Food Safety and Security Act 2025 · s 11

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—(1) For the purposes of this Act, food is unsafe at a particular time if it would be likely to cause physical harm to an individual who might later consume it, assuming —(a)it was, after that particular time and before being consumed by the individual, properly subjected to all processes (if any) that are relevant to its reasonable intended use;(b)nothing happened to it after that particular time and before being consumed by the individual that would prevent it being used for its reasonable intended use; and(c)it was consumed by the individual according to its reasonable intended use.(2) However, food is not unsafe for the purposes of this Act merely because —(a)any individual objects to it because of personal preference;(b)any part of the community objects to it on moral, ethical, cultural, spiritual or religious grounds;(c)its consumption in inappropriate quantities may damage an individual’s health; or(d)its presence or consumption is unhealthy for any individual who has an allergy or other personal health condition.(3) In subsection (1), the reference to processes includes a reference to processes involving storage.
For the purposes of this Act, food is unsafe at a particular time if it would be likely to cause physical harm to an individual who might later consume it, assuming —(a)it was, after that particular time and before being consumed by the individual, properly subjected to all processes (if any) that are relevant to its reasonable intended use;(b)nothing happened to it after that particular time and before being consumed by the individual that would prevent it being used for its reasonable intended use; and(c)it was consumed by the individual according to its reasonable intended use.
However, food is not unsafe for the purposes of this Act merely because —(a)any individual objects to it because of personal preference;(b)any part of the community objects to it on moral, ethical, cultural, spiritual or religious grounds;(c)its consumption in inappropriate quantities may damage an individual’s health; or(d)its presence or consumption is unhealthy for any individual who has an allergy or other personal health condition.
In subsection (1), the reference to processes includes a reference to processes involving storage.

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s 11Meaning of “unsafe” food

(1)

For the purposes of this Act, food is unsafe at a particular time if it would be likely to cause physical harm to an individual who might later consume it, assuming —

(a)

it was, after that particular time and before being consumed by the individual, properly subjected to all processes (if any) that are relevant to its reasonable intended use;

(b)

nothing happened to it after that particular time and before being consumed by the individual that would prevent it being used for its reasonable intended use; and

(c)

it was consumed by the individual according to its reasonable intended use.

(2)

However, food is not unsafe for the purposes of this Act merely because —

(a)

any individual objects to it because of personal preference;

(b)

any part of the community objects to it on moral, ethical, cultural, spiritual or religious grounds;

(c)

its consumption in inappropriate quantities may damage an individual’s health; or

(d)

its presence or consumption is unhealthy for any individual who has an allergy or other personal health condition.

(3)

In subsection (1), the reference to processes includes a reference to processes involving storage.