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Food Act 2006

The Food Act 2006 (Qld) is Queensland's principal food safety law. It applies to anyone who conducts a food business or handles, sells or advertises food in Queensland. It covers food business licensing, food safety prog...
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Food Act 2006 (Qld) — Adoption of Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code

Oct 2026
The Food Act 2006 applies the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code in Queensland, with stated changes and some standards excluded.
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Food Act 2006 (Qld) — Complying with Authorised Person Document Requirements and Emergency Directions

Oct 2026
People must meet an authorised person's requirements to produce or certify documents, and follow emergency directions, unless they have a re...
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Food Act 2006 (Qld) — Complying with Directions after a Prescribed Contaminant Is Found

Oct 2026
A food business operator given a chief executive direction after a prescribed contaminant is isolated in its food must comply unless it has...
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Food Act 2006 (Qld) — Complying with Improvement Notices

Oct 2026
A food business operator who receives an improvement notice must comply with it unless they have a reasonable excuse.
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Food Act 2006 (Qld) — Food Safety Program Requirements

Oct 2026
Certain licensees, including on-site caterers and private hospital food businesses, must have an accredited food safety program under s 99 o...
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Food Act 2006 (Qld) — Licensable Food Businesses

Oct 2026
A person applying for a licence for a licensable food business must apply to the correct local government, and the application must state th...
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Food Act 2006 (Qld) — Licensees Must Comply with Licence Conditions

Oct 2026
Licensees must comply with every condition attached to their food business licence.
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Food Act 2006 (Qld) — No Advertising of an Accredited Food Safety Program Not Held

Oct 2026
A licensee that does not hold an accredited food safety program for its business must not advertise that it has one.
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Food Act 2006 (Qld) — Notifying Prescribed Contaminants in Food

Oct 2026
A person who isolates a prescribed contaminant in a prescribed food must notify the chief executive orally straight away and in the approved...
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Food Act 2006 (Qld) — Offences Relating to Unsafe and Unsuitable Food

Oct 2026
The Food Act 2006 makes it an offence to handle food unsafely, sell unsafe food or falsely describe food, with heavier penalties where the p...
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Food Act 2006 (Qld) — Who the Act Binds and Exempt Activities

Oct 2026
The Food Act 2006 binds all persons except the State, government owned corporations and rail government entities, and exempts some school tu...
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