Food Safety Alerts
Food Safety Alerts
Recalls and Withdrawals
Keep up with the latest food recalls occurring in Australia, including red meat, poultry, seafood, meat and seafood products.
Harvest Area Closures
Areas for harvesting of bivalve shellfish may be closed for a limited or temporary period if any of the following occurs:
- Rainfall trigger for the harvest area is exceeded
- Biotoxins are present in concentrations which exceed those defined in the Food Standards Code
- Algal levels exceed the trigger level or are rising rapidly to the trigger level
- Cases of shellfish poisoning are confirmed
- Voluntarily closed by the harvester
- Any other information or public health risk indicates a necessity to do so.