 The authority enforces the "Food Act 2003 (NSW)" and associated regulations within New South Wales in respect of all food for sale.The act brings the bi-national "Food Standards Code" maintained by Food Standards Australia New Zealand into force within the state.The authority designs and monitors food safety schemes under the Food Regulation 2015 for higher risk industry sectors in the state, licenses food businesses under those schemes, receives notifications for non-retail food businesses, investigates food hygiene and labelling complaints for businesses it monitors, coordinates recalls of food products by companies in the state, coordinates the state's input to national food standards policy and implementation, and advises the NSW Minister for Primary Industries on food standards.