NCCP - Dairy Milk Powder Radionuclide Results (2013/14 and 2014/15)

NCCP - Raw Milk Result Summary (July 2015 to June 2016)

Marc and Maria Gascoigne started on Gascoigne Farm Limited in 1995 in a 50/50 equity partnership with Marc’s parents. Over time they progressively bought out their equity partner and expanded. The farm now comprises a 150 hectare effective milking platform and a 38 hectare dairy support block. It is located 10 minutes south of Cambridge in the Waikato. They have a 445 cow spring calving Friesian herd, which produced 224,692 kgMS in the 2014/15 season.

This paper proposes amendments to the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act 2001 (DIRA) and the Dairy Industry Restructuring (Raw Milk) Regulations 2012 (Raw Milk Regulations), largely arising from the recent review of the state of competition in dairy markets. This paper also proposes new regulations for ongoing monitoring of dairy markets and technical amendments to the DIRA to recognise the change in management arrangements for the New Zealand Dairy Core Database that was agreed by Cabinet in 2014.

This Risk Profile (RP) considers Bacillus cereus in dairy products intended to be consumed as whole foods, including milk (raw, processed, concentrated, powder), cream, butter, yoghurt, cheese, ice cream and foods where dairy is the main ingredient (e.g. custard). The purpose of the RP is to critically review available information to answer risk management questions related to the ways of contamination and levels and behaviour of B.cereus in dairy products.

The potential conveyors, pathways for the spread of foot and mouth disease through the dairy industry in New Zealand, and their significance, are described. The scientific literature is reviewed to determine the amount of foot and mouth disease virus present and its survival in milk, the impact of control measures such as pasteurisation, and the role of the dairy industry in previous outbreaks of foot and mouth disease throughout the world.

This report defines the baseline of levels of contamination of sulphite-reducing clostridia (SRC) in New Zealand nutritional dairy powders. It also evaluates whether or not routine testing of dairy powders for SRCs in New Zealand, and setting of microbiological criteria, are required for regulatory assurances.

An investigation into the effect of milk time and temperature storage variables, together with internal mould ripening, on the survival and growth of Listeria monocytogenes during soft cheese production.

This paper seeks Cabinet’s agreement to a new policy to regulate the sale of raw milk to consumers.

During 2014, MPI undertook a public consultation on options to change the requirements for the sale of raw milk to consumers. Individuals, businesses and organisation with an interest in raw milk were invited to submit comments in response to a discussion paper canvassing future policy options for the sale of raw milk. This documents presents a brief overview of submitters' comments, and MPI's response.

During 2014, MPI undertook a public consultation on options to change the requirements for sale of raw milk to consumers. At this time MPI conducted an anonymous online survey of people's experiences with buying, selling and/or drinking raw milk. This report presents the finding of the survey.

Project to assess the relative safety of analogous cheeses made from raw or pasteurised milk.

In April 2014 MPI conducted targeted surveillance of milk from 20 dairy farms to assess the safety of milk from animals potentially exposed to farm land used for the bioremediation of solid wastes from petrochemical mining. The surveillance study identified that only very low levels of some of the chemical compounds or minerals that were tested for were found and these did not represent a risk to consumers.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has released a report detailing the full diagnostic results of the whey protein concentrate (WPC) tests.

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This document reports findings from qualitative research conducted for the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) in July 2013. The purpose of the research was to understand consumer perceptions and uses of follow-up formula and toddler milks, and the role these products play in the diets of infants and young children aged six to 36 months in Australia and New Zealand.

Strategies to reduce faecal contamination of streams and rivers in the Waikato region.