These Regulations, consisting of 21 sections divided into three Parts and completed by two Schedules, implement the Primary Produce Safety Act 2011 by establishing Seed Sprout Food Safety Scheme. In any document, a reference to the seed sprout food safety scheme is taken to be a reference to Part 2. Any of the following activities undertaken to supply seeds or seed sprouts to a or sprout food business, within the meaning of the Food Act 2003: a) the decontamination of seed or seed sprouts by a process of using a controlled environment to reduce the level of pathogenic organisms that may be present in the seed or seed sprouts; b) the soaking of seed; c) the germination or growth of seed; d) the harvest of seed sprouts; e) the washing, drying or packing of seed sprouts. The Seed sprout food safety scheme applies to: a) all primary produce comprised, in whole or in part, of seed sprouts; and b) all primary production activities involving the primary production of seed sprouts. It is mandatory to comply with the seed sprout food safety scheme for: a) person who supplies primary produce to which this seed sprout food safety scheme applies; b) person who engages in, or proposes to engage in, a primary production activity to which this seed sprout food safety scheme applies.
Australia · 2014-02-03