172Egg businesses to undertake analyses

172 Egg businesses to undertake analyses

172 Egg businesses to undertake analyses

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

(a) eggs, egg products and blended egg product mixtures—

(i) handled by the business, and

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

(b) water that has not been supplied through a reticulated water system and is used by the business in connection with the following—

(i) the production of eggs,

(ii) the processing of eggs, egg products or blended egg product mixtures,

(c) for an egg business that is primary food production and to which Schedule 8 applies—

(i) each individual shed where poultry are kept, and

(ii) each individual poultry housing area.

Maximum penalty—25 penalty units.

(2) An analysis for this section must be carried out at the frequency—

(a) if a notice is given to the holder of the licence under subsection (3)—required by the notice, or

(b) otherwise—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 eggs, egg products, blended egg product mixtures or water being analysed.