Notices and standards under dairy legislation

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.

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.

The purpose of this Notice is to set out the specifications and requirements for the regulated control scheme for raw milk that is established by the Raw Milk for Sale to Consumers Regulations 2015

Animal Products Notice: Raw Milk Products Specifications

This study was undertaken at the request of the New Zealand Food Safety Authority/Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to update the raw milk cheese component of a previous study of human disease associated with raw milk and raw milk products, titled ‘A systematic review of the human disease evidence associated with the consumption of raw milk and raw milk cheeses’ (Jaros et al. 2008)

Amendments to the dairy official assurances framework (MPI Discussion Paper No: 2016/06)

MPI received 5 submissions on the proposed document. These submissions have been analysed in the following table. As a result of the consultation process, and where appropriate based on the analysis below, amendments have been made to the Notice. MPI would like to thank those parties who have taken the opportunity to comment on the proposal.