39Nature of emergency orders

39 Nature of emergency orders An emergency order may do 1 or more of the following: (a) require the publication of warnings, in a form approved by the Minister, that a food is unsafe; (b) prohibit the growing, raising, cultivation, picking, harvesting, collection or catching, from an area, of a food or other primary produce intended to be used for human consumption; (c) prohibit a food from being advertised or sold; (d) direct that a food consigned or distributed for sale or sold be recalled and state how, and the period within which, the recall is to be conducted;

(e) direct that a food or other primary produce intended to be used for human consumption be disposed of and state how the disposal is to be done; (f) prohibit absolutely the carrying on of an activity in relation to a food, or permit the carrying on of the activity in accordance with conditions stated in the order; (g) without limiting paragraph (f), impose conditions relating to the taking and analysis of samples of the food or of water, soil or anything else that is part of the environment in which the activity is carried on in relation to the food; (h) state methods of analysis (not inconsistent with any methods prescribed by the food standards code) of any samples required to be taken in accordance with the order. Note An order may be made in relation to a particular type of food (see Legislation Act, s 48).