4 Requirement to prevent contamination Several submissions stated that this requirement is covered by clauses 5 to 14 and that the general provision should be deleted. It was also noted that the Standard does not contain any general safe handling provision similar to clause 3 of Standard 3.2.2.
Clause 4 has now been amended to cover both contamination and handling.
5 Inputs and harvesting areas As originally drafted for the Draft Assessment Report, Clause 5 required businesses to ‘only use inputs’ that do not adversely impact on the safety of the seafood. It was noted that as worded this might be too onerous as there are limits in where a food business may exercise control. It was suggested that businesses should be required to take ‘reasonable measures’.
The Clause has been amended to state that the business must take ‘all reasonable measures’ to ensure inputs do not adversely affect the safety or suitability of the seafood.
