Welfare of horses and donkeys the focus of a new code
(This media release is issued on behalf of the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee)New minimum standards and best practice guidelines for the management of domestic horses and donkeys have been...
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All sold food must be safe to eatIf you're selling food to raise funds, or for charity, it must be "safe and suitable". That means it must be safe to eat – no one should get sick from eating your...
View ArticleDraft Code of Welfare for Equines
UPDATE - 28 January 2016New code of welfare for horses and donkeys issued .Horses and Donkeys Code of WelfareFor more information about the review of this Code and the process undertaken to date,...
View ArticlePlant quarantine facilities
Plant post-entry quarantine facilities are approved to the standard: Specification for the Registration of a Plant Quarantine or Containment Facility, and Operator .Read MPI's step-by-step guides for...
View ArticleStrain in fifth Hepatitis A case confirmed
Results from testing have now confirmed that the fifth person, who recently contracted Hepatitis A, as reported last week, has the same strain of the virus as the other 4 people who fell sick with...
View ArticleMPI statement on Beehive ham product recall
The Ministry for Primary Industries is supporting the smallgoods company Premier Beehive NZ Ltd in a product recall of a small number of 200g packets of champagne ham after discovering that the product...
View ArticleNew development in MPI's berry investigation
Update – 14 December 2015Strain in fifth Hepatitis A case confirmedA newly notified case of Hepatitis A is likely to be linked to the consumption of the Fruzio Mixed Berries product, which is currently...
View ArticleFurther recall of Fruzio frozen berries
Update 9 December 2015New development in MPI's berry investigation Today (4 December 2015) FSL Foods have announced that it is voluntarily recalling other Fruzio products to provide extra assurance to...
View ArticleYersinia pseudotuberculosis – update
There is a total of 124 confirmed cases and 18 presumptive (suspected but yet to confirmed) nationwide. A total of 38 people have been hospitalised.The people who have become ill with Yersenia have...
View ArticleMPI investigating source of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis
7 October 2014Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has been notified by Environmental Science and Research of a cluster of human illnesses linked to the bacteria Yersinia pseudotuberculosis.While...
View ArticleMPI cautions on consumption of North American chia seed products
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is warning New Zealand consumers that some brands of chia seed products from the United States and Canada may contain Salmonella bacteria.If consumed, these...
View ArticleConsultation on the sale of raw milk to consumers
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is asking for public feedback on options for the sale of raw milk to consumers.MPI’s deputy director general Deborah Roche says any changes would need to...
View ArticleMPI caution - potential Hepatitis A in some fruit
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is cautioning New Zealand consumers of a small quantity of fresh fruit sold in late February and early March that there is a relatively low risk that this...
View ArticleMPI food operation targets non-compliant sulphite use in raw meat
Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) Food Act Officers recently visited a number of butchers and supermarkets in Auckland during an operation to collect samples of raw meat for sulphite analysis.This...
View ArticleButchers prosecuted for use of sulphites in raw meat
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has successfully prosecuted 15 meat wholesalers/retailers and three company directors for the non-compliant use of sulphites/sulphur dioxide in raw meat.MPI...
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View ArticleDraft Code of Welfare for Equines
UPDATE - 28 January 2016New code of welfare for horses and donkeys issued – media releaseHorses and Donkeys Code of WelfareNew code of welfare for horses and donkeys issued .Horses and Donkeys Code of...
View ArticleWelfare of horses and donkeys the focus of a new code
(This media release is issued on behalf of the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee)New minimum standards and best practice guidelines for the management of domestic horses and donkeys have been...
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