New Zealand Food Saftey has published a new food notice on the updated requirements for registered importers and imported food for sale. This notice will come into effect on 1 August 2024 and end on 31 January 2026.
The revised notice changes are as follows:
The imported food category of frozen berries has from Increased Regulatory Interest (IRI) food to High Regulatory Interest (HRI) food.
There have been changes to the scope of the frozen berry category, with clearance required only for ready-to-eat frozen berries and specified frozen berry products. Frozen berries intended for further processing will not require food safety clearance. Berries that are included under these rules are clarified in the extended notice.
A new food safety clearance pathway for frozen berries has been introduced by providing evidence of third-party certificates of overseas manufacturers certified to a GFSI-recognised standard.
Has allowed food safety clearance of canned bovine meat products from the EU or UK with evidence of an EU or UK identification mark.
Read the full notice here.
More food notice updates here.
