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It is recommended that Option 3 (Primary Production and Processing Standard for Seafood as described in Attachment 1) be adopted. This option will manage food safety risks in two ways:
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the requirement to adopt basic food safety provisions for lower risk seafood; and
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more stringent food safety management requirements for higher risk seafood in the primary production and processing sector. Specifically, for bivalve molluscs there will be mandatory requirements to comply with pre-harvest provisions in the Australian Shellfish Quality Assurance Program so they are only harvested under conditions that assure their safety. In addition, businesses that deal with bivalve molluscs post-harvest up to (but not including) the retail sector will be required to implement food safety programs.
A nationally agreed date for commencement of the Primary Production and Processing Standard for Seafood of one year from the date of gazettal is recommended.
However, with provisions in the Code that allow for a compliance requirement of 12 months after gazettal of a variation to the Code, this means there is effectively a two year lead in period before businesses are required to comply.
This is also consistent with the decision by Ministers at their meeting in December 2003 where it was agreed that the implementation of national food safety management options for high risk businesses would be implemented by all States and Territories, no later than 2 years after gazettal of the Standard.
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