Animal products

NZFSA administers the Animal Products Act 1999. Under the act, NZFSA is responsible for setting and ensuring compliance with standards for the primary processing and export of animal products including meat, game, seafood, dairy and honey. For dairy information see our dairy products section; for all other animal products, read below.

Subjects

Relevant to the following specific subjects:
- Animal status declaration (ASD)
- Bee products
- Dairy products
- Dual operator butchers
- Eggs
- Exporters - animal products (excluding dairy)
- Fishing Vessels (limited processing)
- Homekill & recreational catch service providers
- Hormonal growth promotants
- Hunting - wild animals
- Laboratory approval scheme (LAS)
- National microbiological database (NMD)
- Petfood
- Recognised agencies
- Recognised persons (Accredited Persons)
- Risk management programmes (RMP)
- Stores: cold and dry

Publications

- Consultation
- Codes of practice & risk management programme templates
- For your information (FYI's)
- Information pamphlets
- Manuals/standards and guides

- Approved maintenance compound (non-dairy) manual [replaces Manual 15 Chemicals]

- Overseas market access requirements
- Specifications/notices
publications full list

Meat

Industry standards/manuals/guides

Seafood

Industry agreed implementation standards/guides

Risk management programme (RMP) - need help?

Active OMAR notification / TD list

The list of active Overseas Market Access Notifications, and meat and seafood Technical Directives.

E-mail website notifications

To receive an e-mail notifying you of updates to the Animal Products section of the site e.g. legislation, OMAR, manuals/standards, forms etc.

Legislation

The Animal Products Act, Animal Products Transitional Act and associated regulations.

Forms, declarations and statements

Animal products (excluding dairy) forms and Animal Products Act statements and declarations.

National microbiological database (NMD)

Standardised technical procedures for microbiological monitoring in animal products, and national profiles of microbiological performance during processing.

Laboratory approval scheme (LAS)

Laboratory approval scheme applies to all NZS/ISO/IEC 17025:1999 accredited laboratories that have been granted an accreditation number for LAS approval.

Hazard analysis & critical control point (HACCP)

A system which identifies, evaluates, and controls hazards that are significant for food safety.

Animal Products fees, charges and levies

The fees, charges and levies for animal products and the associated business rules and charging system.

Animal products

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