3Interpretation

3 Interpretation

In these regulations –

accredited egg producer means an egg producer that is an accredited producer;

Act means the Primary Produce Safety Act 2011 ;

approved egg food safety program means a food safety program in respect of egg or egg product that is an approved food safety program;

egg business means a primary produce business, or a proposed primary produce business, that consists, in whole or in part, of egg production or egg processing, either alone or in combination, other than home egg production;

egg food safety scheme – see regulation 6 ;

egg-laying bird means a female bird that has reached a stage of growth where the bird is capable of laying eggs;

egg processing means –

(a) pulping, separating, grading, packing, washing, candling, assessing for cracks or oiling eggs that are intended for supply to an egg business or food business; and

(b) treating, through pasteurisation or other similar processes, egg product that is intended for supply to an egg business or food business; and

(c) storing or transporting egg or egg product when undertaken as a result of an activity specified in paragraph (a) or (b) ;

egg producer means a producer who engages in, or is proposing to engage in, egg production or egg processing, either alone or in combination;

egg product means the content of an egg, in part or in whole, in liquid, frozen or dried form;

egg production means the collection of eggs –