(1)  In these regulations –

accredited horticulture producer means the proprietor of a horticulture produce business who is an accredited producer;

Act means the Primary Produce Safety Act 2011 ;

food business has the same meaning as in the Food Act 2003 ;

full-time horticulture produce handler means a person who directly engages in the primary production of seed sprouts –

(a) as an employee or agent of a horticulture produce business; and

(b) for 38 hours in a week;

home horticulture production means the production or processing of seed sprouts that does not involve one or more of the following:

(a) the supply of seed sprouts to a horticulture produce business;

(b) the supply of seed sprouts to a food business;

(c) the supply of seed sprouts at a market;

(d) the supply of seed sprouts by way of retail or wholesale;

horticulture produce business means a primary produce business, or proposed primary produce business, that consists, in whole or in part, of the primary production of seed sprouts other than home horticulture production;

horticulture produce premises means premises on which a horticulture produce business is carried on;

horticulture producer means a person who engages in the primary production of seed sprouts;

primary production of seed sprouts means one or more of the following activities undertaken to supply seed sprouts for human consumption to a food business or a horticulture business:

(a) the decontamination of seed or seed sprouts by using a controlled environment to reduce the level of pathogenic organisms that may be present in the seed or seed sprouts;

(b) the soaking of seed;

(c) the germination or growth of seed;

(d) the harvest of seed sprouts;

(e) the washing, drying or packing of seed sprouts;

seed sprouts means young seedlings that, when prepared for human consumption –

(a) include all or part of the seed; and

(b) are intended for human consumption; and

(c) are grown from –

(i) alfalfa, broccoli, clover, onion, radish or sunflower seeds or other seeds; or

(ii) mung beans or other beans; or

(iii) snow peas or other peas.

(2)  In these regulations, a reference to a seed is a reference to a seed used in the production of seed sprouts.