Dar seafood ppp standard

6.5 Summary of options

The three options proposed above may be summarised as follows:

NATURE OF FOOD SAFETY CONTROL	OPTION 1 Status quo	OPTION 2 Mgt of higher risk only	OPTION 3 Basic Safety Provisions + Mgt of higher risk
Current arrangements: -General obligation under Food Acts to produce safe food -Food Std Code provisions (except for primary production) -State and Territory schemes (NSW, VIC) -Voluntary industry codes of practice	P P P P	P P P P	P P P
General Provisions: Food safety practices applied to primary production end of seafood sector (similar to current hygiene requirements for the manufacturing, retail and food service sectors but tailored to seafood industry)			P
Specific Provisions: Standard 3.2.1 (Food Safety Programs) or equivalent applied to higher risk activities of the seafood industry		P	P

The proposed options are considered further in the next section of the report where an impact (benefits versus cost) analysis of the various options is undertaken.