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Code of Practice: Processing of Bee Products

Part 1 - Overview

Part 1: Overview

Prelims

Amendment 0

July 2005

Table of Contents

Code of Practice: Processing of Bee Products 1

Prelims 2

Disclaimer 3

Amendment Record 4

1 Purpose and Scope of the Code of Practice 1.1

2 Requirements of the Animal Products Act 1999 2.1

2.1 Risk management programmes (Part 2 of the Act) 2.1

2.2 Regulated control schemes (Part 3 of the Act) 2.2

2.3 Exporter controls (Part 5 of the Act) 2.2

2.4 Imposition of authorisations, duties and responsibilities 2.3

3 Risk Management Programme 3.1

3.1 What is a risk management programme? 3.1

3.2 RMP configurations 3.1

3.3 Contents of a risk management programme 3.3

4 Development of an RMP based on an Approved Code of Practice 4.1

4.1 Businesses whose products and processes are fully covered by an approved COP 4.1

4.2 Businesses whose products or processes are not fully covered by an approved COP, or those with significant variation from the COP 4.2

4.3 Steps for the development, registration and implementation of an RMP ……………………………………………………………………………..4.35O

5 Other Legislation 5.1

6 Sources of Other Information 6.1

Disclaimer

Important Disclaimer

Every effort has been made to ensure the information in this report is accurate.

NZFSA does not accept any responsibility or liability whatsoever for any error of fact, omission, interpretation or opinion that may be present, however it may have occurred.

Website
A copy of this document can be found at: http://www.nzfsa.govt.nz/animalproducts/index.htm

Review of Code of Practice

This code of practice will be reviewed, as necessary, by the New Zealand Food Safety Authority. Suggestions for alterations, deletions or additions to this code of practice, should be sent, together with reasons for the change, any relevant data and contact details for the person making the suggestion, to:

Assistant Director (Production and Processing)

New Zealand Standards Group

New Zealand Food Safety Authority

P O Box 2835

Wellington

Telephone: 04 463 2500

Facsimile: 04 463 2643

Amendment Record

It is important that this publication is kept up-to-date by the prompt incorporation of amendments.

To update this publication when you receive an amendment, remove the appropriate outdated pages, destroy them, and replace them with the pages from the new issue. Complete instructions will be given on the covering letter accompanying the amendment. File the covering letter at the back of the publication and sign off and date this page.

If you have any queries, please ask your local verifier.

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1 Purpose and Scope of the Code of Practice

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July 2005

This code of practice (COP) has been developed by the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA), in consultation with industry, to assist bee product operators meet the requirements of the Animal Products Act 1999 and produce edible bee products that are safe and suitable for their purpose. In particular, it provides guidance for meeting the requirements for the development, registration and implementation of risk management programmes (RMP).

This COP applies to businesses involved in the secondary processing of edible bee products which covers the extraction of honey; and the processing, packing and storage of honey and other edible bee products.

This COP is divided into five parts.

Part 1: Overview

Part 1 gives an overview of the whole code of practice and the requirements of the Animal Products Act 1999. It explains the options available to operators for the development of RMPs. It also provides links to other relevant documents published by the NZFSA.

Part 2: Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)

Part 2 covers good manufacturing practice and process control. It sets out the regulatory requirements, and acceptable or agreed procedures for meeting the requirements of the Act, particularly the Specifications for Products Intended for Human Consumption. This will assist operators in the development and documentation of supporting systems that form part of RMPs.

Part 3: HACCP Application

Part 3 shows how the principles of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) are applied for a generic process for the extraction, processing, packing and storage of honey; and the processing of dried pollen.

Part 4: Identification and Control of Risk Factors Related to Wholesomeness and Labelling

Part 4 shows the identification of risk factors and controls related to the wholesomeness and labelling of honey and dried pollen.

Part 5: RMP Templates

Part 5 provides simple RMP templates that can be used by operators in developing their own RMP. The templates are accompanied by a guide that explains the use and application of the templates.

Exclusions

This code of practice does not apply to primary processing of bee products. Primary processing does not require an RMP.

Primary processing of bee products includes the following activities:

• Beehive management including the rearing of queen bees for royal jelly production

• Collection of honey supers, temporary storage of supers prior to delivery to the extraction facility, and transport to the extraction facility

• Scraping or collection of raw propolis from boxes or mats, bagging and storage of raw propolis, and transport to an extraction facility

• Collection of pollen, bagging, holding in a freezer by the beekeeper, and transport to a pollen drying/processing facility

This code of practice has been developed based on New Zealand requirements only and does not cover overseas market access requirements. Exporters must ensure that they meet the overseas market access requirements relevant to their product and intended market.