New South Wales Food Authority - Remit

Remit

The authority enforces the Food Act 2003 (NSW) and associated regulations within New South Wales in respect of all food for sale. The act brings the bi-national Food Standards Code maintained by Food Standards Australia New Zealand into force within the state. The authority designs and monitors food safety schemes for industry sectors in the state, licenses food businesses under those schemes, receives notifications for other food businesses, investigates complaints for businesses it monitors, coordinates recalls of food products in the state, coordinates input to national food standards policy and implementation, and advises the Minister for Primary Industries on food standards.

Completing the end-to-end remit of the agency, the Food Act also gives the authority a legislative responsibility 'to provide advice, information, community education and assistance in relation to matters connected with food safety or other interests of consumers in food'.