Summary of requirements for labelling New Zealand honey for export.

Hormonal growth promotants (HGPs) are a group of veterinary medicines that pose
unique risks to New Zealand’s trade in primary produce. While it is legal to administer
HGPs to beef cattle in New Zealand, certain overseas countries have banned their use.
As New Zealand exports 80% of its beef produce, it became necessary to develop
regulatory controls to ensure HGP-treated beef is not sent to markets that only accept
non-HGP animal products.

Verifiers have raised a number of questions regarding requirements where there are differences between Chinese and NZ legislation for the labelling of Infant Formula, Follow-on Formula and Formulated Supplementary Foods for Young Children. MPI have compiled the questions below along with the current legislation and guidance. Additional advice is also supplied for verifiers in response to the questions raised.

Use this guideline to help you complete the Agricultural Chemical Product Data Sheet (PDS) for registration of an agricultural chemical. The PDS form (ACVM 1-3) is available on our website.
The completed and MPI-approved PDS is part of the “product and manufacturing specifications” referred to in the conditions of registration for your product.

This generic HACCP plan is intended to serve as guide to assist poultry processing premises in the development of their own HACCP plans. It is very important that individual premises customise their HACCP plan to their specific product, process and premises.

6th – 10th August 2018 (Auckland)

This guide has been published to assist beekeepers, packers and exporters of honey to comply with the Food Standard: Tutin in Honey. The standard has been developed to ensure that dangerous levels of tutin do not occur in honey sold in New Zealand or exported.

A fact sheet to assist New Zealand food producers and growers exporting product to Australia to meet the new Australian country of origin food labelling rules. The new rules become mandatory on 1 July 2018.

A guide to the development of a Quota Compliance Programme (QCP) and Export Licence Guidance.

Guideline for requesting new and the review of current product descriptions and qualifiers for exporters.

Excluding cats and dogs. Effective 1 July 2015.

These guidelines cover who can apply for an East Coast Forestry Project (ECFP) grant; what land is eligible for a grant and what the grant pays for; how to apply for a grant, how MAF decides which applications to approve; and what to expect if an application is approved.