For animal products intended for export to the EU, primary processors must source animals from suppliers compliant with the On-Farm and Stock Saleyard Verification regulated control scheme.

Provides for an alternative meat inspection programme that allows competent company employees to undertake inspection to identify non-food safety conditions.

Approval and requirements for post-mortem inspection trials in slaughter operations intended to be eligible for countries requiring official inspection.

Requirements for inspection agencies carrying out ante- and postmortem inspection of animal material and products exported with official assurances.

Game estate animals intended for human consumption and/or export as wild game must meet the harvesting and processing requirements specified in this notice

On-farm verification regulated control scheme notice for European Union market access requirements

The purpose of this notice is to exempt animal material and animal products certain requirements in the New Zealand (Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code) Food Standards 2002 where importing country requirements differ from New Zealand requirements.

The notice exempts specified products from the Animal Products Contaminant Specifications for specified levels of contaminants for export to countries listed in the notice.

The purpose of this Notice is to facilitate market access and safeguard assurances provided by New Zealand by setting out general requirements that must be met in order for honey and other bee products to be eligible for export. In particular, this Notice specifies the following:
a) requirements for ensuring that bee products meet market access requirements; and
b) requirements for ensuring traceability through the export supply chain; and
c) definition for monofloral and multifloral mānuka honey and associated requirements.

This Notice specifies the general export requirements that are to be complied with in order for animal material and animal products to be eligible for export as halal. This Notice revokes and replaces the Animal Products Notice: General Export Requirements for Halal Animal Material and Halal Animal Products that was issued on 23 December 2016

Provides for an alternative meat inspection programme that allows competent company employees to undertake inspection to identify non-food safety conditions.