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Food Regulations

Compliance Requirements

Dairysafe Accreditation Handbook

Regulations and Standards

Primary Produce (Food Safety Schemes) Act 2004

Primary Produce (Food Safety Schemes)(Dairy) Regulations 2017

Food Standards Code, Standard 1.6.1 – Microbiological Limits in Food

Export Control (Milk and Milk Products) Rules 2021

Food Standards Code, Standard 3.2.2 – Food Safety Practices and General Requirements

Food Standards Code, Standard 3.2.3 – Food Premises and Equipment

Food Standards Code, Standard 4.2.4 – Primary Production and Processing Standard for Dairy Products

Regulatory Guidelines

Guide to Standard 4.2.4 – Part 1 Dairy Primary Production Requirements

Guide to Standard 4.2.4 – Part 2 Dairy Collection and Transport Requirements

Guide to Standard 4.2.4 – Part 3 Dairy Processing

Outline of the Export Control (Milk and Milk Products) Rules 2021

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Government of South Australia

DAIRYSAFE

The Dairy Authority of South Australia, trading as Dairysafe, is committed to enabling the South Australian dairy community embrace food safety culture. A positive and effective food safety culture involves a focus on continual improvement by all people at all levels in each dairy business. Ensuring safe food practices and the production of wholesome dairy products is a collaborative effort between industry and Dairysafe as the regulator.

The role of Dairysafe is to ensure that South Australian dairy products are safe for consumers by ensuring they are produced by an accredited business operating in accordance with an approved food safety arrangement that specifies compliance with Australia’s food safety standards (the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code) at each point in the production process.

The Primary Produce Food Safety Schemes Act 2004 and the Primary Produce (Food Safety Schemes) (Dairy) Regulations 2017 provide the legislative foundation from which Dairysafe obtains it powers and functions and is responsible to the South Australian Parliament through the Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development.

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