Food Act 2004
100Grounds for issuing improvement notice
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100 Grounds for issuing improvement notice An authorised officer may issue an improvement notice to the proprietor of a food business if the authorised officer believes, on reasonable grounds, that: (a) premises, equipment or a food transport vehicle used by the food business in connection with the handling of food intended for sale is in an unclean or insanitary condition or is otherwise unfit for the purpose for which it is designed or intended to be used; or (b) premises, equipment or a food transport vehicle used in connection with handling food intended for sale does not comply with the Food Safety Standards; or (c) the food safety program for the food business is not being implemented adequately in relation to premises or a food transport vehicle used by the food business in connection with handling food intended for sale; or (d) the Food Standards Code is being contravened in relation to handling food intended for sale on premises or in a food transport vehicle used by the food business; or (e) if the food business is a community store – a condition on the registration of the food business that relates to food security is being contravened. Notes for paragraph (e)