Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00100:reg:8:p42
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00100
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 8 (pt 42/75)
Character Range: 172494–175281

person on whose behalf the meat or meat products were packed;
 (h) for packaged meat or meat products—the date of packaging;
 (i) for meat or meat products that contain 2 or more ingredients—a list of the ingredients (other than any processing aids) in descending order of ingoing weight;
 (j) the identity of the batch;
 (k) for meat or meat products other than shelf‑stable meat products—a statement indicating whether they should be kept chilled or frozen;
 (l) for canned meat or meat products:
 (i) the registration number allocated to the registered establishment where the canning was carried out, preceded by the letters "EX"; and
 (ii) the date of packaging (in code or in clear); and
 (iii) a description of the contents of the cans (in code or in clear).
Note 1: The trade description must be accurate (see section 8‑6). See also Division 3 of Part 2 of Chapter 8 of the Act for offences and civil penalty provisions in relation to false trade descriptions.
Note 2: The Australian Consumer Law (within the meaning of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010) contains prohibitions on engaging in conduct that is misleading or deceptive or is likely to mislead or deceive (see, for example, section 18 of that Law) and prohibitions on making false or misleading representations, including about the country of origin of goods (see, for example, sections 29 and 151 of that Law). Part 5‑3 of that Law provides defences that certain country of origin representations made about goods do not contravene section 18 (misleading or deceptive conduct) or paragraph 29(1)(a) or (k) or 151(1)(a) or (k) (false or misleading representations) of that Law. For further guidance on correctly describing the country of origin, see the ACCC website (https://www.accc.gov.au).
Note 3: Examples of types of animals for the purposes of paragraph (a) are cattle, bison and goats.
Note 4: For date of packaging, see section 1‑5.
 (4) For the purposes of paragraph (3)(e), the registration number must be clearly identifiable as being the registration number of the registered establishment referred to in that paragraph.

Requirements of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code
 (5) Prescribed meat and meat products must meet each applicable requirement for the labelling and naming of ingredients and compound ingredients specified in Standard 1.2.4 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.
Note: For Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code, see section 12 of the Act.

5‑22  Use of trade description "Grain Fed"
  The trade description "Grain Fed" must not be applied to prescribed meat or meat products unless:
 (a) the meat or meat products:
 (i) are derived from a beef carcase that meets the carcase criteria; and
 (ii) meet the meat quality assessments;
  specified for Grain