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When a licence is needed:
Winton business and community organisations/ groups/ clubs/ teams are all eligible for a food licence if they met the following criteria of the Food Act 2006 s 48.
(1) Licensable food business means a food business that— (a) involves the manufacture of food; or (b) is carried on by an entity other than a non-profit organisation and involves the sale of unpackaged food by retail; or Examples— · a restaurant or delicatessen · a catering business · a takeaway pizza shop · a motel supplying meals with accommodation · a food business that involves selling hamburgers from a motor vehicle or unpackaged food from a vending machine (c) is carried on by a non-profit organisation and involves the sale, on at least 12 days each financial year, of meals prepared by the organisation at a particular place. Examples— · a restaurant, open daily to the public, operated by a sporting club to raise revenue for the club a non-profit organisation preparing and selling meals to homeless persons at a homeless persons’ hostel · the preparation of meals by Meals on Wheels
(2) However, a licensable food business does not include a food business that consists only of 1 or more of the following— (a) the production of primary produce under an accreditation granted under the Food Production (Safety) Act 2000, part 5; (b) the processing or sale of fisheries resources under a buyer licence issued under the Fisheries Regulation 1995; (c) the sale of unpackaged snack food; (d) the sale of whole fruit or vegetables; (e) the sale of seeds, spices, dried herbs, tea leaves, coffee beans or ground coffee; (f) the grinding of coffee beans; (g) the sale of drinks (other than fruit or vegetable juice processed at the place of sale) including, for example, tea, coffee, soft drinks and alcoholic drinks; (h) the sale of ice including flavoured ice; (i) the sale of meals by a non-profit organisation if— (i) the meal consists only of fruit, cereal, toast, or similar food; or (ii) the consumer of the meal helps to prepare it; (j) the sale of meals by a non-profit organisation that— (i) are pre-prepared by an entity other than the organisation; and (ii) are stored and heated or otherwise prepared by the organisation in accordance with directions of the meal’s manufacturer; Example— The sale of a frozen meal, at the canteen of an independent school, after the meal is microwaved in accordance with instructions on the meal’s packaging. (k) the sale by a non-profit organisation of a meal prepared as part of an educational or training activity conducted y the organisation involving food preparation, hospitality or catering; (l) the sale of other food prescribed under a regulation.
(3) In this section— processing does not include cooking. snack food means any of the following food that is not potentially hazardous food— (a) biscuits or cakes; (b) confectionary, corn chips, potato chips or nuts; (c) dried or glazed fruit; (d) other food prescribed under a regulation.
If your organisation is unsure about whether or not you fit into any of the above categories, please don’t hesitate to contact the undersigned on 4657 2666.
To be a licensable food business you must: · Comply with the Food Act 2006 · Comply with the Food Safety Standards · Have one certified food safety supervisor rostered on with every shift · Construct and implement a food safety program based on Codex HACCP
You can access the Food Act 2006 and the Food Safety Standards 3.1.1 – 3.3.1 at the links below: http://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/LEGISLTN/CURRENT/f/fooda06.pdf http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/thecode/foodsafetystandardsaustraliaonly/index.cfm
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An application applies to proposed new installations and variations of an existing licence. You will need to complete the necessary licence application form and pay the required fee. The form can be obtained from the documents sections on the Council website. Applications must be made with the Winton Shire Council for the above activities.
Please contact the Environmental Health Officer at the Council for father information on 4657 2666.
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