Multi - waters Licence, Auditing Structure and Fees
Currently there is much confusion in the industry with respect to the responsibly a yabby farmer has under PrimeSafe, and FSANZ. Auditing fees associated with the multi-water licence have not been articulated adequately to the industry with many issues still unresolved. If Farms are tacked onto a single licences how will Primesafe audit a large licence of say 300 growers (or in the case of Mary Neskes in WA 780 growers)? Currently Primesafe in contradiction to providing regulatory measures aimed to minimise food safety risk have changed their mind on this and will allow multiwaters licences to include growers who do not have to have an auditable food safe premises, nor a food safety plan nor indeed need to bare the costs of a Primesafe 3rd party audit as they come under the food safety plan of the licence holder.
If it is conceded that the food safety risks associated with other growers are the responsibility of the holder of a multi- waters licence then how is that part of a regulation seriously based on risk, when one grower can use this mechanism to avoid licence and audit costs and be next door to an independent grower and share equipment vehicles and the same environment.
