Update – 19 December 2017
New operational code
The revised Operational Code - Processing bee products was published in December 2017. This replaces parts 1 to 4 of the Bee products code of practice and takes immediate effect.
- Operational code - Processing bee products [PDF, 1.9 MB]
- Summary of submissions [PDF, 296 KB]
Background
The Bee products code of practice is intended to give guidance on the currently agreed way to meet the regulatory requirements of MPI under the Animal Products Act 1999. But the existing code is out of date with current legislation.
Revised code
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) sought feedback on the proposed Operational code: Processing of bee products. It's been developed to help secondary processors of edible bee products comply with the requirements of the Animal Products Act 1999. It's been developed mainly for processors operating a risk management programme (RMP).
Consultation documents
- Draft Operational code: Processing of bee products [PDF, 2.7 MB]
- Discussion document on the review of the bee products code of practice [PDF, 349 KB]
- Submissions template [DOCX, 203 KB]
Related document
Making your submission
Submissions closed at 5pm on 17 November 2017.
Submissions are public information
Note, comments you make in a submission are public information. Anyone can ask for copies of all submissions under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). The OIA says we must make the information available unless we have a good reason for withholding it. You can find those grounds in sections 6 and 9 of the OIA. Tell us if you think there are grounds to withhold specific information in your feedback. Reasons might include, it's commercially sensitive or it's personal information. However, any decision MPI makes to withhold information can be reviewed by the Ombudsman, who may require the information be released.
