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An act to establish safe food Production and provide for food safty matters relating to the production of Primary food produce and for other purposes.
Main OThe main objects of this Act are—
(a) to establish Safe Food Production QLD; and
(b) to ensure the production of primary produce is carried out in a way that—
(i) makes the primary produce fit for human or animal consumption; and
(ii) maintains food quality; and
(c) to provide for food safety measures for the production of primary produce consistent with other State laws relating to food safety.

Exemption from application of Act.
(1) This Act does not apply to primary produce or the productionof primary produce—
(a) at premises on or from which primary produce is sold byretail, other than—
(i) meat retail premises; or
(ii) other premises on which the production of primary
produce is the predominant activity carried out onthe premises; or
(b) in vehicles on or from which primary produce is sold byretail, other than—
(i) meat retail vehicles; or
(ii) other vehicles in which the production of primaryproduce is the predominant activity
carried out in the vehicle.
(2) Also, this Act does not apply to—
(a) primary produce possessed by an individual for theindividual’s own use, unless
the produce is moved fromthe place at which it was produced; or
(b) the production of primary produce carried out by an individual, unless the produce is—
(i) supplied, or intended for supply; or
(ii) used, or intended for use, as food for paying guests; or
(iii) moved from the place at which it was produced.

Meaning of primary produce.
(1) Primary produce means—
(a) food produced by the production of primary produce; or
(b) an animal, plant or other organism intended for humanor animal consumption; or
(c) raw material taken from an animal, plant or otherorganism for food; or
(d) a substance, other than food—
(i) that is labelled as not intended for consumption byhumans or animals; and
(ii) that the Minister is satisfied—
(A) is likely to be consumed by humans oranimals; and
(B) if consumed by humans or animals—poses afood safety hazard to the humans or animals;
and
(iii) that is prescribed under a regulation to be primaryproduce.
(2) However, primary produce does not include a raw materialmentioned in subsection (1)(c) unless the raw material is insubstantially the same condition as when it was taken from the
animal, plant or other organism.

Meaning of production of primary produce.
(1) The production of primary produce includes the following—
(a) the growing, cultivation, picking, harvesting, collectionor catching of animals, plants or other organisms;
(b) the transportation or delivery of primary produce;
(c) the freezing, packaging, refrigeration, storage, treatingor washing of primary produce.