Despite the general requirement that a risk management programme is tailored to the individual business concerned, section 12(3A) of the Animal Products Act 1999 (“the Act”) allows for a risk management programme for a particular business, or part of a business, to be based on a template, a model, or a code of practice, if in the view of the Director-General the template, model or code of practice is valid and appropriate for businesses of that kind.

This risk management programme (RMP) template applies to the milk harvesting and storage activities at farm dairies.

This RMP template applies to businesses that are involved in the manufacture of ice cream and is an acceptable alternative to an individually tailored RMP. For an RMP template relating to farm dairy activities please see the RMP Template for Farm Dairies – Domestic Supply.

This RMP template applies to businesses that are involved in the manufacture of Liquid Milk and is an acceptable alternative to an individually tailored RMP. For an RMP template relating to farm dairy activities please see the RMP Template for Farm Dairies – Domestic Supply.

This template applies to businesses that are involved in the manufacture of cheese and is an acceptable alternative to an individually tailored RMP.

This RMP template applies to businesses that are involved in the manufacture of yoghurt and is an acceptable alternative to an individually tailored RMP. For an RMP template relating to farm dairy activities please see the RMP Template for Farm Dairies – Domestic Supply

The application of the Risk Management Programme (RMP) Template for Dairy Processors –
Cheese, Domestic Supply is limited to businesses of the kind that are dairy processors involved in the manufacture of cheese.

This Risk Management Template for Farm House Cheese has been developed to support small operators.. This template specifies process and cheese composition criteria that mean testing costs, and potentially verification costs can be reduced significantly. Cheesemakers have a choice between meeting the composition criteria specified in this template, or developing an RMP that incorporates sufficient product testing to demonstrate their product is reliably safe and suitable.

The application of the Risk Management Programme (RMP) Template for Dairy Processors –
Yoghurt, Domestic Supply is limited to businesses of the kind that are dairy processors
involved in the manufacture of yoghurt.

The application of the Risk Management Programme (RMP) Template for Dairy Processors –
Liquid Milk, Domestic Supply is limited to businesses of the kind that are dairy processors involved in the processing of liquid milk

The application of the Risk Management Programme (RMP) Template for Dairy Processors – Ice cream, Domestic Supply is limited to businesses of the kind that are dairy processors involved in the manufacture of ice cream.