Food Act registrations deadline looms
Date: 16 Jun 2017Companies that make non-shelf stable items and food importers, and which haven’t registered under the new Food Act, have just two weeks to do so before possibly facing fines for non-compliance, says the NZ Food and Grocery Council. This includes companies that make or process: · nuts and seeds, including businesses that roast coffee beans, roast, salt or coat nuts or seeds, or make products like nut bars or trail mix. · food for vulnerable ... more
Implementation Workshop: Manufacture of Dairy Based Infant Formula Products and Formulated Supplementary Foods for Young Children
Date: 9 Jun 2017MPI would like to invite manufacturers of infant formula, follow-on formula, formulated supplementary food for young children, and manufacturers of dairy based ingredients suppliers for these products to attend an implementation workshop. The workshop will include an overview of the Animal Products Notice: Manufacture of Dairy Based Infant Formula Products and Formulated Supplementary Foods for Young Children. The workshop will be a forum for manufacturers to ask questions about the ... more
Foodstuffs announces early ban on plastic microbeads for World Oceans Day
Date: 8 Jun 2017· New World, PAK’nSAVE and Four Square will be microbead free from 1 July 2017 · 12 months ahead of schedule as mandated by Government · Announcement ahead of World Oceans Day, June 8 · Suppliers jumped on board to be part of the positive environmental change For World Oceans Day Foodstuffs has announced that its supermarkets, which include New World, PAK’nSAVE and Four Square, will be microbead-free ... more
Country of origin bill could affect family food budget, says FGC
Date: 1 Jun 2017The Consumers’ Right to Know (Country of Origin of Food) Bill proposes major problems for popular and basic parts of the family food budget, NZ Food and Grocery Council Chief Executive Katherine Rich said today. Mrs Rich appeared before a parliamentary select committee hearing submissions on the bill. “We absolutely support country of origin labelling on a voluntary basis and our members provide this information to consumers already. “But expressing support for ... more
Wine Industry signs GIA Deed for biosecurity readiness and response
Date: 31 May 2017Photo: John Clarke, Deputy Chair, New Zealand Winegrowers (L) and Hon Nathan Guy, Minister for Primary Industries (R) New Zealand Winegrowers CEO, Philip Gregan, signed the Government-Industry Agreement (GIA) deed for biosecurity readiness and response on behalf of the wine industry yesterday afternoon in Wellington. “Signing the GIA deed secures the wine industry a seat around the table when decisions are being made on biosecurity issues”, said Gregan. “Making ... more
FSANZ: Call for submissions on genetically modified potato lines
Date: 26 May 2017Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) today called for submissions on an application to permit food from a number of genetically modified potato lines. FSANZ Acting Chief Executive Officer Glen Neal said some of the lines had been modified to reduce bruising and acrylamide formed during cooking and some had been modified to protect the potatoes from a type of blight. “The potato lines have been modified using the potatoes own genes and in some cases genes from wild ... more
Industry groups welcome government's ratification of TPP
Date: 11 May 2017New Zealand Winegrowers warmly welcomes the government’s announcement of the ratification of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement. The future growth of our industry is bound up in having free and fair access into major export markets, said Philip Gregan, CEO of New Zealand Winegrowers. “The news of the ratification of the TPP agreement signals the importance of improved market access into some of the wealthiest and fastest growing economies in the ... more
Federal Merchants & Co. attain 3 Scottish Whisky brands
Date: 5 May 2017Grants, Glenfiddich and The Balvenie are now distributed solely by Federal Merchants & Co. in NZ New Zealand owned beverage distribution company, Federal Merchants & Co., have today announced the introduction of 3 new international brands to their portfolio: Grants, Glenfiddich and The Balvenie. The introduction of these brands brings the independent distributor’s longstanding portfolio of local and international beverage brands to an impressive 71. Federal Merchants ... more
New Zealand’s fisheries continue to be well managed
Date: 5 May 2017The overwhelming majority of New Zealand’s commercial fisheries are performing well, according to MPI’s latest stock assessments. The Status of New Zealand’s Fisheries report for 2016 released this week shows a record percentage of the tonnage and value of landings of scientifically evaluated stocks have no sustainability issues. The report shows ninety seven percent of scientifically evaluated landings were from stocks above or well above sustainable levels, ... more
FSANZ: Call for submissions on wine processing aids
Date: 27 Apr 2017Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has called for submissions on an application to permit the use of four new processing aids in wine. FSANZ Chief Executive Officer Mark Booth said the processing aids—chitin-glucan, PVI/PVP co-polymers, ammonium hydrogen sulphite and silver chloride—are already permitted for use in the European Union. “These processing aids are used for various processes including as fining agents and to reduce odours that occur ... more
