NZL/546
WTO/SPS
NZ Neuseeland
2016-12-05
2016-11-01
All food
Proposals for changes to food safety regulations MPI Public Discussion Paper No: 2016/24.
The Food Act 2014 and Food Regulations 2015 came into forceon 1 March 2016. These aligned New Zealands domestic food system with the risk-basedapproach of other food statutes, namely the Animal Products Act 1999 and the WineAct 2003.While new businesses have to operate under the Food Act straight away, existingbusinesses are transitioning to the new law over a three year introductory period (set tofinish during 2019).The Food Regulations 2015 focussed on higher-risk businesses that were the first totransition to the Food Act, and the detailed requirements needed to get the Food Actworking on a practical level.The proposals for this second set of regulations focus on low to medium-risk businessesjoining later in the introductory period. Many of the proposals seek to reduce regulatoryburden and revoke unnecessary rules. The proposals include:- reduced regulatory requirements for low to medium-risk businesses;- greater flexibility surrounding initial verification requirements and a change toverification reports;- a review of the outdated Food (Safety) Regulations 2002, many of which can berevoked;- amendment of the Animal Products (Exemptions and Inclusions) Order 2000 toensure that the Animal Products Act 1999 and the Food Act 2014 are workingtogether effectively; and- a change to the Food Regulations 2015 relating to maximum residue levels in wine.
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