Food Regulations 2009

In this Part —

adopted standard means a standard adopted under regulation 18(1);

animal does not include a fish, crustacean or mollusc;

animal food processing premises means —

authorised officer means an authorised officer whose appointment under section 122 of the Act authorises the officer to perform functions for the purposes of this Part;

carcase means the whole or part of the body of a slaughtered animal but does not include any part of the body (such as blood, viscera, head or hide) removed or severed during or immediately following slaughter;

field depot has the meaning given in the wild game standard;

game means bird, buffalo, camel, deer, donkey, goat, hare, horse, kangaroo, rabbit, pig, possum or wallaby;

game meat has the meaning given in FSC standard 1.6.2;

knackery means premises at which animals are slaughtered for the production of pet meat;

meat has the meaning given in FSC standard 2.2.1;

meat standard means the standard adopted under regulation 18(1)(a);

pet meat means raw meat or raw game meat that is intended for consumption by animals that are domesticated or kept in captivity;

pet meat processing establishment means premises at which pet meat is processed, identified, handled, packed or stored;

poultry means avian species ordinarily consumed by humans (such as fowls, ducks, geese, turkeys, pigeons, pheasants, quails and guinea fowls) but does not include emus or ostriches;

processing premises means —

but does not include —

proprietor, of an abattoir, processing premises or other premises at which a food business is conducted, means the proprietor of the food business conducted at those premises;

proprietor, of animal food processing premises, means —

retail pet meat shop means premises at which pet meat that is not in a closed package is sold by way of retail sale (whether or not pet meat that is in a closed package is also sold).