sec.164Labelling pet meat and pet meat products

sec.164 Labelling pet meat and pet meat products

An accreditation holder who prepackages pet meat or a pet meat product must ensure the meat or product is labelled with the following before or during packaging— the holder’s name or number; the use-by date or batch number of the meat or product; the weight of the meat or product; the ingredients of the meat or product; the requirements for storage of the meat or product; A package of pet meat is labelled ‘Keep frozen’. the statement ‘Animal food—Not for human consumption’ or ‘Pet food—Not for human consumption’; if the meat or product is packaged for retail sale— the list of ingredients; and graphics showing the type of animal for which the meat or product is intended. The packaging on a pet meat product has a drawing of a dog to show the product is intended to be consumed by a dog. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. For subsection (1) (f) , the statement must be— in Arial, Times New Roman or similar typeface of at least 3mm in height; and in a colour contrasting distinctly with the background colour of the label or packaging; and conspicuous to a person looking at the label. (sec.164-ssec.1) An accreditation holder who prepackages pet meat or a pet meat product must ensure the meat or product is labelled with the following before or during packaging— the holder’s name or number; the use-by date or batch number of the meat or product; the weight of the meat or product; the ingredients of the meat or product; the requirements for storage of the meat or product; A package of pet meat is labelled ‘Keep frozen’. the statement ‘Animal food—Not for human consumption’ or ‘Pet food—Not for human consumption’; if the meat or product is packaged for retail sale— the list of ingredients; and graphics showing the type of animal for which the meat or product is intended. The packaging on a pet meat product has a drawing of a dog to show the product is intended to be consumed by a dog. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.164-ssec.2) For subsection (1) (f) , the statement must be— in Arial, Times New Roman or similar typeface of at least 3mm in height; and in a colour contrasting distinctly with the background colour of the label or packaging; and conspicuous to a person looking at the label.

• (a) the holder’s name or number;
• (b) the use-by date or batch number of the meat or product;
• (c) the weight of the meat or product;
• (d) the ingredients of the meat or product;
• (e) the requirements for storage of the meat or product; Example for paragraph (e) — A package of pet meat is labelled ‘Keep frozen’.
• (f) the statement ‘Animal food—Not for human consumption’ or ‘Pet food—Not for human consumption’;
• (g) if the meat or product is packaged for retail sale— (i) the list of ingredients; and (ii) graphics showing the type of animal for which the meat or product is intended. Example for subparagraph (ii) — The packaging on a pet meat product has a drawing of a dog to show the product is intended to be consumed by a dog.