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Food Act 1981.

Pays/Territoire
Australie
Sous-division territoriale
Queensland
Type du document
Législation
Date
1981 (2003)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Titre complet
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the handling and sale of food, to make provision for securing safety and suitability of and fixing standards for food and for other purposes.
Sujet
Alimentation et nutrition
Mot clé
Législation de base Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Entité non-gouvernementale Certification Commerce intérieur Normes Hygiène/procédures sanitaires Transport/dépôt Transformation/manutention
Aire géographique
Asie et Pacifique, Australie et Nouvelle-Zélande, Océan Indien, Océanie, Pacifique Sud
Résumé

This Act regulates the handling and the sale of food and sets related standards, it consists of 57 sections and is divided into six Parts. The stated objectives of the Act are (a) ensuring food for sale is safe and suitable for human consumption; (b) preventing misleading conduct relating to the sale of food; (c) applying the food standards code. Part 2 specifies offences relating to food, including handling of food in unsafe way, sale of unsafe food, false description of food and non compliance with food standards code. Part 3 is dedicated to emergency powers for example to require the publication of warnings, in a form approved by the chief executive, that a particular food or type of food is unsafe (sect. 19 a) or to prohibit a particular food or type of food from being advertised or sold (sect. 19 c). Part 4 covers hygiene requirements and control of food stores and other place, food vehicles and equipment. Part 5 is dedicated to the administration and enforcement of the Act, including inspections by authorized officers. Part 5A covers appeals and Part 6 contains miscellaneous provisions. The Act is completed by three schedules on: subject matter for regulation, changes to food standards code and dictionary.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.legislation.qld.gov.au

Références - Législation

Implementé par

Food Standards Regulation 1994.

Législation | Australie | 1994 (2005)

Mot clé: Hygiène/procédures sanitaires, Inspection, Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Food Hygiene Regulation 1989.

Législation | Australie | 1989 (2002)

Mot clé: Autorisation/permis, Emballage/étiquetage, Transport/dépôt

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Abrogé par

Food Act 2006.

Législation | Australie | 2006 (2016)

Mot clé: Législation de base, Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires, Entité non-gouvernementale, Certification, Commerce intérieur, Normes, Hygiène/procédures sanitaires, Transport/dépôt, Transformation/manutention

Source: FAO, FAOLEX