Food Regulation 2026
sec.6Food businesses for which accredited food safety program required— Act , s 99
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sec.6 Food businesses for which accredited food safety program required— Act , s 99
For section 99 (1) (e) (ii) of the Act , the following food businesses are prescribed— a relevant facility that processes potentially hazardous food for at least 6 persons in the facility’s care at a time; a residential care home or childcare centre that prepares meals for persons in its care a relevant facility that serves potentially hazardous food to at least 6 persons in the facility’s care at a time; a residential care home that serves meals, prepared by an off-site supplier, to persons in its care a ready-for-consumption food business processing ready-for-consumption food that— includes potentially hazardous food; and is for service to at least 6 persons at a time; a cook-chill facility that processes food for service to patients in a private hospital a food business whose principal activity is processing ready-for-consumption food that— includes potentially hazardous food; and is prepared for at least 6 persons at a time; and is for delivery by a delivered meals organisation. a Meals on Wheels branch that cooks meals for delivery
- (a) a relevant facility that processes potentially hazardous food for at least 6 persons in the facility’s care at a time; Example— a residential care home or childcare centre that prepares meals for persons in its care
- (b) a relevant facility that serves potentially hazardous food to at least 6 persons in the facility’s care at a time; Example— a residential care home that serves meals, prepared by an off-site supplier, to persons in its care
- (c) a ready-for-consumption food business processing ready-for-consumption food that— (i) includes potentially hazardous food; and (ii) is for service to at least 6 persons at a time; Example— a cook-chill facility that processes food for service to patients in a private hospital
- (i) includes potentially hazardous food; and
- (ii) is for service to at least 6 persons at a time;
- (d) a food business whose principal activity is processing ready-for-consumption food that— (i) includes potentially hazardous food; and (ii) is prepared for at least 6 persons at a time; and (iii) is for delivery by a delivered meals organisation. Example— a Meals on Wheels branch that cooks meals for delivery
- (i) includes potentially hazardous food; and
- (ii) is prepared for at least 6 persons at a time; and
- (iii) is for delivery by a delivered meals organisation.
- (i) includes potentially hazardous food; and
- (ii) is for service to at least 6 persons at a time;
- (i) includes potentially hazardous food; and
- (ii) is prepared for at least 6 persons at a time; and