FOOD ACT 2003 - SECT 23B
Misleading and deceptive conduct in relation to beef
FOOD ACT 2003 - SECT 23B
Misleading and deceptive conduct in relation to beef
23B Misleading and deceptive conduct in relation to beef
(1) For the purposes of section 18 (1), a person carrying on a food business
is taken to have engaged in conduct that is misleading or deceptive (or is
likely to mislead or deceive) in relation to the advertising, packaging or
labelling of beef intended for sale, or in relation to the sale of beef, if--
(a) the person does not use AUS-MEAT language consistently (unless the person
is complying with a scheme prescribed under section 23A), or
(b) the person
voluntarily adopts, but does not consistently comply with, a scheme prescribed
under section 23A, or
(d) the beef is advertised, packaged or labelled with the word "manufacturing"
and does not also include the words "suitable for mince only".
(2) For the
purposes of subsection (1) (a), a person does not use AUS-MEAT language
consistently if--
(3) For the purposes of subsection (1) (b), a person
voluntarily adopts, but does not consistently comply with, a scheme prescribed
under section 23A, if--
(a) the person labels any beef in accordance with a
scheme prescribed under section 23A or advertises, packages or sellsbeef that
has been labelled in accordance with such a scheme, and
(b) the person does
not comply with that scheme in respect of all beef to which the scheme applies
that is advertised, packaged, labelled or sold by that person.
(4) This
section does not limit the operation of section 18 (1).
(5) In this section--
"AUS-MEAT language" means any words, letters or symbols (other than the words
beef, steak or veal or any words indicating a cooking method) that (whether
alone, in combination or together with other words, letters or symbols) are
used by the AUS-MEAT manual to designate or indicate beef as belonging to a
particular type, quality, classification, category, cut or grade.
"AUS-MEAT manual" means the Australian Meat Industry Classification System
(Manual 1) (2009 edition) published by AUS-MEAT Limited (ACN 082 528 881) or,
if a replacement document is prescribed for the purposes of this definition,
that document.
"beef" means the whole or any part of the carcase of any bovine animal.
"consumer descriptor" means a word or expression prescribed by the regulations
that is used to describe beef that is of a cut prescribed by the regulations.