Operating a meat or poultry business

Food Standards Code

Means the whole or part of the carcase of any of the following animals, if slaughtered other than in a wild state:

(i) buffalo, camel, cattle, deer, goat, hare, pig, poultry, rabbit or sheep;

(ii) any other animal permitted for human consumption under a law of a State, Territory or New Zealand; and does not include fish, avian eggs, foetuses or part of foetuses.

For application of Chapter 4.2.3 the definition of meat includes animals slaughtered in the wild state.

Food Standards Code

Means chicken, turkey, duck, squab, geese, pheasants, quail, guinea fowl, mutton-birds and other avian species with the exception of ratites (ostriches and emus).

Means the whole or part of the carcass of any bird, buffalo, camel, deer, donkey, goat, hare, horse, kangaroo, rabbit, pig, possum or wallaby that has been slaughtered in the wild state, but does not include avian eggs, foetuses, parts of foetuses or pouch young.

Ready to eat meat

Meats that are intended to be consumed without further heat treatment. This includes but is not limited to: cooked or uncooked fermented meats, paté, dried meat, slow cured meat, luncheon meat, cooked muscle meat.

Meat Transporter

A food business that is responsible for transporting meat carcases (excluding poultry) for human consumption. It may include game meat and associated products but does not include transportation of carcases for pet meat.

Processing Premises

(As per Food Regulations 2009)

Means:

(a) premises where meat is processed for human consumption; or

(b) premises where smallgoods are manufactured; or

(c) butchers’ premises where the butcher supplies meat and meat products for further processing and sale (whether or not in conjunction with retail sales),

but does not include —

(d) butchers’ premises, or other premises, if the sales from the premises are predominantly retail sales; or

(e) field depots or wild game meat processing establishments.

Wild Game Processing Establishment

Means a premises where wild game animal carcases are processed, handled, packed and/or stored. (This does not mean a field depot).

Wild Game Field Depot

Means a depot in which wild game animal carcases are held temporarily under refrigeration pending transport to a wild game processing premises.

Abattoir

Means a premises used for or in connection with the slaughtering of animals for human consumption, including holding yards and similar places.

Rendering premises

Rendering plants are premises where animal by-products are rendered or boiled down to remove moisture or liberate fats/oils.

Australian Standard for the Hygienic Production and Transportation of Meat and Meat Products for Human Consumption (AS 4696);

Cattle, Bison, Buffalo, Camel, Alpacas, Goat, Deer, Sheep, Pig, Horse, and Donkey.

In relation to further processing, All legal animal species.

Australian Standard for Hygienic Production of Rabbit Meat for Human Consumption (AS 4466);

Rabbit

Australian Standard for the Hygienic Production of Ratite (Emu/Ostrich) Meat for Human Consumption (AS 5010);

Emu, Ostrich

Australian Standard for Hygienic Production of Crocodile Meat for Human Consumption (AS 4467);

Crocodile

Australian Standard for Hygienic Production of Wild Game Meat for Human Consumption (AS 4464);

Animals slaughtered in a wild state, particularly: Kangaroo, Wallaby, Game birds

Australian Standard for Construction of Premises and Hygienic Production of Poultry Meat for Human Consumption (AS 4465);

Fowl, Duck, Goose, Turkey, Pheasant, Quail, Guinea Fowl, Pigeon and other avian species other than emu/ostrich

Australian Standard for the Hygienic Production of Natural Casings for Human Consumption (AS 5011);

Sheep, Pig, Goat, Cattle

Australian Standard for the Hygienic Rendering of Animal Products (AS 5008).

All (Rendering only)