Food Act 2014

Risk-based measures - General - Requirement to operate under applicable risk-based measure

28: Requirement to operate under applicable risk-based measure

You could also call this:

"Follow the food safety rules that apply to your type of food business to keep people safe."

If you trade in food and your business is in a sector that has a risk-based measure, this section applies to you. You can find out if a risk-based measure applies to your sector in Schedule 1 or 2, or it may be determined by section 23 or 25.

You must run your food business under the risk-based measure that applies to you, or follow section 25(2).

This means you need to follow the rules for your type of food business to keep people safe.

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Part 2Risk-based measures
General: Requirement to operate under applicable risk-based measure

28Requirement to operate under applicable risk-based measure

  1. This section applies to a person who trades in food and whose food business is in a food sector to which a risk-based measure applies,—

  2. as specified in Schedule 1 or 2; or
    1. if section 23 or 25 applies, as determined in accordance with that section.
      1. The person must operate the food business under that risk-based measure or in accordance with section 25(2).