Food Standards Code - Victoria

Description

You will be required to comply with the Food Standards Code if you conduct any business or activity that involves the handling of food for sale, or the sale of food.

These food standards are designed to:

  • ensure that food is safe and suitable for human consumption
  • prevent misleading conduct associated with the sale of food
  • provide adequate information to enable consumers to make an informed choice
  • provide an effective regulatory framework within which the food industry can work efficiently.

Service type

Code of Practice

A code of practice is a set of rules which details how people in a certain industry should behave. A code of practice can be defined as a result of legislation or by industry regulators and bodies.

Other resources

Task Business Structure Resources
Comply All Food Standards Code (Opens in new window)

Act(s) name

Food Act 1984 Victoria

Administering agency

Department of Health

Contact details

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