56Processing of dairy products

56 Processing of dairy products

56 Processing of dairy products

(1) A person must not sell, including sell by retail, a dairy product for human consumption unless—

(a) for raw milk cheese—the person has complied with the Food Standards Code, Standard 4.2.4, clauses 31–35, or

(b) otherwise—the dairy product has been processed in accordance with the processing requirements specified in the Food Standards Code, Standard 4.2.4, clauses 15 and 16.

(2) This section does not apply—

(a) to a dairy primary production business for the sale of milk or cream by the dairy primary production business to a dairy processing business, or

(b) to a dairy processing business for the sale of a dairy product by the dairy processing business to another dairy processing business, or

(c) to goat’s milk, if—

(i) the milk has been produced in compliance with a food safety program, and

(ii) for unpasteurised goat’s milk—the milk bears a label that includes an advisory statement in accordance with the Food Standards Code, Standard 1.2.3, clause 2.