FOOD ACT 2008 - SECT 11
FOOD ACT 2008 - SECT 11
11 . Term used: primary food production
(1) In this Act,
primary food production means the growing, raising, cultivation, picking,
harvesting, collection or catching of food, and includes —
(a) the
transportation or delivery of food on, from or between the premises on which
it was grown, raised, cultivated, picked, harvested, collected or caught; and
(b) the
packing, treating (for example, washing) or storing of food on the premises on
which it was grown, raised, cultivated, picked, harvested, collected or
caught; and
(c) the
storage of food in a silo that is not connected with a food processing
operation and the transportation or delivery of food from, between or to such
silos; and
(d) the
sale of livestock at saleyards and the transportation of livestock to and from
saleyards; and
(e) any
other food production activity that is regulated by or under an Act prescribed
by the regulations for the purposes of this subsection.
(2) However, primary
food production does not include —
(a) any
process involving the substantial transformation of food (for example,
manufacturing or canning), regardless of whether the process is carried out on
the premises on which the food was grown, cultivated, picked, harvested,
collected or caught; or
(b) the
sale or service of food directly to the public; or
(c) any
other food production activity that is prescribed by the regulations for the
purposes of this subsection.