The Dairy Industry (Food Act 1981) Exemption Order exempted export dairy products from New Zealand labelling requirements.

Specifies requirements that must be met in relation to dairy products intended for export.

Requirements for the use, manufacture, supply and security of official devices and operator container seals for export animal products and animal material

This Animal Products Notice revokes and replaces the Animal Products (Disposal of Non-conforming Dairy Material or Dairy Product) Notice 2013 dated 18th February 2013. This notice prescribes procedures and requirements for the disposal of non-conforming dairy material or dairy product for the purpose of regulation 5 of the Regulations.

This notice specifies the export requirements that must be met by exporters of infant formula products and formulated supplementary foods for young children in order for their products to be eligible for export.

This introduction is not part of the Animal Products Notice, but is intended to indicate its general effect. For the purposes of safeguarding assurances provided by New Zealand, this notice sets verification requirements and frequencies in relation to animal products for export.

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 requirements that must be met in order for dairy material and dairy products to be labelled as halal or obtained a halal certificate when exported.

This Notice puts in place criteria for certain New Zealand origin label claims on retail-ready infant formula, follow-on formula, and formulated supplementary foods for young children intended for export. The criteria are contained in Part 3. The criteria are necessary to support regulators' and consumers' ability to identify authentic New Zealand products in overseas markets.

On 1 September 2016, this Animal Products Notice revokes and replaces the Animal Products Notice: Official Assurances Specifications – Dairy Material and Dairy Products, which was issued on 27 August 2014.

Summary of Records Templates for Designated Markets.

Proposal to establish a regulatory export assurance framework for the halal certification of New Zealand dairy material and dairy products (MPI Discussion Paper No: 2018/06)