• the design, and support of implementation, of quality and risk management systems (including HACCP based Food Safety Plans)

• the development and delivery of training (accredited and non-accredited) to support these food safety related activities

• successful delivery of customised training programs in a range of food settings (aged care, food processing, etc.)