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Horticulture

Horticulture

Food Safety Information for the Horticulture Industry

Citrus Industry

A citrus packer, as defined under the Citrus Scheme, is a person who carries on the business of packing citrus fruit for sale. Citrus packers must give notice to the South Australia Citrus Industry Development Board (SACIDB) (external site).

Citrus fruit is defined as citrons, lemons, limes, grapefruit, mandarins, oranges, sevilles, tangerines or a hybrid of any of those fruits.

A citrus packer must have an approved food safety arrangement which includes having an approved food safety program that is audited by an approved auditor.

For more details on the Citrus Scheme  -  Primary Produce (Food Safety Schemes) (Citrus Industry) Regulations 2006

Contact SACIDB:

Phone 08 8162 5183

PO Box 557

Ingle Farm SA 5098


Contact PIRSA Food Safety Program:

Phone 08 8207 7934

GPO Box 1671

Adelaide SA 5001

Other Horticultural Industries

Depending on the nature of activities conducted by the business, they are either a primary food producer or a food business as defined under the Food Act 2001. The Legislation & Standards section on this site gives more information to help determine if a business is a primary food producer or a food business.