Food safety laws and regulations

In Victoria, the regulatory and legislative mechanisms to ensure food safety include:

• the Food Act 1984, which controls the sale of food in Victoria, and is enforced principally by local councils
• reporting of activities under the Food Act
• a register of Food Act convictions
• the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code, which is part of Victorian law
• the Victorian specialist food agencies PrimeSafe and Dairy Food Safety Victoria.