Food safety in New Zealand

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The dairy industry in New Zealand is a major sector of the economy. A "clean green" image cultivated by various sources gives foreign markets the perception of a high degree of food safety for New Zealand produce.

NZ$161 million.[1]

The government launched an annual Foodsafe Week in 2007 to highlight food safety issues.[2]

Policy

The

New Zealand Food Safety Authority (now all defunct). This act superseded the Food Act 1981 and made some fundamental changes to New Zealand's domestic food-regulatory regime. The new act was primarily designed[by whom?] to drive an export-led economic recovery for New Zealand, because the domestic food-regulatory regime is the platform for exports.[citation needed
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Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) develops food standards after consulting with other government agencies and stakeholders.

Dr Ayesha Verrall became the Minister of Food Safety in November 2020, succeeding Damien O'Connor.

Incidents

Major food safety incidents are rare but New Zealand was implicated in the 2008 Chinese milk scandal. Fonterra, New Zealand's largest dairy company, had a 43% stake in one of the affected companies. In another recent incident Fonterra found traces of DCD (2-Cyanoguanidine) in milk supplies. The levels were very low and attempts were made to prevent the test results from being reported in the media.[3]

Genetic engineering

Main article:
Genetic engineering in New Zealand

The safety of genetically modified foods and ingredients has often been questioned, particularly since the wide-scale discussion and protests in the early 2000s.

Pesticide residue

Main article: Pesticide residues in New Zealand

Pesticide residues are generally low and are thought to pose no detectable threat to health.[4] The Soil & Health Association of New Zealand and the Pesticide Action Network Aotearoa New Zealand claim that the 2010 results for pesticide residue are the worst ever.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Gadiel, David (November 2010). The economic cost of foodborne disease in New Zealand (PDF) (Report). Applied Economics Pty Ltd for the New Zealand Food Safety. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Food Safety Minister Lianne Dalziel launches Foodsafe Week". 12 November 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  3. ^ Watkins, Tracy (14 April 2013). "Secrecy Over DCD In Milk Scare Revealed". Sunday Star-Times. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
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  5. ^ "Pesticide Residues in Food – Worst Ever". Soil & Health Association of New Zealand Inc. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.

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