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Standard 4.2.7 – Primary Production and Processing Standard for Berries

The Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand gives notice of the making of this Standard under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991. The Standard commences on a date 30 months after the date of gazettal.

9 August 2022

Renee Sobolewski
Delegate of the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand

Note:

This Standard will be published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. FSC 150 on 12 August 2022. This means that this date is the gazettal date for the purposes of the above notice.

                  Standard 4.2.7  Primary Production and Processing Standard for Berries

     Note 1 This instrument is a standard under the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (Cth). The standards together make up the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. See also section 1.1.1—3.

     Note 2 This Standard applies in Australia only.

           Division 1 Preliminary

           4.2.7—1 Name

             This Standard is Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Standard 4.2.7 – Primary Production and Processing Standard for Berries.

               Note Commencement:
              This Standard commences on a date 30 months after the date of gazettal, being the date specified as the commencement date in notices in the Gazette and the New Zealand Gazette under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (Cth). See also section 93 of that Act.

           4.2.7—2 Definitions

           In this Standard:

           berries means fresh berries; and includes strawberries, blueberries, and berries from the genus Rubus.

           growing site means any site used to grow berries; and includes an open, partially enclosed or enclosed planting area.

           harvest means all activities related to the collection and removal of berries from a growing site; and includes picking, cutting, field packing (including packaging for retail sale), and transport from the growing site to the next step in the supply chain.

           premises and equipment means equipment, infrastructure, structures and vehicles that:

               (a)  are used by a primary horticulture producer or by a primary horticulture processor; and
               (b have direct or indirect contact with berries.

           primary horticulture producer means a business, enterprise or activity that involves the growing and/or harvesting of berries.

           primary horticulture processor means a business, enterprise or activity that involves one or more of the following activities in relation to berries that have been harvested:

               (a) washing;

               (b) trimming;

               (c) sorting;

               (d) sanitising;

               (e)  storing;

               (f) combining harvested berries;

               (g) packing; and

               (h) transport between primary processing premises.

               relevant activity means:

               (a)  in relation to a primary horticulture producer, the growing and/or harvesting of berries; and

               (b) in relation to a primary horticulture processor, any of the following:

                   (i) washing harvested berries;

                   (ii) trimming harvested berries;

                   (iii) sorting harvested berries;

                   (iv)