Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code - Standard 4.2.1 - Primary Production and Processing Standard for Seafood (Australia Only)
Division 3Harvesting and other requirements for bivalve molluscs
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Division 3 – Harvesting and other requirements for bivalve molluscs
15 Interpretation
In this Division –
approved means approved by the Authority.
area means an area where bivalve molluscs are grown or harvested.
ASQAP Manual means the Australian Shellfish Quality Assurance Program Operations Manual.
Authority means the State, Territory or Commonwealth government agency or agencies having the legal authority to implement and enforce this Division.
batch means a quantity of bivalve molluscs harvested from a particular harvesting area (e.g. marine farm, lease or designated wild shellstock harvest area) and with the same harvest date
bivalve molluscs include cockles, clams, mussels, oysters, pipis and scallops intended for human consumption, but excludes scallops and pearl oysters, where the only part of the product consumed is the adductor muscle, and spat.
growing on means the process where juvenile bivalve molluscs are translocated to a classified area for a sufficient period to enable their development prior to sale.
relaying means the transfer of bivalve molluscs from one area to another for the reduction of contaminants in the bivalve molluscs.
spat means juvenile bivalve molluscs taken for the sole purpose of growing on.