Food Production (Safety) Act 2000
sec.40Contents of food safety schemes
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sec.40 Contents of food safety schemes
A food safety scheme must state the following— the primary produce to which the scheme applies; who must be accredited under the scheme and who must comply with the scheme; who must prepare and maintain a food safety program under the scheme; the aspects of the production of primary produce to which the scheme applies; the auditing requirements under the scheme. Without limiting subsection (1) , a food safety scheme may— state whether a person may engage in the production of primary produce to which the scheme applies without an approved food safety program; and identify a standard about food safety applying to an industry to which the scheme relates, including, for example, a standard about food hygiene practices, training for safe food handling and operating procedures for plant and equipment used in the industry. (sec.40-ssec.1) A food safety scheme must state the following— the primary produce to which the scheme applies; who must be accredited under the scheme and who must comply with the scheme; who must prepare and maintain a food safety program under the scheme; the aspects of the production of primary produce to which the scheme applies; the auditing requirements under the scheme. (sec.40-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , a food safety scheme may— state whether a person may engage in the production of primary produce to which the scheme applies without an approved food safety program; and identify a standard about food safety applying to an industry to which the scheme relates, including, for example, a standard about food hygiene practices, training for safe food handling and operating procedures for plant and equipment used in the industry.
- (a) the primary produce to which the scheme applies;
- (b) who must be accredited under the scheme and who must comply with the scheme;
- (c) who must prepare and maintain a food safety program under the scheme;
- (d) the aspects of the production of primary produce to which the scheme applies;
- (e) the auditing requirements under the scheme.
- (a) state whether a person may engage in the production of primary produce to which the scheme applies without an approved food safety program; and
- (b) identify a standard about food safety applying to an industry to which the scheme relates, including, for example, a standard about food hygiene practices, training for safe food handling and operating procedures for plant and equipment used in the industry.