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(c) germination or growth of seed;
(d) harvest of seed sprouts; or
(e) washing, drying or packing of seed sprouts.

5 General food safety management requirements
A sprout processor must comply with the general food safety management requirements.

6 Receiving seed
A sprout processor must not produce or process seed sprouts if the processor ought reasonably know or suspect that the seed is of a nature or in a condition that would make the seed sprouts unacceptable.

7 Inputs
A sprout processor must take all reasonable measures to ensure inputs do not make the seed sprouts unacceptable.

8 Decontamination
A sprout processor must implement effective decontamination processes prior to sale or supply of seed sprouts.

9 Traceability
A sprout processor must have a system to identify –

(a) from whom seed or seed sprouts were received;
(b) to whom seed or seed sprouts were supplied.

10 Sale or supply
A sprout processor must not sell or supply seed sprouts for human consumption if the sprout processor ought reasonably know or reasonably suspect that the seed sprouts are unacceptable.

Food Standards (Proposal P1004 – Production & Processing Standard for Seed Sprouts – Consequential) Variation

The Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand gives notice of the making of this variation under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991. The Standard commences on the date specified in clause 3 of this variation.

Dated 5 January 2012.

Standards Management Officer, Delegate of the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand.

1 Name
This instrument is the Food Standards (Proposal P1004 – Production & Processing Standard for Seed Sprouts – Consequential) Variation.

2 Variation to Standards in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code
The Schedule varies the Standards in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.

3 Commencement
These variations commence on 21 May 2012.

SCHEDULE

[1] Standard 4.1.1 is varied by -

[1.1] omitting the definition of inputs in clause 1, substituting -

inputs includes any feed, litter, water (including recycled water), chemicals or other substances used in, or in connection with, the primary production or processing activity.

[1.2] inserting the following definitions in clause 1 -

**food safety management statement** has the meaning given by clause 5 of this Standard.

**general food safety management requirements** means the requirements in Division 2 of this Standard.

[1.3] inserting after clause 2 -

3 When an animal or food is unacceptable

(1) An animal is unacceptable if -

    (a) food derived from that animal would be unsafe;
    (b) food derived from that animal would be unsuitable; or
    (c) the animal is in a condition which a reasonable person would regard as making food derived from that animal unfit for human consumption.

(2) A food is unacceptable if -

    (a) it is unsafe;
    (b) it is unsuitable; or
    (c) it is in a condition, or contains a substance or organism, which a reasonable person would regard as making that food unfit for human consumption.

(3) To avoid doubt, the standards in this Chapter of the Code may include other matters which, for the purposes of particular standards, make food or animals unacceptable.

Division 2 – General food safety management requirements

4 The general food safety management requirements

(1) Where a standard in this Chapter of the Code provides that a person or business is required to comply with the general food safety management requirements, that person or business must -

    (a) have a food safety management statement; and
    (b) operate according to its food safety management statement.