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NSW Food Authority

Policy and legislation is an important topic in the core strand, The Australian food industry. All sectors of the Australian food industry must comply with food safety regulations. In NSW food legislation is enforced by the NSW Food Authority. The NSW Food Authority was established in April 2004. It was formed by merging SafeFood NSW with the food regulatory activities of NSW Health.

Outcomes
This material addresses aspects of the following syllabus outcome:
H3.1 The student investigates operations of one organisation within the Australian food industry.

Source: Board of Studies NSW, Stage 6 Food Technology Syllabus, Preliminary and HSC Courses (1999)

Activity

Use information on the NSW Food Authority Selecting this link will take you to an external site. web site to write a profile of the food safety agency. Address the following questions in your profile.

  1. What are the roles of the NSW Food Authority?
  2. What are the key elements of the NSW Food Authority strategic plan?
  3. How does the NSW Food Authority monitor and enforce food legislation in NSW?

 


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