Have your say
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) welcomes your feedback on the proposed amended Food Notice: Requirements for Recognised Agencies and Persons.
This consultation opened on 9 June and closes on 7 July 2026.
What we are proposing
The Food Notice: Requirements for Recognised Agencies and Persons outlines the expectations for recognised agencies and persons. Persons must be considered "fit and proper" to carry out the functions for which recognition is sought. The notice outlines the requirements for new and ongoing recognition, including those for verifiers and evaluators, such as reporting and continued professional development.
The purpose of this proposed amended notice will clarify requirements for:
- qualifications of evaluators providing an evaluation service
- qualifications of verifiers providing a verification service
- the requirements for pre-recognition competencies and maintenance of recognition for verifiers and evaluators.
The notice also includes general editorial updates to approach and terminology to improve clarity. For example, definitions for "yearly period" and "continuing professional development".
Consultation document
Food Notice: Requirements for Recognised Agencies and Persons 2026 – Draft [PDF, 435 KB]
Related document
Change table: draft 2026 Food Notice to 2023 Food Notice [PDF, 282 KB]
Existing notice
Food Notice: Requirements for Recognised Agencies and Persons 2023 [PDF, 295 KB]
Making your submission
Email your feedback on the proposals set out in the consultation document to foodactinfo@mpi.govt.nz
Submissions close at 5pm on Tuesday 7 July 2026.
