 The authority was established in April 2004 with the amalgamation of SafeFood Production NSW and the food inspection activities of the Department of Health (being the former Food Branch and the food inspection staff of the Area Health Services).SafeFood Production NSW was itself the product of a series of amalgamations of industry-specific organisations.NSW is the first Australian state to consolidate such a wide range of food safety and food labelling functions into a single, central government agency.