Food Production (Safety) Regulation 2014
sec.177General food safety management
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sec.177 General food safety management
A poultry processor must— systematically examine all of the processor’s processing operations, at the frequency stated in the processor’s approved program or approved management statement, to— identify potential food safety hazards; and implement controls measures that are appropriate for managing the food safety hazards; and verify the effectiveness of the controls measures; and keep records or other evidence that demonstrate the processor has undertaken the systematic examination and implemented the control measures. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. The poultry processor must keep the record or evidence until whichever of the following happens last— the end of a use-by date of a poultry product that results from the processing; the completion of the compliance audit after the processing; 6 months after the record or evidence is made. (sec.177-ssec.1) A poultry processor must— systematically examine all of the processor’s processing operations, at the frequency stated in the processor’s approved program or approved management statement, to— identify potential food safety hazards; and implement controls measures that are appropriate for managing the food safety hazards; and verify the effectiveness of the controls measures; and keep records or other evidence that demonstrate the processor has undertaken the systematic examination and implemented the control measures. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. (sec.177-ssec.2) The poultry processor must keep the record or evidence until whichever of the following happens last— the end of a use-by date of a poultry product that results from the processing; the completion of the compliance audit after the processing; 6 months after the record or evidence is made.
- (a) systematically examine all of the processor’s processing operations, at the frequency stated in the processor’s approved program or approved management statement, to— (i) identify potential food safety hazards; and (ii) implement controls measures that are appropriate for managing the food safety hazards; and
- (i) identify potential food safety hazards; and
- (ii) implement controls measures that are appropriate for managing the food safety hazards; and
- (b) verify the effectiveness of the controls measures; and
- (c) keep records or other evidence that demonstrate the processor has undertaken the systematic examination and implemented the control measures.
- (i) identify potential food safety hazards; and
- (ii) implement controls measures that are appropriate for managing the food safety hazards; and
- (a) the end of a use-by date of a poultry product that results from the processing;
- (b) the completion of the compliance audit after the processing;