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Proposal P1015 - Primary Production & Processing Standard for Horticulture

FSANZ is working on a Primary Production and Processing Proposal for horticulture as part of a series of national food safety standards. PPP Standards (which only apply in Australia) aim to strengthen food safety and traceability throughout the food supply chain from paddock to plate

Call for submissions - 26 March 2012 (pdf 280 kb) | (word  207 kb)

• Supporting Document 1- Information Paper (pdf 167 kb) | (word 211 kb)
• Supporting Document 2 - Review of foodborne illness associated with selected ready-to-eat fresh produce (pdf 393 kb) | (word 165 kb)
• Supporting Document 3 - Review of Food Safety Systems in Australian Horticulture (pdf 497  kb) | (word  1340 kb) 
• Supporting Document 4 - Membership of the Horticulture Working Group (pdf 37 kb) ( word 86 kb )

Administrative Assessment Report - 16 January 2012 (pdf 25 kb) | (word 110 kb)

 

More information

Consultation paper, May 2011 (word 93 kb) | (pdf  94 kb). This paper sought feedback on what approaches are needed to ensure food safety in fresh horticultural produce.

Consultation paper report, December 2011 (word 50 kb) | (pdf 165 kb). This consultation paper report summarises the responses from submitters and outlines the work FSANZ has done and planning to do.

Submissions (zip 11.7 mb)

More information on the work we are doing is available on our horticulture page.