Subject: Processing, Dairy Products, Dairy Manufacturing Requirements

The purpose of this Guidance document is to clarify the steps that a dairy RMP operator should consider when updating their RMP to meet the Regulations and recently issued Notices, highlight new requirements that need to be met from 1 July 2022 and highlight significant changes that RMPs will need to meet by 1 November 2023.

Manual 15 is an official circular issued by the Director (Animal Products) of the
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, pursuant to the Meat Act 1981 under delegated
authority from the Director-General of Agriculture and Forestry (D-G). Manual 15
forms part of a series of specifications issued by the D-G which relate to the supply of
goods or services to the industries that are regulated under the Meat Act 1981 and
pursuant regulations. The other specification in this series is Brands-Inspection
Legend Material-Container Seals.