THE Australian Farmers’ Markets Association has published a new Food Safety Guide for Farmers’ Markets in collaboration with Food Safety Australia New Zealand to help stallholders and managers understand their duty of care and comply with regulations.

AFMA spokeswoman Jane Adams said the guide is the first of its kind and will help the more than 180 farmers’ markets trading regularly across Australia.

“AFMA ranks food safety as a major priority,” Jane said. “To date there has not been a commonsense farmers’ market-specific document to help facilitate the delivery of a strong food safety culture in farmers’ market settings.”

The guide covers regulations for horticulture, poultry, dairy, seafood, meat, wine, food sampling, food handling, labelling and nutrition panels.

This media release was originally sourced from Weekly Times Now.