Under the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (ACVM) Act 1997, all substances that are agricultural compounds must be registered unless exempted.

This guideline is designed to assist manufacturers operating under a Product Safety
Programme (PSP)/Risk Management Programme (RMP) and other interested parties (e.g.
Compliance and Investigation Group (CIG), Third Party Agencies (TPAs)) in the practical
implementation of the NZFSA Standard D110.2, “Dairy HACCP Plans”.

This guidance document has been developed to help processors of uncooked comminuted fermented meat (UCFM) products to comply with the Food (Uncooked Comminuted Fermented Meat) Standard 2008 (UCFM Standard). It covers the processing requirements and Good Operating Practices for the production of safe UCFM products.

The Council was set up to promote communication between MPI and industry, to give advice to MPI, and to assist in the development and maintenance of standards and guidance under the APA 1999. The Council has been operating since 2006 and the meetings occur as required, usually quarterly.

This document provides guidelines for veterinarians to use when issuing veterinary operating instructions (VOIs) for non-veterinarians to use for restricted veterinary medicines (RVMs) or veterinary medicines that are exempt from registration subject to veterinary control. It also includes an appendix with specific guidelines relating to RVMs for deer velvet antler removal.

The Vet Pak provides detailed information about a veterinarian’s role in an investigation, good practice note-taking and evidence collection, what to expect if an investigation is taken to court etc, as well as some technical information on body condition scoring, humane euthanasia techniques, and post mortem procedures.

The Vet Pak provides detailed information about a veterinarian’s role in an investigation, good practice note-taking and evidence collection, what to expect if an investigation is taken to court etc, as well as some technical information on body condition scoring, humane euthanasia techniques, and post mortem procedures.

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Manual 15 is an official circular issued by the Director (Animal Products) of the
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, pursuant to the Meat Act 1981 under delegated
authority from the Director-General of Agriculture and Forestry (D-G). Manual 15
forms part of a series of specifications issued by the D-G which relate to the supply of
goods or services to the industries that are regulated under the Meat Act 1981 and
pursuant regulations. The other specification in this series is Brands-Inspection
Legend Material-Container Seals.