108Meat businesses to undertake analyses

108 Meat businesses to undertake analyses

108 Meat businesses to undertake analyses

(1) The holder of a licence authorising the operation of an abattoir must, at the holder’s own expense, ensure samples of water that has not been supplied through a reticulated water system and is used in connection with the operation of the abattoir are analysed in accordance with this section.

Maximum penalty—25 penalty units.

(2) The holder of a licence authorising the operation of a meat processing plant must, at the holder’s own expense, ensure samples of meat and meat products that are handled by the meat business in the processing plant and required by the NSW Food Safety Schemes Manual to be analysed are analysed in accordance with this section.

Maximum penalty—25 penalty units.

(3) The holder of a licence authorising the operation of meat retail premises must, at the holder’s own expense, ensure samples of ready to eat meat products that are handled by the meat business in the premises and required by the NSW Food Safety Schemes Manual to be analysed are analysed in accordance with this section.

Maximum penalty—25 penalty units.

(4) The holder of a licence authorising the operation of a rendering plant must, at the holder’s own expense, ensure samples of rendered animal by-products that are handled by the meat business in the rendering plant are analysed in accordance with this section.

Maximum penalty—25 penalty units.

(5) An analysis for this section must be carried out at the following frequencies—

(a) if a notice is served on the holder of the licence under subsection (6)—as required by the notice,

(b) otherwise—as required by the NSW Food Safety Schemes Manual.

(6) The Food Authority may, by written notice given to the holder of a licence, do either or both of the following—

(a) specify the frequency at which analyses must be carried out for this section,

(b) set out the standards required to be met for the samples being analysed.