Food Production (Safety) Regulation 2014
sec.161Records to be kept about meat and ready-to-eat meat
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sec.161 Records to be kept about meat and ready-to-eat meat
An accreditation holder who processes meat or ready-to-eat meat for human consumption must keep records of the meat or ready-to-eat meat, containing the following— the name or number of an accreditation holder from whom the meat comes; for the batch in which the meat or ready-to-eat meat is processed— the number or other identification of the batch; and the name or number of the accreditation holder who processed the batch; and the day the batch is processed; and the name or number of any other accreditation holder from whom other meat or ready-to-eat meat in the batch is obtained; any other information that may be necessary to decide whether or not the meat or ready-to-eat meat should be recalled; the name and address of the person to whom the holder sent the meat or ready-to-eat meat after processing; the day the person sent the meat or ready-to-eat meat. However, if the person to whom the holder sent the meat or ready-to-eat meat after processing is the consumer of the meat or ready-to-eat meat, the holder is not required to keep a record of the details mentioned in subsection (1) (d) or (e) . (sec.161-ssec.1) An accreditation holder who processes meat or ready-to-eat meat for human consumption must keep records of the meat or ready-to-eat meat, containing the following— the name or number of an accreditation holder from whom the meat comes; for the batch in which the meat or ready-to-eat meat is processed— the number or other identification of the batch; and the name or number of the accreditation holder who processed the batch; and the day the batch is processed; and the name or number of any other accreditation holder from whom other meat or ready-to-eat meat in the batch is obtained; any other information that may be necessary to decide whether or not the meat or ready-to-eat meat should be recalled; the name and address of the person to whom the holder sent the meat or ready-to-eat meat after processing; the day the person sent the meat or ready-to-eat meat. (sec.161-ssec.2) However, if the person to whom the holder sent the meat or ready-to-eat meat after processing is the consumer of the meat or ready-to-eat meat, the holder is not required to keep a record of the details mentioned in subsection (1) (d) or (e) .
- (a) the name or number of an accreditation holder from whom the meat comes;
- (b) for the batch in which the meat or ready-to-eat meat is processed— (i) the number or other identification of the batch; and (ii) the name or number of the accreditation holder who processed the batch; and (iii) the day the batch is processed; and (iv) the name or number of any other accreditation holder from whom other meat or ready-to-eat meat in the batch is obtained;
- (i) the number or other identification of the batch; and
- (ii) the name or number of the accreditation holder who processed the batch; and