Food Act 2006
sec.48Meaning of licensable food business
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sec.48 Meaning of licensable food business
Licensable food business means a food business that— involves the manufacture of food; or is carried on by an entity other than a non-profit organisation and involves the sale of unpackaged food by retail; or a restaurant or delicatessen a catering business a takeaway pizza shop a motel supplying meals with accommodation a food business that involves selling hamburgers from a motor vehicle or unpackaged food from a food vending machine is carried on by a non-profit organisation and involves the sale, on at least 12 days each financial year, of meals prepared by the organisation at a particular place. a restaurant, open daily to the public, operated by a sporting club to raise revenue for the club a non-profit organisation preparing and selling meals to homeless persons at a homeless persons’ hostel the preparation of meals by Meals on Wheels However, a licensable food business does not include a food business that consists only of 1 or more of the following— the production of primary produce under an accreditation granted under the Food Production (Safety) Act 2000 , part 5 ; the sale of unpackaged snack food; the sale of whole fruit or vegetables; the sale of seeds, spices, dried herbs, tea leaves, coffee beans or ground coffee; the grinding of coffee beans; the sale of drinks (other than fruit or vegetable juice processed at the place of sale) including, for example, tea, coffee, soft drinks and alcoholic drinks; the sale of ice including flavoured ice; the sale of meals by a non-profit organisation if— the meal consists only of fruit, cereal, toast, or similar food; or the consumer of the meal helps to prepare it; the sale of meals by a non-profit organisation that— are pre-prepared by an entity other than the organisation; and are stored and heated or otherwise prepared by the organisation in accordance with directions of the meal’s manufacturer; the sale of a frozen meal, at the canteen of an independent school, after the meal is microwaved in accordance with instructions on the meal’s packaging the sale by a non-profit organisation of a meal prepared as part of an educational or training activity conducted by the organisation involving food preparation, hospitality or catering; the sale of other food prescribed under a regulation. In this section— snack food means any of the following food that is not potentially hazardous food— biscuits or cakes; confectionery, corn chips, potato chips or nuts; dried or glazed fruit; other food prescribed under a regulation. s 48 amd 2011 No. 41 s 6 (sec.48-ssec.1) Licensable food business means a food business that— involves the manufacture of food; or is carried on by an entity other than a non-profit organisation and involves the sale of unpackaged food by retail; or a restaurant or delicatessen a catering business a takeaway pizza shop a motel supplying meals with accommodation a food business that involves selling hamburgers from a motor vehicle or unpackaged food from a food vending machine is carried on by a non-profit organisation and involves the sale, on at least 12 days each financial year, of meals prepared by the organisation at a particular place. a restaurant, open daily to the public, operated by a sporting club to raise revenue for the club a non-profit organisation preparing and selling meals to homeless persons at a homeless persons’ hostel the preparation of meals by Meals on Wheels (sec.48-ssec.2) However, a licensable food business does not include a food business that consists only of 1 or more of the following— the production of primary produce under an accreditation granted under the Food Production (Safety) Act 2000 , part 5 ; the sale of unpackaged snack food; the sale of whole fruit or vegetables; the sale of seeds, spices, dried herbs, tea leaves, coffee beans or ground coffee; the grinding of coffee beans; the sale of drinks (other than fruit or vegetable juice processed at the place of sale) including, for example, tea, coffee, soft drinks and alcoholic drinks; the sale of ice including flavoured ice; the sale of meals by a non-profit organisation if— the meal consists only of fruit, cereal, toast, or similar food; or the consumer of the meal helps to prepare it; the sale of meals by a non-profit organisation that— are pre-prepared by an entity other than the organisation; and are stored and heated or otherwise prepared by the organisation in accordance with directions of the meal’s manufacturer; the sale of a frozen meal, at the canteen of an independent school, after the meal is microwaved in accordance with instructions on the meal’s packaging the sale by a non-profit organisation of a meal prepared as part of an educational or training activity conducted by the organisation involving food preparation, hospitality or catering; the sale of other food prescribed under a regulation. (sec.48-ssec.3) In this section— snack food means any of the following food that is not potentially hazardous food— biscuits or cakes; confectionery, corn chips, potato chips or nuts; dried or glazed fruit; other food prescribed under a regulation.