South Australian Current Regulations

PRIMARY PRODUCE (FOOD SAFETY SCHEMES) (SEAFOOD) REGULATIONS 2017 - REG 8

8—Obligation to have approved food safety arrangement

        (1)         An accredited producer must have a food safety arrangement approved by the Minister for bivalve mollusc production activities.

        (2)         The food safety arrangement must—

            (a)         comply with the requirements for a documented food safety management system set out in Division 3 of Standard 4.2.1; and

            (b)         be designed to ensure compliance by the producer with regulation 9; and

            (c)         be designed to ensure that the producer meets his or her obligations under the Food Act 2001 relating to ensuring that food for sale is both safe and suitable for human consumption.

        (3)         An accredited producer who farms bivalve molluscs under an aquaculture licence need not have a food safety arrangement approved by the Minister in relation to those farming activities if all bivalve molluscs farmed by the producer are moved to the licence area of another accredited producer who farms bivalve molluscs under an aquaculture licence for further development prior to the molluscs being harvested for sale.