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Animal products: definition and examples

Animal products include all animal material, whether alive or dead that has come from mammals, birds, finfish, shellfish, reptiles, amphibians, insects, and invertebrates. Animal products do not include humans.

All animal products, both edible and non-edible, are derived in whole or in part from animal material. Inedible animal products include hides, skins, feathers and wool.

Some examples of animal products are:

• meat, game and game trophies

• animal feed and pet food

• rendered products for example tallow, meat and bone meal

• casings

• seafood including finfish and shellfish

• milk and other dairy products

• eggs

• honey and other bee products

• feathers, hides, fur skins, pelts and wool

• pharmaceuticals made from animal products.

For the full definition and description of animal products, please refer to the animal products legislation.

Legislation for animal products

The requirements of the Animal Products Act 1999, (and subsequent amendments) apply principally to animal material and animal products that are intended for human or animal consumption.

Dairy products have been covered under the Animal Products Act since 2005. This was in order to standardise the regulatory requirements that applied to all animal products. At the operational level, there remain some differences between the requirements for the dairy industry and the other animal products industries.

Contact

Please include your geographical region so we can direct your enquiry to the correct person.

export.animalproducts@nzfsa.govt.nz

Last updated 11 May 2009