An analytical survey has been undertaken to evaluate dietary exposure to compounds that may migrate from packaging materials into foods. Seventy four samples of various packaged and takeaway foods were analysed for phthalates and printing inks/photoinitiators. The results of the study indicate that the New Zealand public health risk of migration of phthalates and printing inks/photoinitiators from packaging into foods is negligible.

The age database contains a catalogue of ageing material and information on the age of mostly fish derived from this material, which is primarily otoliths, and in some instances scales, vertebrae, teeth, spines, and statoliths. The ageing material has been acquired from a variety of sources within New Zealand and covers over 50 species of fish.

Welcome to Biosecurity 2025: Making it Happen, where we’ll keep you regularly updated on what’s happening to implement the Biosecurity 2025 Direction Statement.

It is widely acknowledged that the existing regulatory arrangements for dietary supplements in New Zealand under the Dietary Supplements Regulations 1985 (the Regulations) do not provide adequate coverage for the range of such products currently available.

Last updated: 12 April 2024

Freezer dehydration of Paua Haliotis iris

Surveillance is published as the Ministry for Primary Industries’ authoritative source
of information on the ongoing biosecurity surveillance activity and the health status of
New Zealand’s animal and plant populations in both terrestrial and aquatic environments.
It reports information of interest both locally and internationally and complements
New Zealand’s international reporting.

Minutes from the meeting on 28 July 2017