Proposed changes to requirements in the Animal Products Notice: General Export Requirements for Bee Products

About this consultation

New Zealand Food Safety sought your feedback on proposed changes to requirements in the Animal Products Notice: General Export Requirements for Bee Products. The consultation followed a public review of current requirements in the Notice.

Read details of the review of requirements for exporting consignments of bee products weighing 2 kilograms or less

The proposed changes we asked for feedback on were about:

• small consignments exported without an official assurance via postal pathways
• the mānuka honey test method information
• updating the guidance document: Guidance to the Animal Products Notice: General Export Requirements for Bee Products. The updated content was to reflect the proposed changes in the Notice.

Consultation documents

Discussion document: Consultation for the Animal Products Notice: General Export Requirements for Bee Products [PDF, 198 KB]

Proposed Animal Products Notice: General Export Requirements for Bee Products [PDF, 627 KB]

Proposed Guidance document: Guidance to the Animal Products Notice: General Export Requirements for Bee Products [PDF, 823 KB]

Related document

Summary of Submissions: Review of requirements for exporting consignments of bee products weighing 2 kilograms or less [PDF, 120 KB]

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