Free workshops help Wellington businesses with new food law
A free workshop in Wellington will help businesses understand the new Food Act.Food business owners will also have a chance to influence how they follow the rules, in a second workshop on the same...
View ArticleLeaving New Zealand
Travellers (and pets) returning to New ZealandIf you're planning to return to New Zealand, you should be familiar with the types of goods that must be declared on your return. When returning with a...
View ArticleForest Products Export Standards - Phytosanitary Requirements of Saudi Arabia
CommoditiesLogsWood PackagingWood/Timber - SawnSawn TimberWood/ Timber - ChipsBoard ProductsWood Products – Reconstituted/ Plywood/ LVL/ VeneerWood ChipsWood Products - ManufacturedLow Risk Wooden...
View ArticleFood safety when fishing or gathering shellfish
Collect only from uncontaminated waterShellfish are a high risk food because they can happily live in contaminated water and pick up and store whatever pathogens (bacteria, viruses, and other...
View ArticleHealthy ecosystems
Managing today for future generationsNew Zealand is home to incredible marine ecosystems – from shallow reefs to submarine mountains – with many species unique to our waters. We want to maintain these...
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View ArticlePlastic packaging
What is the issue?Plastic is used to store, cook and prolong the life of many foods. Plastic packaging, containers and cling films often give instructions on safe use to help prevent chemicals from...
View ArticleMPI border clearance services
WhangareiAuckland PortAuckland Metro GroupAuckland Target Evaluation (Cargo)Auckland Facilities Approval GroupHamiltonTaurangaGisborneNapierPalmerston NorthNew PlymouthWellingtonNelsonChristchurch...
View ArticleMPI border clearance services
WhangareiAuckland PortAuckland Metro GroupAuckland Target Evaluation (Cargo)Auckland Facilities Approval GroupHamiltonTaurangaGisborneNapierPalmerston NorthNew PlymouthWellingtonNelsonChristchurch...
View ArticleAgricultural compounds & residues
What are agricultural compounds?Agricultural compounds can be natural or synthetic and can include:veterinary medicinesfertilisers and plant growth regulatorspesticides (fungicides, herbicides and...
View ArticleMaximum residue levels
What are maximum residue levels?A maximum residue level (MRL) is the highest acceptable level of a specific agricultural chemical residue (including veterinary medicines) allowed in food. MRLs are set...
View ArticleAcceptable daily intakes & reference health standards
What are reference health standards?Reference health standards are the amount of a specific chemical – like a food additive or agricultural compound – that experts have decided is safe for a person to...
View ArticleHormonal growth promotants
What are hormonal growth promotants?The body produces hormones to stimulate cells or tissues into action. Synthetic versions of particular hormones — known as hormonal growth promotants (HGPs) — can be...
View ArticleRequirements
Consultation noticesnotice – 29 September 2016Draft IHS for importing fresh salacca for consumptionMPI invites comment on the proposed draft import health standard (IHS): Fresh Salacca for Consumption...
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Bees & other insects
Advice to beekeepers – Spring 2016Carefully inspect all beehives before moving themWith Spring honey flows and hive movement activity throughout the country, it's possible for beekeepers to unknowingly...
View ArticleDraft IHS for importing fresh rambutan for consumption
Your views soughtFrom 30 September to 11 November 2016 the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) invites comment on the proposed draft import health standard (IHS): Fresh Rambutan for Consumption . The...
View Article1080
Controls ensure food is safeThe following controls help to ensure that food is safe from 1080:Livestock must be kept away from areas where 1080 is being used.Signs must be put up in areas treated with...
View ArticleBrodifacoum
About brodifacoumBrodifacoum is the active ingredient in a number of poison baits. It's an anticoagulant that prevents blood clotting in animals. Animals eat the bait then die from internal...
View ArticlePoison residues in food animals
Tight controls on use of animal poisonsPoisons used to control animal pests are called vertebrate toxic agents. The main agents used in New Zealand are:brodifacoumcyanide1080.Some poisons that affect...
View ArticleGlyphosate
BackgroundGlyphosate is the most widely used herbicide in the world, including in New Zealand. It kills a wide range of weeds that can affect production on farms, orchards and gardens if left...
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