Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00818:body:0:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00818
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Character Range: 8524–11500

Sale or supply of poultry

A poultry producer must not sell or supply poultry for human consumption if the producer ought reasonably know or ought reasonably suspect that the poultry is unsuitable.

Editorial note:

'Supply' is defined in Standard 4.1.1 as including intra company transfers of product.

Division 3 – Processing of poultry

11 Application

(1) Subject to subclause (2), and to avoid doubt, Standards 3.2.2 and 3.2.3 apply to a poultry processor.

(2) In areas where poultry is slaughtered –

           (a) paragraph 17(1)(d) of Standard 3.2.2 does not apply; and
           (b) paragraph 24(1)(a) of Standard 3.2.2 does not apply in relation to the poultry intended for slaughter.

12 General food safety management

(1) A poultry processor must systematically examine all of its processing operations to identify potential hazards and implement control measures to address those hazards.

(2) A poultry processor must also have evidence to show that a systematic examination has been undertaken and that control measures for those identified hazards have been implemented.

(3) A poultry processor must verify the effectiveness of the control measures.

(4) A poultry processor must operate according to a food safety management statement that sets out how the requirements of this Division are to be or are being complied with.

13 Receiving

A poultry processor must not process poultry product for human consumption if the processor ought reasonably know or ought reasonably suspect that the poultry product is unsuitable.

14 Inputs

A poultry processor must take all reasonable measures to ensure inputs do not make the poultry product unsuitable.

Editorial note:

See Standard 4.1.1 for the definition of 'inputs'.

For guidance on what constitutes acceptable water in processing see the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines 2011 of the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia.

15 Waste disposal

(1) A poultry processor must store, handle or dispose of waste in a manner that will not make the poultry product unsuitable.

(2) For subclause 15(1), waste includes unsuitable poultry and unsuitable poultry product, sewage, waste water and garbage.

16 Skills and knowledge

A poultry processor must ensure that persons engaged in poultry processing have –

           (a) skills in food safety and food hygiene; and
           (b) knowledge of food safety and food hygiene matters; and
           (c) skills and knowledge to detect a condition that would render poultry or poultry product unsuitable;

commensurate with their work.

17 Traceability

A poultry processor must ensure that it can identify the immediate supplier and immediate recipient of poultry product handled by the poultry processing business.

18 Sale or supply

A poultry processor must not sell or supply poultry product for human consumption if the processor ought reasonably know or ought reasonably suspect that the poultry product is unsuitable.

Editorial