The purpose of the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (ACVM) Act 1997 is to:
(1) manage risks (public health, animal welfare, trade, agricultural security);
(2) ensure that the use of agricultural compounds does not result in breaches of domestic food residue standards;
(3) ensure the provision of sufficient consumer information about agricultural compounds.
Conditions are placed on product registrations to help achieve this purpose.

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.

MPI recommends that prior to lodging an application to register land into the ETS, submitters review aerial imagery resources available online. Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) and the Ministry for the Environment (MfE) have provided the below information to help submitters with sourcing imagery.

Product data sheet guideline for registration (or variation of registration) of an agricultural chemical.

Use this guideline to help you complete the Agricultural Chemical Product Data Sheet (PDS) for registration of an agricultural chemical. The PDS form (ACVM 1-3) is available on our website.
The completed and MPI-approved PDS is part of the “product and manufacturing specifications” referred to in the conditions of registration for your product.

This guidance document provides clarification for dairy processors who undertake alkaline phosphatase testing as a quality control test.

This document has been prepared by the Meat Industry Association (MIA) in partnership with MPI. It provides guidance to the meat industry on how to meet the requirements of the Animal Products (Risk Organism Response Plans) Notice 2008.