Division 2Primary production of eggs

Division 2 – Primary production of eggs

3 General food safety management

(1) An egg producer must systematically examine all of its production operations to identify potential hazards and implement control measures to address those hazards.

(2) An egg producer must also have evidence to show that a systematic examination has been undertaken and that control measures for those identified hazards have been implemented.

(3) An egg producer must operate according to a food safety management statement that sets out how the requirements of this Division are to be or are being complied with.

4 Inputs

An egg producer must take all reasonable measures to ensure inputs do not make the eggs unsafe or unsuitable.

Note: Editorial note:

Note: See the definitions of ‘safe’ and ‘suitable’ in Standard 3.1.1.

Note: See the definition of ‘inputs’ in Standard 4.1.1 which includes feed, water and chemicals used in or in connection with the primary production activity.

5 Waste disposal

(1) An egg producer must store, handle or dispose of waste in a manner that will not make the egg unsafe or unsuitable.

(2) For subclause (1), waste includes sewage, waste water, used litter, dead birds, garbage and eggs which the proprietor, supervisor or employee of the egg producer knows, ought to reasonably know or to reasonably suspect, are unsafe or unsuitable.

6 Health and hygiene requirements

(1) A person involved in egg production must exercise personal hygiene and health practices that do not make the eggs unsafe or unsuitable.

(2) An egg producer must take all reasonable measures to ensure that personnel and visitors exercise personal hygiene and health practices that do not make the eggs unsafe or unsuitable.

7 Skills and knowledge

An egg producer must ensure that a person who engages in or supervises the primary production of eggs has –

(a) skills in food safety and food hygiene; and
(b) knowledge of food safety and food hygiene matters;

commensurate with their work.

8 Design, construction and maintenance of premises, equipment and transportation vehicles

An egg producer must –

(a) ensure that premises, equipment and transportation vehicles are designed and constructed in a way that minimises the contamination of the eggs, allows for effective cleaning and sanitisation, and minimises the harbourage of pests and vermin; and
(b) keep premises, equipment and transportation vehicles effectively cleaned, sanitised and in good repair to ensure the eggs are not made unsafe or unsuitable.