Standard 4.2.6 – Production and Processing Standar

1Standard4.2.6–ProductionandProcessingStandardforSeedSproutsTheBoardofFoodStandardsAustraliaNewZealandgivesnoticeofthemakingofthisStandardundersection92oftheFoodStandardsAustraliaNewZealandAct1991.TheStandardcommenceson12July2013.Dated5January2012StandardsManagementOfficerDelegateoftheBoardofFoodStandardsAustraliaNewZealandFederalRegisterofLegislativeInstrumentsF2012L000232STANDARD4.2.6PRODUCTIONANDPROCESSINGSTANDARDFORSEEDSPROUTS(Australiaonly)TableofProvisionsDivision1–Preliminary1Interpretation2Applicationtoretailsale3ApplicationoffoodsafetystandardsDivision2–Processingofseedsprouts4Meaningofsproutprocessor5Generalfoodsafetymanagement6Receivingseed7Inputs8Decontamination9Traceability10SaleorsupplyClausesDivision1–Preliminary1Interpretation(1)Unlessthecontraryintentionappears,andsubjecttoStandard4.1.1,thedefinitionsinChapter3ofthisCodeapplyinthisStandard.(2)InthisStandard–decontaminationmeansaprocessusingacontrolledenvironmenttoreducethelevelofpathogenicorganismsthatmaybepresentinseedsprouts.seedmeansseedforuseintheproductionofseedsprouts.seedsproutsmeanssproutedseedsorsproutedbeansforhumanconsumptionthatincludeallorpartoftheseed.sproutprocessorhasthemeaninggivenbyclause4.2ApplicationtoretailsaleThisStandarddoesnotapplytoretailsaleactivitiesofasproutprocessor.3ApplicationoffoodsafetystandardsStandards3.2.2and3.2.3applytoasproutprocessor.FederalRegisterofLegislativeInstrumentsF2012L000233Division2–Processingofseedsprouts4MeaningofsproutprocessorAsproutprocessormeansabusiness,enterpriseoractivitythatinvolvesanyorallofthefollowingforproducingseedsprouts–(a)decontaminationofseedorseedsprouts;(b)soakingofseed;(c)germinationorgrowthofseed;(d)harvestofseedsprouts;or(e)washing,dryingorpackingofseedsprouts.5GeneralfoodsafetymanagementrequirementsAsproutprocessormustcomplywiththegeneralfoodsafetymanagementrequirements.6ReceivingseedAsproutprocessormustnotproduceorprocessseedsproutsiftheprocessoroughtreasonablyknoworsuspectthattheseedisofanatureorinaconditionthatwouldmaketheseedsproutsunacceptable.7InputsAsproutprocessormusttakeallreasonablemeasurestoensureinputsdonotmaketheseedsproutsunacceptable.8DecontaminationAsproutprocessormustimplementeffectivedecontaminationprocessespriortosaleorsupplyofseedsprouts.9TraceabilityAsproutprocessormusthaveasystemtoidentify–(a)fromwhomseedorseedsproutswerereceived;(b)towhomseedorseedsproutsweresupplied.10SaleorsupplyAsproutprocessormustnotsellorsupplyseedsproutsforhumanconsumptionifthesproutprocessoroughtreasonablyknoworreasonablysuspectthattheseedsproutsareunacceptable.FederalRegisterofLegislativeInstrumentsF2012L00023