FOOD ACT 2008 - SECT 33

FOOD ACT 2008 - SECT 33

33 .         Special provisions relating to recall orders

        (1)         A recall order may require the person, or the persons of a class, bound by the order to disclose to the public or to a class of persons specified in the order, in a manner so specified, any one or more of the following —

            (a)         the particular food or type of food to be recalled or disposed of;

            (b)         the reasons why the food is considered to be unsafe;

            (c)         the circumstances in which the consumption of the food is unsafe;

            (d)         procedures for disposing of the food.

        (2)         A person who is required by a recall order to conduct a recall of any food must give written notification to the CEO of the completion of the recall as soon as practicable after that completion.

        (3)         A person who is bound by a recall order is liable for reasonable costs incurred by or on behalf of the CEO in connection with the recall order, and any such costs are taken to be a debt due to the CEO from that person and are recoverable in a court of competent jurisdiction.

        (4)         In any proceedings for the recovery of the debt, a certificate signed by the CEO stating the amount of reasonable costs and the manner in which they were incurred is evidence of the matters certified.