Advice for food businesses on Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
Latest update: 18 March 2020
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The Food Act 1984 provides the regulatory framework for the food industry to ensure that food sold in Victoria is safe, suitable and correctly labelled.
The department shares responsibility for developing and administering food regulation with the Commonwealth and Victorian local councils, PrimeSafe and Dairy Food Safety Victoria, collaborating to promote consistent regulatory requirements in a widely dispersed and varied food industry.
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Intention of the Secretary to make or vary a declaration of classes of food premises
The State of Victoria, through the Department of Health and Human Services, under section 19CA of the Food Act 1984, hereby gives notice of the intention of the Secretary or delegate to make or vary a declaration of classes of food premises.
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