Animal Products Act Notices

The purpose of this Notice is to set export requirements and a supporting Regulated Control Scheme (RCS) for the production and management of day-old chicks and hatching eggs within a compartment to facilitate trade and market access.

For animal products intended for export to the EU, primary processors must source animals from suppliers compliant with the On-Farm and Stock Saleyard Verification regulated control scheme.

The Dairy Industry (Food Act 1981) Exemption Order exempted export dairy products from New Zealand labelling requirements.

Provides for an alternative meat inspection programme that allows competent company employees to undertake inspection to identify non-food safety conditions.

Approval and requirements for post-mortem inspection trials in slaughter operations intended to be eligible for countries requiring official inspection.

Requirements for inspection agencies carrying out ante- and postmortem inspection of animal material and products exported with official assurances.

Specifies requirements that must be met in relation to dairy products intended for export.

Game estate animals intended for human consumption and/or export as wild game must meet the harvesting and processing requirements specified in this notice

Requirements to export fish product with an official assurance and processors of fish product for export with an official assurance.

On-farm verification regulated control scheme notice for European Union market access requirements

Animal product operators (with specified exceptions) are required to implement and maintain, site specific, risk organism response plans.

The purpose of this notice is to exempt animal material and animal products certain requirements in the New Zealand (Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code) Food Standards 2002 where importing country requirements differ from New Zealand requirements.

The notice exempts specified products from the Animal Products Contaminant Specifications for specified levels of contaminants for export to countries listed in the notice.