Food Regulation 2016

This regulation may be cited as the Food Regulation 2016.

In this regulation—

supermarket means premises in which more than 1,000m² of floor area is used for the retail sale of food items, including, for example—

bread;

breakfast cereal;

butter;

eggs;

flour;

fresh fruit and vegetables;

fresh milk;

meat;

rice;

sugar;

other packaged food.

For section 48(2)(k) of the Act—

food mentioned in schedule 1, part 1 is prescribed; and

meals sold by a non-profit organisation are prescribed if—

the organisation is a surf lifesaving club; and

a member of the club is involved in the preparation of the meal; and

the meal is sold to a member of the club for a nominal amount.

However, food mentioned in schedule 1, part 1 is not included for subsection (1)(a) if the food is in a form that makes it potentially hazardous food.

Examples—

couscous in a salad, pasta that is cooked

For section 48(3) of the Act, definition snack food, paragraph (d), the food mentioned in schedule 1, part 2 is prescribed.

For section 69(1)(c)(ii) of the Act, the details of the licence to be displayed on mobile premises are the following—

the name and telephone number of the local government that issued the licence;

the number of the licence as issued by the local government;

the expiry date of the licence;

the licensee’s full name;

if the mobile premises are a vehicle, under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995, that is required to be registered under that Act—the registration number of the vehicle;Note—

See also the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2021, section 10.

if the premises are a food vending machine—

the serial number for the food vending machine; or

another unique identifying number or mark for the food vending machine.

For section 99(1)(e) of the Act, the following types of food businesses are prescribed—

a relevant facility that processes potentially hazardous food for at least 6 persons in the facility’s care at a time;Example—

a residential aged-care facility or childcare centre that prepares meals for persons in its care

a relevant facility that serves potentially hazardous food to at least 6 persons in the facility’s care at a time;Example—

a residential aged-care facility that serves meals, prepared by an off-site supplier, to persons in its care

a ready-for-consumption food business processing ready-for-consumption food that—

includes potentially hazardous food; and

is for service to at least 6 persons at a time;

Example—

a cook–chill facility that processes food for service to patients in a private hospital

a food business whose principal activity is processing ready-for-consumption food for delivery by a delivered meals organisation if the food—

includes potentially hazardous food; and

is for delivery to at least 6 persons at a time.

Example—

a Meals on Wheels branch that cooks meals for delivery to frail or aged persons

In this section—

aged-care facility means—

a facility in which residential care, or flexible care in a residential setting, is provided by an approved provider, other than the State, under the Aged Care Act 1997 (Cwlth); or

a day facility that provides respite care, or rehabilitative or therapeutic treatment, to aged persons.

delivered meals organisation means a community organisation delivering meals to the homes of frail or aged persons, or persons with a disability.preparatory year means the year of schooling immediately before year 1.private hospital see the Private Health Facilities Act 1999, section 9.process means undertaking an activity to prepare food for sale, including chopping, cooking, drying, fermenting, heating, pasteurising, thawing and washing.public sector hospital means a hospital operated by the State.ready-for-consumption food means food that is ready for consumption, including food that may be reheated, portioned or garnished, or food that undergoes similar finishing prior to service.ready-for-consumption food business means a food business whose principal activity is processing ready-for-consumption food for service in another facility that is—

a relevant facility; or

a private hospital; or

a public sector hospital.relevant facility means any of the following—

an aged-care facility;

a facility that provides care, including palliative care, to persons with a terminal illness;

a day hospital licensed under the Private Health Facilities Act 1999, part 6, that provides haemodialysis or cytotoxic infusion health services;

a QEC approved service under the Education and Care Services Act 2013, other than a school age care service under that Act;

an approved education and care service under the Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland), other than—

a family day care service under that Law; or

an education and care service under that Law providing education and care primarily to children who attend school in the preparatory year or a higher year.respite care means care provided to a person to give the person or their carer a short-term break from their usual care arrangement.

For section 99(2) of the Act, a licensee is exempt if on-site catering is provided—

on not more than 11 occasions in any 12-month period; and

for not more than 199 persons on each occasion.

For section 164C(5) of the Act, an item of ready-to-eat food is prepackaged if the food—

arrives at the premises where it is sold in a container or wrapper in or by which the food is wholly enclosed, whether or not the food is also in an outer container or wrapper that contains multiple units of the food; and

is not removed from its container or wrapper, other than any outer container or wrapper, before its sale at the premises; and

has a nutrition information panel within the meaning of the food standards code that is easily visible to the person purchasing the food before it is purchased.

For sections 164E(2)(b) and 164F(2)(a) of the Act, the average energy content of a standard food item must be worked out—

in the same way as the average energy content under the food standards code is calculated; and

if, under section 9, the average energy content is to be displayed for the whole of the item—by making necessary changes to ensure the working out is for the whole of the item instead of for 100g.

The number of kilojoules worked out may be rounded to the nearest 10kJ.

For sections 164E(2)(c) and 164F(2)(b) of the Act, the average energy content of a standard food item must—

for a standard food outlet that is a supermarket—

be displayed either for the whole of the item or 100g of the item; and

be in the same font and colour, and at least the same font size, as the price or unit price displayed for the item; and

for a standard food outlet that is not a supermarket—

be displayed for the whole of the item; and

be in the same font, font size and colour as the price displayed for the item or, if no price is displayed, as the name displayed for the item; and

be clearly legible; and

display the number of kilojoules in numerals and use the abbreviation ‘kJ’; and

be displayed at the same time and for the same period as—

if only the name or price of the item is displayed—the name or price is displayed for the item; or

if both the name and price of the item are displayed—the name and price are displayed for the item.

For sections 164E(2)(c) and 164F(2)(b) of the Act, an average energy intake statement must—

be clearly legible; and

for a menu with only 1 standard food item displayed—be in the same font, font size and colour as—

if the name of the item is displayed—the name of the item; or

if no name is displayed—the price displayed for the item; and

for a menu with 2 or more standard food items listed or displayed—be in the same font, font size and colour as—

if the name of a standard food item is listed or displayed—the name of the standard food item with the largest font size listed or displayed; or

if no names are listed or displayed—the price of the standard food item with the largest font size listed or displayed; and

for standard food items displayed with a price tag or label or identifying tag or label in any area, display cabinet or stand—be in the same font, font size and colour as the largest font size on the tags or labels for the standard food items in the area, display cabinet or stand; and

be displayed at the same time and for the same period as—

if only the name or price of a standard food item is displayed—the name or price is displayed for the item; or

if both the name and price of a standard food item are displayed—the name and price are displayed for the item.

In this section—

unit price, for a standard food item, means the price for a unit of measurement of the item.

For sections 164E(2)(c) and 164F(2)(b) of the Act, the prescribed places for displaying the average energy content of a standard food item are—

on each menu on which the name or price of the item is displayed and on each price tag or label or identifying tag or label for the item; and

if a standard food outlet has drive-through facilities—on the drive-through menu board that displays the name or price of the item or on a separate adjacent board visible at or before the point of ordering the item; and

adjacent to or in close proximity to the name or price of the item so as to be clearly associated with the item.

The places where the average energy content of a standard food item is displayed are to be consistent with the places where nutritional information is displayed for all other standard food items displayed with that standard food item.

For sections 164E(2)(c) and 164F(2)(b) of the Act, the prescribed places for displaying an average energy intake statement for a standard food item are—

in at least 1 place on each menu on which the name or price of 1 or more standard food items is displayed and adjacent to or in close proximity to the items so as to be clearly associated with the items; and

if a standard food outlet has drive-through facilities—in 1 place on the drive-through menu board adjacent to or in close proximity to the item so as to be clearly associated with the item; and

in each area or display cabinet, or on each stand, where standard food items with price tags or labels or identifying tags or labels are displayed and adjacent to or in close proximity to the items so as to be clearly associated with the items and conspicuous to a person looking at the items.

For section 164E(6) of the Act, definition average energy intake statement, the following statement is prescribed—‘The average adult daily energy intake is 8,700kJ’.

For section 164E(6) of the Act, definition prescribed licensable food business, the following licensable food businesses are prescribed—

a licensable food business that sells standard food items at 20 or more places in Queensland or at 50 or more places in Australia;

a licensable food business that operates in a chain of food businesses that sell standard food items if together the businesses sell standard food items at 20 or more places in Queensland or at 50 or more places in Australia.

However, a prescribed licensable food business does not include the following—

a cinema or convenience store;

a service station selling petrol or other fuel for motor vehicles;

a licensable food business that primarily involves off-site catering or on-site catering;

a licensable food business that is carried on from mobile premises that are a vehicle;

a licensable food business that is carried on by a non-profit organisation;Examples—

• the preparation of meals by Meals on Wheels

• a food business operated by a school, sporting club or work social club to raise revenue for the school or club

a licensable food business that primarily provides food services to patients of a health service facility;

a licensable food business that only sells food that is intended to be consumed on the premises at which it is sold.

Also, a licensable food business is not a prescribed licensable food business in relation to a standard food item for a period of not more than 60 consecutive days during which the item is sold by the food business on a trial basis if—

not more than 5 standard food outlets (trial outlets) of the licensable food business in Queensland sell the item during all or part of the period; and

the item has not been sold at any time before the period by the food business in any of the trial outlets.

In this section—

convenience store does not include a supermarket.

health service facility means—

a private health facility under the Private Health Facilities Act 1999, section 8; or

a public sector health service facility under the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011, schedule 2.