Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Standard 4.2.8 – Primary Production and Processing Standard for Leafy Vegetables (Cth)

Standard 4.2.8 Primary Production and Processing Standard for Leafy Vegetables

Note 1 This instrument is a standard under the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (Cth). The standards together make up the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. See also section 1.1.1—3.

Note 2 This Standard applies in Australia only.

Division 1 Preliminary

4.2.8—1 Name

This Standard is Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Standard 4.2.8 – Primary Production and Processing Standard for Leafy Vegetables.

Note Commencement: This Standard commences on a date 30 months after the date of gazettal, being the date specified as the commencement date in notices in the Gazette and the New Zealand Gazette under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (Cth). See also section 93 of that Act.

4.2.8—2 Definitions

In this Standard:

leafy vegetables means vegetables of a leafy nature where the leaf is consumed raw; and includes baby leaves, lettuce, and leafy herbs; and does not include seed sprouts.

growing site means any site used to grow leafy vegetables; and includes an open, partially enclosed or enclosed planting area.

harvest means all activities related to the collection and removal of leafy vegetables from a growing site; and includes picking, cutting, field packing (including packaging for retail sale), and transport from the growing site to the next step in the supply chain.

premises and equipment means equipment, infrastructure, structures and vehicles that:

(a) are used by a primary horticulture producer or by a primary horticulture processor; and (b) have direct or indirect contact with leafy vegetables.