17Unpackaged meat, fish, fruit and vegetables

17 Unpackaged meat, fish, fruit and vegetables

This section applies to food for retail sale that:

is any of the following:

fish, including fish that has been mixed or coated with 1 or more other foods;
pork;
beef;
veal;
lamb;
hogget;
mutton;
chicken;
fruit and vegetables;
a mix of any of the above foods; and

is displayed for sale other than in a package.

Food grown, produced or made in Australia

If provisions in Division 3 apply to the food, the food must bear a label, or have labelling that accompanies it or is displayed in connection with its sale that meets the requirements of those provisions.

Food not grown, produced or made in Australia

If provisions in Division 3 do not apply to the food, the food must bear a label, or have labelling that accompanies it or is displayed in connection with its sale, that:

identifies the country of origin of the food; or
if the food is from more than one country—indicates that the food is of multiple origins or that it is comprised of imported ingredients.

Note: Subsection 28(4) describes requirements for labels displayed in connection with food.

Mixed bins of single ingredient foods

Despite subsection (2) and Division 3, if a single ingredient food is displayed for sale in a mixed bin that contains both Australian and imported items, the food complies with this section if labelling that is displayed in connection with its sale indicates that fact.

Note: If the seller chooses to rely on labels on individual items, each label will need to comply with subsection (2) or (3), as appropriate.

Interpretation

A reference to a food listed in paragraph (1)(a) includes a reference to a food that has been:

cut, filleted, sliced, minced or diced; or
pickled, cured, dried, smoked, frozen or preserved by other means; or
marinated; or
cooked.