131Seafood businesses to undertake analyses

131 Seafood businesses to undertake analyses

131 Seafood businesses to undertake analyses

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

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

(b) samples of shellfish handled by the seafood business authorised by the licence and required by the NSW Shellfish Industry Manual to be analysed,

(c) samples of the environments in which seafood handled by the seafood business authorised by the licence is grown and harvested, which are samples required by the NSW Shellfish Industry Manual to be analysed,

(d) samples of water that—

(i) has not been supplied through a reticulated water system and is used in connection with the production and processing of seafood by the business, and

(ii) is required by NSW Food Safety Schemes Manual to be analysed,

(e) samples of water used for the wet storage of shellfish and required by the NSW Shellfish Industry Manual to be analysed,

(f) samples of water used for the depuration of shellfish and required by the NSW Shellfish Industry Manual to be analysed.

Maximum penalty—25 penalty units.

(2) An analysis for this section of samples of the following must be carried out at the frequency required by the NSW Shellfish Industry Manual—

(a) shellfish,

(b) the environments in which seafood is grown and harvested,

(c) water used for the wet storage of shellfish,

(d) water used for the depuration of shellfish.

(3) An analysis for this section not referred to in subsection (2) must be carried out at the following frequencies—

(a) if a notice is served on the holder of the licence under subsection (4)—as required by the notice,

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