The purpose of this policy is to establish the principles to which MPI staff must adhere in dealing with potential prosecutions, making prosecution decisions, conducting prosecutions and/or related proceedings, or recommending appeal of a court decision in or related to criminal proceedings.
These guidelines are to help researchers:
• Understand the fundamental principles behind the SF6 tracer technique and the concepts around its effective use.
• Enable measurements to be made with minimal experience.
• Provide a basis for decisions concerning implementation to suit individual circumstances (access to skilled personnel or laboratories, etc.).
• Report methods and results in a way that enables comparison across studies.
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is responsible for establishing and administering the standards and regulations for New Zealand’s food safety, biosecurity, primary production and animal welfare systems.
International standards, risk-management and science provide the framework for MPI’s regulatory systems and are guiding principles for setting standards.
The standards as applied by MPI are largely outcome-based, providing a high level of reliability and control across all players in New Zealand’s primary production and processing sectors. MPI and approved organisations (referred to as ‘recognised agencies’) routinely audit and monitor aspects of these systems to ensure that standards continue to be met.
MPI employs more than 3000 staff and has strong relationships with other New Zealand government agencies.
MPI Information Paper No: 2018/07
When undertaking cost recovery the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) will base its decisions on Government guidelines and high level principles as set out in the Treasury-produced ‘Guidelines for Setting Charges in the Public Sector’ and the Audit Office’s ‘Guidelines on Costing and Charging for Public Sector Goods and Services’. NZFSA takes into account constitutional principles as set out in Parliament’s Standing Orders and guidance received from reports of the Regulations Review Committee.
- Why are we changing our approach to food safety?
- What is in it for you?
- How do I develop my food safety programme?
- How HACCP works – the principles
This statement of policy encapsulates New Zealand Food Safety Authority principles
that underpin bilateral market access protocols and certification arrangements for
official assurances covering SPS and related aspects of trade. These principles were
developed and agreed with MAF Biosecurity New Zealand.
This document outlines how MPI will apply the Codex HACCP principles in a technically sound manner, and MPI’s additional expectations for HACCP application in the New Zealand context.