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The Egg Industry Consultative Committee (EICC) was established to provide the NSW Minister for Agriculture and NSW Food Authority with a consistent and concise form of dealing with consultation on matters relating to the provisions of the egg food safety scheme, including:
- the continuing operation of the egg food safety scheme
- any proposed amendment of the egg food safety scheme.
Section 105 of the Food Act 2003 requires the Food Authority to consult with industry sectors affected by a regulatory food safety scheme, in accordance with provisions of that scheme.
The egg food safety scheme is prescribed under the NSW Food Regulation 2025.
The Committee’s membership is designed to bring expertise and new ideas to enhance strategic focus and issue resolution across the egg industry sector.
Functions
The EICC provides feedback to the Food Authority and the NSW Minister for Agriculture on issues relating to egg industries including:
- food safety policy and practices
- the egg food safety scheme
- labelling, food handling and hygiene
- investigating and prosecuting businesses and individuals engaged in deceptive or misleading conduct.
Meetings
The committee meets every 6 months, with agenda items called for 1 month before each meeting.
2026
2025
Contact your EICC representative for more detailed information on meeting outcomes.
To request older committee meeting outcomes, email food.contact@dpird.nsw.gov.au
Membership
The EICC is chaired by the CEO of the Food Authority. Its membership is drawn from a broad skills base across the egg sector. Each member has expertise in specific fields enabling them to provide the Food Authority with a range of expert advice and new ideas to enhance strategic focus and issue resolution.
Members are appointed by the CEO of the Food Authority for a term of up to 3 years.
Egg Industry Consultative Committee membership 2024 - 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Representation | Name / Title |
| The Henn House | MS GEORGIA BYRIELL Director |
| Australian Eggs | MRS NADINE DAVIS Manager of Innovation and Quality |
| Pace Farm Pty Ltd | MR GRANT DEARDEN Sales & Marketing Director |
| Egg Farmers of Australia | MRS MELINDA HASHIMOTO Chief Executive Officer |
| NSW Farmers’ Association | MR BRETT LANGFIELD (Chair NSW Farmers' Poultry Committee) |
| Manning Valley Free Range Eggs Pty Ltd | MR PETER MATUSZNY General Manager |
| Australian Eggs | MR ROWAN McMONNIES Managing Director |
| Pirovic Enterprises Pty Ltd | MR FRANKO PIROVIC Managing Director |
| NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development | ANDREW DAVIES (Committee Chair) Director Food Safety & Chief Executive Officer NSW Food Authority |
Terms of reference
The primary objective of the EICC is to contribute to the Authority’s goal of ensuring the production and sale of egg products that are safe and suitable for human consumption, by advising on policy and practices introduced into egg food safety schemes and developed through a consultative process.
The EICC has the function of consulting with the Authority and providing advice on food safety schemes relating to the egg industry.
The EICC is also consulted on other egg industry matters covered by the provisions of the NSW Food Regulation, which may include:
- undertaking consultation with the Authority for the purposes of section 105 of the Act inrelation to the egg food safety scheme; and
- ongoing review of the operation of the egg food safety scheme.
Where appropriate, EICC consideration may include policies and practices of interstate and overseas government food agencies and industry organisations.
Where appropriate, EICC members will provide industry updates and discuss current issues at each EICC meeting.
The Food Authority will provide the Minister with advice on significant issues raised by the EICC. Other government agencies may seek to use the broad expertise and experience of EICC members to obtain advice on matters beyond the scope of the egg food safety scheme, or to share information. In all cases these items will be clearly marked in the agenda and EICC members will be asked for their consent to provide such advice.
Advice on matters not within the EICC’s legislative remit cannot be viewed as committee advice rather as advice provided by individuals. For transparency, those bringing forward such items need to be aware that meeting outcomes are made public.
The NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development also convenes a range of other committees to provide advice on specific issues of relevance from time to time.
Charter and procedural guidelines
EICC contact
Enquiries regarding the EICC can be made by contacting the relevant industry representative or the Food Authority helpline:
- food.contact@dpi.nsw.gov.au
- 1300 552 406.