In April 2019, the Stakeholders in Methyl Bromide Reduction Inc. (STIMBR) requested a reassessment of the proposed Regulatory Controls (Controls) for Methyl Bromide (MB) that were due to occur on January 1st, 2020. The EPA has begun a reassessment of the Approval for MB, as the EPA has determined that previously used models currently require reassessment due to incorrect assumptions. This reassessment is expected to be complete in early 2020.
On the 3rd December 2018 the Consumers’ Right to Know (Country of Origin of Food) Act was passed. This Act will require fresh or frozen fruit, vegetables, meat, fish and seafood to have Country of Origin Labelling (CoOL).
This document is a brief summary of the New Zealand Food Safety and The Food Safety Assurance and Advisory Council research report on the culture of Food safety in New Zealand.
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Achieving effective internal and external traceability is an issue in fresh produce supply chains globally. Internal traceability relates to information concerning the production and process history of produce within a business or discrete business unit. External traceability describes product and process information that is shared between business partners as produce moves along the supply chain...
