Have your say
New Zealand Food Safety wants your input on additional proposed amendments to Chapter F of the Animal Products Notice: Production, Supply and Processing (the PSP Notice). These proposed changes include updates to clarify rules and align terminology.
Proposed changes to the PSP Notice
The PSP Notice specifies requirements for animal product businesses and recognised agencies and persons of these businesses under the Animal Products Act 1999.
This consultation proposes amendments to the clauses under Chapter F – Red Meat.
Part F1 – Farmed red meat animal supply
- F1.5 – Content of supplier declarations: human consumption.
- F1.6 – Content of supplier declarations: animal consumption.
Part F3 – Red meat processing
- F3.9 – Ante-mortem examination at processing premises of animals for human consumption.
- F3.10 – Processor requirements for pigs for human consumption excused from ante-mortem examination.
These amendments are additional to the amendments proposed in the consultation on the PSP Notice that closes on Tuesday 10 December 2024.
Other proposed amendments to the Animal Products Notice: Production, Supply and Processing
Consultation documents
Proposed amendments to Chapter F (red meat) of the Animal Products Notice: Production, Supply and Processing [PDF, 384 KB]
Draft PSP Notice
In the draft PSP Notice, the amendments that are proposed in this consultation are highlighted in green to distinguish them from the amendments proposed in the consultation closing on 10 December, which are highlighted in yellow.
Draft proposed amendments to the Animal Products Notice: Production Supply and Processing [PDF, 326 KB]
Making your submission
Email your submissions before 5pm on Monday 6 January 2025 to animal.products@mpi.govt.nz
To help make your submission, use the submission template [DOCX, 65 KB]
While we prefer email, you can post your submission to:
New Zealand Food Safety
Ministry for Primary Industries
PO Box 2526
Wellington 6140.
What to include
If you are using the feedback form, please make sure to include:
- the name of this consultation
- your name and title
- your organisation’s name (if you are submitting on behalf of an organisation, and whether your submission represents the whole organisation or a section of it)
- your contact details (such as phone number, address, and email).
After the consultation closes
Submissions will be analysed to consider any changes needed to the PSP Notice. A summary of submissions will be published on this page.