6. Registration Processes

General Foods
Australia

This section provides information on any product notification or registration and manufacturing site registration processes.

6.1 Product Notification

Food products do not require registration or notification before being marketed.

6.2 Product Registration

Food products do not require registration or notification before being marketed.

6.3 Other Notes or Requirements

Product Notification

N/A

Product Registration

N/A

6.4 Manufacturing Site Registration

Overseas manufacturing sites producing food products that are imported do not require site registration or food service authorization in order for the products to be sold in Australia. There are some quality system requirements for overseas sites, which are checked in the import processes, and these will be described in Section 7.3 of this guidebook. In addition, B2B customers have their own checks when accepting products from overseas suppliers (‘vendor approval’). 

For local manufacturing sites, including repackers, these need to notify an appropriate enforcement agency before commencing any food operation business. The authorities and steps vary depending upon the location of the food business, as described in the Food Safety Standards under Chapter 3 of the FSC [1]. Since this would apply to a local repacker and not the overseas manufacturer, further details will not be provided in this report. 

6.4.1 Standard/Rules for Manufacturing Site

Since this would apply to a local repacker and not the overseas manufacturer, further details will not be provided in this report. 

6.4.2 Other Notes or Requirements for Manufacturing Site Registration and Food Services Authorization

N/A

6.5 References

1. Chapter 3 of the FSC. Available from the landing page

https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/food-standards-code/legislation#Foodsafetystandards(Australiaonly)