§ 127 — Declaration direction — content

127.—(1) Every declaration direction must include reference to the suspected hazard or suspected source of contamination, such as (but not limited to) —(a)

a thing or an activity;

(b)

a particular premises (where, for example, there may be contamination from the land or the environment); or

(c)

a particular person, or a particular food business or a specified class of food businesses (where, for example, the contamination may have been caused by a human act or omission).

(2) Every declaration direction must state the information the person to whom the direction is given must complete and give to the Director‑General, which may relate to all or any of the following information:(a)

matters relating to the history of the primary produce, food or a regulated food contact article in question, including, if appropriate —(i)

identification or details of any owner or previous owner of the primary produce, food or regulated food contact article in question, or any person who presented or supplied it to the person required to make the declaration; and

(ii)

identification or details of the area or place where the primary produce, food or regulated food contact article in question was kept, or was taken or procured from, and any surrounding area or place at which it was stored;

(b)

matters relating to treatments or applications applied by way of veterinary drugs or agricultural compounds during production of the primary produce or food in question;

(c)

information relating to the feeding of an animal, if the primary produce or food in question contains an animal product;

(d)

information relating to the possible exposure of the primary produce, food or regulated food contact article in question to hazards;

(e)

the place the primary produce, food or regulated food contact article in question is being moved from, the place it is being moved to, and any previous place it has been moved from;

(f)

matters relating to the movement of the primary produce, food or regulated food contact article in question.

(3) Every declaration direction must also state that the information must be completed and given to the Director‑General within a reasonable period specified in that direction.

(4) To avoid doubt, this does not affect any duties imposed under Part 2, Division 7 of Part 3, Division 3 of Part 4 and Subdivision (2) of Division 2 of Part 11.

—(1) Every declaration direction must include reference to the suspected hazard or suspected source of contamination, such as (but not limited to) —(a)

a thing or an activity;

(b)

a particular premises (where, for example, there may be contamination from the land or the environment); or

(c)

a particular person, or a particular food business or a specified class of food businesses (where, for example, the contamination may have been caused by a human act or omission).

(2) Every declaration direction must state the information the person to whom the direction is given must complete and give to the Director‑General, which may relate to all or any of the following information:(a)

matters relating to the history of the primary produce, food or a regulated food contact article in question, including, if appropriate —(i)

identification or details of any owner or previous owner of the primary produce, food or regulated food contact article in question, or any person who presented or supplied it to the person required to make the declaration; and

(ii)

identification or details of the area or place where the primary produce, food or regulated food contact article in question was kept, or was taken or procured from, and any surrounding area or place at which it was stored;

(b)

matters relating to treatments or applications applied by way of veterinary drugs or agricultural compounds during production of the primary produce or food in question;

(c)

information relating to the feeding of an animal, if the primary produce or food in question contains an animal product;

(d)

information relating to the possible exposure of the primary produce, food or regulated food contact article in question to hazards;

(e)

the place the primary produce, food or regulated food contact article in question is being moved from, the place it is being moved to, and any previous place it has been moved from;

(f)

matters relating to the movement of the primary produce, food or regulated food contact article in question.

(3) Every declaration direction must also state that the information must be completed and given to the Director‑General within a reasonable period specified in that direction.

(4) To avoid doubt, this does not affect any duties imposed under Part 2, Division 7 of Part 3, Division 3 of Part 4 and Subdivision (2) of Division 2 of Part 11.