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Code of Practice: Processing of Bee Products

Part 5: RMP Templates

Prelims

Amendment 1

June 2006

Table of Contents

Code of Practice: Processing of Bee Products 1

Prelims 2

Review of Code of Practice 3

Amendment Record 4

1 Introduction 1.1

2 Development of an RMP based on an RMP Template 2.1

2.1 Businesses whose products and processes are fully covered by the approved COP 2.1

2.2 Businesses whose products or processes are not fully covered by the approved COP, or those with significant variation from the COP 2.2

2.3 Steps for the development, registration and implementation of an RMP based on the RMP template 2.2

3 Guidelines for Completing the RMP Template 3.1

3.1 General instructions 3.1

3.2 Components of the RMP template 3.2

4 RMP Evaluation and Registration 4.1

4.1 For RMPs completely based on the COP 4.1

4.2 For businesses whose products and processes are not fully covered by the COP, or who have decided to apply procedures or processing parameters that significantly differ from those given in the COP 4.1

5 RMP Template for the Processing of Honey and Dried Pollen 5.1

6 RMP Template for the Storage of Bulk Honey 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 of 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To update this publication when you receive an amendment, remove the appropriate outdated pages, destroy them, and replace them with the pages from the new issue.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 Introduction

The Animal Products Amendment Act 2002 allows for a risk management programme (RMP) to be based on a code of practice (COP), a template, or a model if in the view of the Director-General it is valid and appropriate for businesses of that kind.

The RMP templates provided have been developed by the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA), in consultation with an industry working group, to assist bee product processors develop their RMPs. They have been designed for use by operators involved in the extraction, processing, packing and storage of honey; and the processing of dried pollen.

Section 2 of this document explains the use and application of the RMP templates. Guidelines for completing the template are provided in section 3, and the template forms are provided in sections 5 and 6 of this document. The guidelines explain and give instructions on how to complete the template. These guidelines must be read while completing the template to ensure that the information required is fully understood. It is very important that operators provide complete and accurate information as the registered RMP will be a legally binding document that must be complied with, and will be verified by an external verifier.

The RMP templates are published as separate documents and are available as Word files so they can easily be used by operators.

Using the templates provided is one way of meeting the RMP requirements. Bee product processors may use alternative approaches, provided all relevant regulatory requirements are met. Those who wish to use an alternative approach should refer to the Risk Management Programme Manual for guidance.