169Eggs for sale to be free of chemical contaminants

169 Eggs for sale to be free of chemical contaminants

169 Eggs for sale to be free of chemical contaminants

(1) An egg producer must not sell eggs for human consumption that have been obtained from a bird that has been administered a veterinary chemical product, within the meaning of the Agvet Code, in contravention of the Stock Medicines Act 1989 or the Pesticides Act 1999 unless the Food Authority has given written approval of the sale of the eggs.

Maximum penalty—25 penalty units.

(2) The Food Authority must not give approval under subsection (1) unless the egg producer has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Food Authority that the eggs comply with the Food Standards Code, Standard 1.4.2.

(3) In this section—

Agvet Code means the provisions applying because of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (New South Wales) Act 1994, section 5.