Summary of requirements for labelling New Zealand honey for export.
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Hormonal growth promotants (HGPs) are a group of veterinary medicines that pose
unique risks to New Zealand’s trade in primary produce. While it is legal to administer
HGPs to beef cattle in New Zealand, certain overseas countries have banned their use.
As New Zealand exports 80% of its beef produce, it became necessary to develop
regulatory controls to ensure HGP-treated beef is not sent to markets that only accept
non-HGP animal products.
Verifiers have raised a number of questions regarding requirements where there are differences between Chinese and NZ legislation for the labelling of Infant Formula, Follow-on Formula and Formulated Supplementary Foods for Young Children. MPI have compiled the questions below along with the current legislation and guidance. Additional advice is also supplied for verifiers in response to the questions raised.
- Food Standard: Tutin in Honey [PDF, 116 KB]
This guide has been published to assist beekeepers, packers and exporters of honey to comply with the Food Standard: Tutin in Honey. The standard has been developed to ensure that dangerous levels of tutin do not occur in honey sold in New Zealand or exported.
A fact sheet to assist New Zealand food producers and growers exporting product to Australia to meet the new Australian country of origin food labelling rules. The new rules become mandatory on 1 July 2018.
A guide to the development of a Quota Compliance Programme (QCP) and Export Licence Guidance.
- Dairy product descriptions and qualifiers [XLS, 285 KB]
Guideline for requesting new and the review of current product descriptions and qualifiers for exporters.
Excluding cats and dogs. Effective 1 July 2015.
This document provides guidance to recognised agencies and persons about MPI's expectations on how export performance based verification audit reports may be presented.
Canned beef of Australian and/or New Zealand origin exported from Fiji to New Zealand
The Good Practice Guide for the Swamp Kauri Industry brings together the statutory requirements and regulations for extracting, milling, and exporting swamp kauri timber; provides information on one way that these can be met; and outlines steps to avoid or mitigate adverse impacts to the values associated with swamp kauri.
The Good Practice Guide for the Swamp Kauri Industry brings together the statutory requirements and regulations for extracting, milling, and exporting swamp kauri timber; provides information on one way that these can be met; and outlines steps to avoid or mitigate adverse impacts to the values associated with swamp kauri.
This document provides an overview of:
the Risk Management Programme Template for Farm Dairies - Export Eligible Milk (The RMP
Template);
the documents that comprise the template;
any supporting documents and guidance; and
the requirements of the legislation.
This document also provides guidance on completing the Risk Management Programme (RMP)
Template. This explains the additional:
farm dairy water requirements;
the application of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP); and
identification and control of risk factors associated with wholesomeness, labelling, representation and eligibility.
This guide is issued to replace IAIS 002.2 Mercury Certification Circular 1995 and is intended to assist exporters with mercury level attestations in seafood official assurances.