Table 2: Assessment of current food safety management measures Step in Supply Hazards Current management tool Gap Production: Contamination GAP/GHP - Up to 20-30% of produce Growing from irrigation Food safety elements implemented under industry not covered by an industry Harvest water/ food safety schemes scheme. fertilizers/animal incursions Primary processing Contamination As + food safety requirements of Standards Growers not covered by an from wash 3.2.2 and 3.2.3 may apply to pack house industry scheme + Poor water/animal operations. application to on farm treatments/packing incursions operations. hygienic storage) Transport Food safety requirements of Standard 3.2.2 and _ 3.2.3 may apply Wholesale/retail Food safety requirements of Standard 3.2.2 and _ practices 3.2.3 apply Processing Contaminated GMP/GHP Not known there may be – minimally Food safety elements covered under industry businesses operating on processed RTE food safety schemes + farm and undertaking fresh produce food safety requirements of Standard 3.2.2 and activities considered to be (e.g. fresh cuts) 3.2.3 apply food production” - “primary Chapter 3 requirements would not apply to those activities. Traceability Elements of traceability are covered through No explicit through chain labelling provisions under Standard 1.2.2 (Food traceability requirements Identification Requirements), and the food receipt and food recall provisions of Standard 3.2.2.
Table 2: Assessment of current food safety management measures Step in Supply Hazards Current management tool Gap Production: Growing Harvest Contamination from irrigation water/ fertilizers/animal incursions Poor hygienic practices GAP/GHP - Food safety elements implemented under industry food safety schemes Up to 20-30% of produce not covered by an industry scheme. Primary processing treatments/packing storage) Contamination from wash water/animal incursions As + food safety requirements of Standards 3.2.2 and 3.2.3 may apply to pack house operations. Growers not covered by an industry scheme + application to on farm operations. Transport Food safety requirements of Standard 3.2.2 and 3.2.3 may apply _ Wholesale/retail Food safety requirements of Standard 3.2.2 and 3.2.3 apply _ Processing Contaminated minimally processed RTE fresh produce (e.g. fresh cuts) GMP/GHP Food safety elements covered under industry food safety schemes + food safety requirements of Standard 3.2.2 and 3.2.3 apply Not known – there may be businesses operating on farm and undertaking activities considered to be “primary food production” - Chapter 3 requirements would not apply to those activities. Traceability Elements of traceability are covered through labelling provisions under Standard 1.2.2 (Food Identification Requirements), and the food receipt and food recall provisions of Standard 3.2.2. No explicit through chain traceability requirements
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