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Petfood processing - Code of practice

This Code of Practice has been developed by the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (Animal Products Group) in consultation with representatives of the New Zealand Petfood Manufacturers Association and the Petfood Industry Standards Council, to assist petfood operators in meeting the requirements of the Animal Products Act 1999. In particular, Part 2.1 provides for the minimum requirements that petfood operators have to comply with to ensure that the various risk factors associated with procuring live farmed mammals are managed appropriately.

Part 1: Overview of the Codes of Practice and Animal Products Act Requirements
Part I gives an overview of the whole Code of Practice and the requirements of the Animal Products Act 1999. It provides links to other documents published by the NZFSA that are of relevance to petfood operators.

• Part 1: Introduction [PDF 52 KB]
  • Covering letter about the code of practice [PDF 14 KB]

Part 2: Good Manufacturing Practice / Good Operational Practice - Hygiene and Sanitation/ General Controls
Part 2 provides guidance on good hygiene practices, process outcomes, and processing procedures and their parameters. It is expected that there will be separate documents for specific processes and products (e.g. slaughter and dressing, thermal processing, drying).

• Part 2.2 Harvesting and Processing of Wild Rabbits and Hares [PDF 470 KB]

Part 3 Good Manufacturing Practice/ Good Operational Practice - Primary Processing

• Part 3.1: Slaughter and Killing of Farmed Mammals
  • Appendix 4:  Domestic Petfood Farmed Mammal - Post-mortem Examination Procedure Tables [Excel 31 KB]
  • Appendix 5:  Domestic Petfood Farmed Mammal - Post-mortem Disposition Table  [Excel 83 KB]

Draft for Comment

• Draft Codes of Practice for the Processing of Petfood

Amendments