Food Production (Safety) Regulation 2014
sec.139Further processing of meat and pet meat
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sec.139 Further processing of meat and pet meat
An accreditation holder who further processes meat or pet meat to produce ready-to-eat meat or a pet meat product must ensure the processing— destroys pathogens; or reduces pathogenic growth to a level that does not affect the acceptability of the meat or product. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. In this section— further processing means processing other than cooling that extends the shelf life of the meat. making ready-to-eat meat modified atmosphere packaging (sec.139-ssec.1) An accreditation holder who further processes meat or pet meat to produce ready-to-eat meat or a pet meat product must ensure the processing— destroys pathogens; or reduces pathogenic growth to a level that does not affect the acceptability of the meat or product. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.139-ssec.2) In this section— further processing means processing other than cooling that extends the shelf life of the meat. making ready-to-eat meat modified atmosphere packaging
- (a) destroys pathogens; or
- (b) reduces pathogenic growth to a level that does not affect the acceptability of the meat or product.
- • making ready-to-eat meat
- • modified atmosphere packaging