Annual Report 2005-06 - NSW Food Authority - NSW Government

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ContentsPart 1 NSW Food AuthorityMinister’s Foreword 2Letter of Submission 3Our Director-General 4Our Highlights 9Our Organisation 10Our Service Groups1: Food Regulatory FrameworkDevelopment & Review 172: Industry Consultation, Training & Advice 223: Compliance & Enforcement 254: Communication & Coordination with otherGovernment Services 305: Public Information & Education 336: Consumer & Industry Contact Centre 367: Internal Services 38Our Other Activities 43Our Committees 54Our Future 56Financial Information for theNSW Food Authority 2005/06 59Part 2 Controlled Entities of theNSW Food AuthorityAnnual Report 2005/06 ISSN 1448-5168 © October 2006.All rights reserved. Except as provided in the Copyright Act 1968(Commonwealth), no use of this work, which is within the exclusiveright of the copyright owner, may be made.
Our MinisterOver the last year, theNSW Food Authorityhas spearheaded theNSW Government’scommitment toenhancing food safetyin the state.As the only fullyintegrated food safetyagency in Australia, theAuthority, on behalf ofthe NSW Government,works to make surefood in NSW is safe from ‘paddock to plate’.It does this by working closely with the food industry andundertaking science research and policy development.Recognised at a national and international level, theAuthority is an innovator in food safety, with the ultimatebeneficiary being NSW consumers.The last 12 months have seen a significant amount ofwork and challenges as the Authority seeks to improvefood safety and standards through its ongoing surveys,compliance, enforcement and surveillance work.I am also pleased to say the NSW Government hasallocated $1.58 million to a new local governmentpartnership that will further boost consumer food safetyand enable authorities to respond more quickly to foodemergencies and recalls.For example, making sure consumers know where theirfood comes from and that it is correctly labelled is apriority. A series of campaigns targeting blackmarketseafood labelling, coupled with routine surveillance hasunderpinned the Government’s aim of ensuring NSWconsumers are not misled about the origin of their food.Another important area was the continuing crackdown onthe illegal use of sulphur dioxide in fresh mince. As aresult of ongoing work with industry, the illegal use ofsulphur dioxide to disguise old and sub-standard minceplummeted from 58 percent of retail butchers tested inOctober 2004 to about 2.5 percent per month in 2005/06.The Authority has also continued identifying potentialhigh-priority food areas that need special attention to helpfood businesses identify risks and reduce them. A seriesof information ‘roadshows’ were held around NSW toprovide important details about a new scheme to makesure patients/residents in hospitals and aged carefacilities continue to get safe food.Just as important is the close working relationship theAuthority enjoys with industry. In December 2005, Ilaunched a new industry newsletter, Foodwise, thatregularly updates industry stakeholders about emergingissues and regulatory developments.I am confident the Authority will continue to work closelywith stakeholders across industry and the community toachieve the common goal of improving food safety foreveryone in NSW over the next year.This will help stamp out duplication and inefficientallocation of resources across NSW in the campaignagainst unsafe and incorrectly labelled food.The Authority has also moved ahead with its consumereducation and engagement agenda, with a number ofimportant initiatives in this area.The Hon. Ian Macdonald MLCNSW Minister for Primary Industries2
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Page 11 and 12: Our OrganisationOur historyThe NSW
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Page 17 and 18: Building Healthier CommunitiesThe A
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