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Petfood
The Petfood subject area has information and requirements applying to the manufacture and sale of petfood products on the domestic and international market.
Animal Feeds Review
• 30 July 2008: Letter to Affected Parties: Proposed amendment to the Verification 2005 Statement of Policy: operators affected by the NZFSA’s Animal Feeds Review Attachment 1: Operators affected and verification background
NZFSA has sent this letter to pet food secondary processors that we believe may be affected by implementation of the outcome of the Animal Feeds Review. This letter outlines the proposed amendment to the Statement of Policy relating to the verification of these operators under the Animal Products Act regime. It also explains initial verification and listing requirements.
Animal product businesses that are operating under a risk management programme will not be affected by the proposed amendment.
• 9 June 2008: Letter to Affected Parties: Progress on implementing the NZFSA’s Animal Feeds Review and ‘ACVM Act: regulatory changes under the ACVM Act’ discussion paper
NZFSA has sent this letter to pet food processors that we believe may be affected by Animal Feeds Review. This letter outlines progress that has been made on the implementation of the outcome of the NZFSA’s Animal Feeds Review since the previous letter. It also outlines related work that NZFSA is undertaking under the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act, namely the recently released discussion paper titled ”Implementation of the ACVM Act: Regulatory changes, No 03/08, May 2008”.
If you believe you are an affected party but have not received this letter please contact NZFSA via the details provided in the letter.
• 30 October 2007: Letter to Affected Parties: Implementing the outcome of NZFSA’s Animal Feeds Review
NZFSA has sent this letter to pet food processors that we believe may be affected by these changes.
If you believe you are an affected party but have not received this letter please contact NZFSA via the details provided in the letter.
• Animal Feed Discussion Paper
Legislation
• Requirements for the On-Farm Killing of Farmed Mammals to be Supplied for Pet Food
• Notice of Direction under section 81 of the Animal Products Act 1999
• Legislation - Animal Products
• Animal Products (Specifications for Products Intended for Animal Consumption) Notice 2006
All petfood products sold on the domestic New Zealand market must in addition comply with any legal requirements notified by the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997. Petfood products that are manufactured for the purpose of being fed by mouth with the intention of providing nutritional benefit to the animal, are considered Oral Nutritional Compounds (ONC) under this Act and supporting Regulations.
Documents applicable to all Subjects
• Documents Applicable to all Subjects
Information pamphlets
E-cert
• Draft Domestic Petfood Eligibility Documents
Overseas Market Access
• Overseas Market Access Requirements (OMAR)
For Your Information FYI's
• F8-03 Field Recovery of Wild Mammals and Birds for Petfood
Code of Practice:
• Draft Codes of Practice for the Processing of Petfood
• Part 1 - Introduction for Petfood Processing
• Part 3.1 - Slaughter and Killing of Farmed Animals and Harvesting and Processing of Wild Rabbits and Hares
Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicine Exclusions
• Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicine Exclusions
Registers / Lists
• Certified Suppliers of Wild Rabbits and Hares for Petfood
• Petfood Competency Register: Ante-mortem, Post-mortem Examination
Forms/Statements:
• Wild Mammal Material Supplier Statement - Petfood
• Risk Management Programme: Principle Categories of Processing Tables AP49
• E-cert
• Salesyard Statement Bobby Calves Only Direct to Petfood Slaughter and Killing
• Poison Statement - Landowner/Manager Poison Use Statement - Petfood
• Farmed Mammal Supplier Statement Petfood Slaughter and Killing
• Ante-Mortem Examination Declaration Petfood Slaughter and Killing
• Bobby Calf Supplier Statement Petfood Slaughter and Killing
• Approved Supplier of Wild Rabbits and Hares for Petfood
Pet Food Industry Standards Council
• Pet Food Industry Standards Council minutes - 19 Feb 2008
• Pet Food Industry Standards Council minutes - 20 Nov 2007
• Terms of Reference - Pet Food Industry Standards Council
• Pet Food Industry Standards Council minutes - 16 Aug 2007
• Pet Food Industry Standards Council minutes - 24 May 2007
• Pet Food Industry Standards Council minutes - 22 Feb 2007
• Pet Food Industry Standards Council minutes - 23 Nov 2006
• Pet Food Industry Standards Council minutes - 24 Aug 2006
• Pet Food Industry Standards Council minutes - 25 May 2006
• Pet Food Industry Standards Council minutes - 23 Feb 2006
Further information on the petfood industry is available on The New Zealand Petfood Manufacturers Association website
New Zealand Food Safety Authority
68-86 Jervois Quay
PO Box 2835
Wellington
NEW ZEALAND
Phone: +64 4 894 2500
Fax: +64 4 894 2501
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