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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.

Further (pet food) processors / Animal feeds review

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

This includes the Amendment Notice 2009 requirements for the on-farm killing of farmed mammals and supplier statements and forms.

• Legislation - ACVM

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

• Information pamphlets

E-cert

• Animal Products 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

• Petfood Competency Register: Ante-mortem, Post-mortem Examination

• Further (pet food) processors

• Risk Management Programmes

Forms/Statements:

• Risk Management Programme: Principle Categories of Processing Tables AP49

• Risk Management Programmes

• E-cert

Pet Food Industry Standards Council