Importing fermented meat products, meat paste and pâté: foods of high regulatory interest

Fermented meat products, paste and pâté must get food safety clearance

Fermented meat products, meat pastes and pâté are high regulatory interest foods, which means they require food safety clearance at the border.

This is due to the potential development and presence of Coagulase producing staphylococci, Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes, which can cause food poisoning.

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Note: Products containing beef must also meet MPI's requirements for bovine meat and products containing bovine meat.

Check the requirements for bovine meat

Import conditions and clearance requirements

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Australia

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Clearance requirement	Testing requirement
No clearance requirement	Not applicable

European Union

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Clearance requirement	Testing requirement
Option 1: Official Certificate	Not applicable
Option 2: Sampling and testing upon arrival in New Zealand.	Coagulase positive Staphylococci n = 5, c = 2, m = 100 cfu/g, M = 1000 cfu/g Salmonella n = 5, c = 0, m = Not detected in 25g Listeria monocytogenes n = 5, c = 0, m = Not detected in 25 g

Clearance requirement

Testing requirement

Option 1: Official Certificate

Not applicable

Option 2: Sampling and testing upon arrival in New Zealand.

Coagulase positive Staphylococci
n = 5, c = 2, m = 100 cfu/g, M = 1000 cfu/g

Salmonella
n = 5, c = 0, m = Not detected in 25g

Listeria monocytogenes
n = 5, c = 0, m = Not detected in 25 g

EU countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden.

United Kingdom

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Clearance requirement	Testing requirement
Option 1: Official Certificate	Not applicable
Option 2: Sampling and testing upon arrival in New Zealand.	Coagulase positive Staphylococci n = 5, c = 2, m = 100 cfu/g, M = 1000 cfu/g Salmonella n = 5, c = 0, m = Not detected in 25g Listeria monocytogenes n = 5, c = 0, m = Not detected in 25 g

Clearance requirement

Testing requirement

Option 1: Official Certificate

Not applicable

Option 2: Sampling and testing upon arrival in New Zealand.

Coagulase positive Staphylococci
n = 5, c = 2, m = 100 cfu/g, M = 1000 cfu/g

Salmonella
n = 5, c = 0, m = Not detected in 25g

Listeria monocytogenes
n = 5, c = 0, m = Not detected in 25 g

UK countries: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

Other countries not listed

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Clearance requirement	Testing requirement
Sampling and testing upon arrival in New Zealand.	Coagulase positive Staphylococci n = 5, c = 2, m = 100 cfu/g, M = 1000 cfu/g Salmonella n = 5, c = 0, m = Not detected in 25g Listeria monocytogenes n = 5, c = 0, m = Not detected in 25 g

Clearance requirement

Testing requirement

Sampling and testing upon arrival in New Zealand.

Coagulase positive Staphylococci
n = 5, c = 2, m = 100 cfu/g, M = 1000 cfu/g

Salmonella
n = 5, c = 0, m = Not detected in 25g

Listeria monocytogenes
n = 5, c = 0, m = Not detected in 25 g

Fermented meat products, paste and pâté must get food safety clearance

Import conditions and clearance requirements

Australia

European Union

United Kingdom

Other countries not listed

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