As you may be aware, there have been new standards written in relation to food safety in the areas of sprout, berries, leafy green vegetables and melons. These will come into effect on 25th February 2025. These standards apply to any food producers (that’s farmers) and any food processor (for many of you, who carry out the full supply chain from growing, harvesting, washing, packing, transporting and selling; that’s you too).
Each state is required to work out how they will legislate and implement the new standards based on their unique context and industry requirements. The section of the Tasmanian State Government that takes carriage of this is the Product Integrity Branch within Biosecurity Tasmania (BT).
We held a free information session on Friday August 9th where Sprout’s CEO Jen discussed the latest updates from BT. A recording of the session can be viewed here and we also have a copy of Jen’s presentation available to download here.