Horticulture standards
The ‘Horticulture Standards’ refers to specific standards under the Primary Production and Processing Standards (Chapter 4):
- Standard 4.2.6 – Seed sprouts
- Standard 4.2.7 – Berries
- Standard 4.2.8 – Leafy vegetables
- Standard 4.2.9 – Melons
Together with standard 4.1.1 Primary Production and Processing Standards – Preliminary Provisions, these standards aim to strengthen food safety and traceability throughout the food supply chain for the identified horticulture commodities.
InfoBites factsheets
- Food safety requirements for horticulture: berries, leafy vegetables and melons
- Food safety requirements for berry growers and primary processors
- Food safety requirements for leafy vegetable growers and primary processors
- Food safety requirements for melon growers and primary processors
- Notification
- Food Safety Management Statement
- Inputs – Soil, water, fertiliser and composts
- Growing sites
- Weather events
- Premises and equipment
- Animals and pests
- Pesticides
- Traceability
- Washing and sanitising produce
- Temperature control
- Skills and knowledge
- Health and hygiene of personnel and visitors
External resources
- Guidelines for Fresh Produce Food Safety 2022 (Fresh Produce Safety Centre)
- Fact sheets on fresh produce (Fresh Produce Safety Centre)
- Fresh produce safety and traceability (including best practice guides for melons and citrus; NSW Department of Primary Industries)
- Farmers Markets Safety Guide (Australian Farmers Markets Association)
- Guidance on handling fresh produce exposed to floodwater (International Fresh Produce Association)
- Code of Hygienic Practice for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (Codex Alimentarius CXC 53-2003 )
- Code of Practice for Packaging and Transport of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables (Codex Alimentarius CXC 44-1995)
- Food Safety Grower Guides (Fresh Produce Safety Centre)
Regulatory agencies
- State and territory authorities
- Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry (DAFF)
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC):
Horticulture code of conduct - Codex Alimentarius - International Food Standards