Ruminant protein control programmes

Answer the questions for your business type, to find out if you need an RPCP.

Feed manufacturers and millers

• Do you make feed, even occasionally, for ruminants (such as cattle, sheep, goats, deer, and buffalo)?
• Do you store, even occasionally, products containing ruminant protein on-site?

If you answered yes to both questions, you require an RPCP.

Feed re-bagging facilities

• Do you re-bag, even occasionally, feed for ruminants?
• Do you re-bag, even occasionally, feed that contains ruminant protein?

If you answered yes to both questions, you require an RPCP.

Renderers

• Do you render ruminant animal tissue – even just occasionally?
• Do you render non-ruminant tissue (such as poultry and fish) that is sold as feed suitable for ruminants?

If you answered yes to both questions, you require an RPCP.

If you require an RPCP, go to Step 2.

If you need an RPCP, contact MPI for advice on facility requirements.

Email feedban@mpi.govt.nz

To be eligible for RPCP registration, your facility must have complete physical separation of equipment used for ruminant feed and ruminant protein. This includes transfer lines and processing equipment.

Your facility must meet all of these requirements:

• Separation must be throughout the facility – from the arrival of ingredients through to final loading for transport or packing and storage.
• Processing equipment includes load-in bins, weigh batch mixers, press bins, press, augers, chain drags, elevators, buckets, paddles, mixers, blenders, pelleting machines, dump hoppers, bagging machines, and storage silos.
• If your facility isn't fully separated, you should have barriers between intakes for ruminant protein and ruminant feed ingredients (to prevent contamination by wind).

You must also take reasonable steps to prevent contamination of ruminant feed during transport to and from your facility.

You can use our sample ruminant protein control programme as the basis of your own RPCP:

Download the sample ruminant protein control programme [DOCX, 64 KB]

To register your RPCP, either:

• email it to feedban@mpi.govt.nz
• post it to:
  Manager (Ruminant Protein Regulations)
  Animal Imports Team
  Ministry for Primary Industries
  PO Box 2526
  Wellington 6140

After you submit your RPCP, MPI will:

• do a desktop review of your control programme
• contact you to arrange a pre-registration audit of your facility
• test ruminant feed samples to make sure they aren't contaminated.

We'll usually let you know if your RPCP is registered within 4 weeks of receiving it.