117Plant products business to undertake analyses

117 Plant products business to undertake analyses

117 Plant products business to undertake analyses

(1) The holder of a licence authorising the operation of a plant products business must, at the holder’s own expense, ensure the following are analysed in accordance with this section—

(a) samples of plant products that are handled by the plant products business authorised by the licence and are required by the NSW Food Safety Schemes Manual to be analysed,

(b) samples of seed used for sprouting,

(c) samples of spent irrigation water that has been used for seed sprouting,

(d) samples of water that—

(i) has not been supplied through a reticulated water system, and

(ii) is used in connection with the production and processing of plant products by the business.

Maximum penalty—25 penalty units.

(2) 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 (3)—as required by the notice,

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

(3) 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.