Dairy
Food Safety Information for the Dairy Industry
The Primary Produce (Food Safety Schemes) Act 2004 creates a legislative framework for the application of Food Safety Schemes to specific primary production and processing sectors with significant food safety risks. Each Scheme will specify the food safety standard(s) to be applied to the businesses under the Scheme.
The Act establishes the Dairy Authority of SA and provides the powers for it to administer.
The Dairy Authority of SA
The Dairy Authority of SA was established in 1993. Its primary function is to ensure the safety and quality of the production and processing dairy products in SA by monitoring standards and providing efficient, professional and reliable guidance to the dairy industry. The Dairy Authority approves food safety arrangements and accredits dairy farmers, dairy Processors and dairy produce Transport businesses.
The Authority administers the Standard 4.2.4 of the Food Standards Code. The Authority also conducts mandatory audits of Dairy Transport Business. The Dairy Authority conducts mandatory second party audits of dairy processors to verify compliance with relevant food safety and dairy industry standards for dairy processors. The Authority conducts third party audits of dairy farms for some dairy processors and oversights third party audits of dairy transport businesses and farms.
2010-2011 Dairy Authority of SA Annual Report NEW (PDF 538KB)
Dairy Authority Factsheet on Listeria - Food Safety Issues for Dairy Manufacturers (PDF 200KB)
Dairy Authority Factsheet on E.coli - Food safety issues for handling and processing dairy foods (DOC 65KB)
Dairy food processing business and activities in South Australia (DOC 66KB)
Approved auditors and authorised persons register (DOC 44KB)
Minimum sampling guidelines for dairy products (ADASC) (PDF 225KB)
Primary production and processing standard for:
Dairy products (PDF 39KB)
Specific cheeses (PDF 114KB)
Food premises and equipment (PDF 21KB)
Food safety practises and general requirements (PDF 38KB)
More informaton: (external links)
SA Department of Health Food Index
Contact details for Dairy Authority of SA
Dairy Authority of SA
33 Hutt St
Adelaide SA 5000
Ph: 08 8223 2277
Fax: 08 8232 2463
Email: dasa@sa.chariot.net.au
- Page URL: http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/biosecuritysa/foodsafety/dairy
- Page Last Modified: January 9, 2012