Resources for exporting eggs

A fact sheet to assist New Zealand food producers and growers exporting product to Australia to meet the new Australian country of origin food labelling rules. The new rules become mandatory on 1 July 2018.

This guidance document for labelling of eggs has been updated with the new shelf life regime for clean un-cracked eggs of 35 days at room temperature.

All food for sale needs to meet the labelling requirements of the Australia and New Zealand Food Standards Code (the Code), so consumers can make an informed choice about their purchase. Eggs are no exception.

These data sheets contain a summary of information available in the literature.

Section 20(3)(a) of the Animal Products Act 1999 (“the Act”) empowers the Director-General of MPI to waive or modify the requirement that an application to register a risk management programme must be accompanied by an independent evaluation report where the proposed programme is fully based on a template, model or code of practice approved under section 12(3A) of the Act.