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Voluntary Implementation Programme

Information Paper

21 April 2008

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Every effort has been made to ensure the information in this report is accurate.

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ISBN number 978-0-478-32205-7

Table of Contents

1 Introduction 3

2 Background 3

3 Off-the-peg Food Control Plans 5

3.1 Territorial Authorities’ Involvement 6

3.1.1 Enforcement and Auditing Roles 8

3.2 Industry Involvement 8

3.3 Possible Incentives 9

3.4 Training 10

3.5 Recognition of Involvement 10

4 Appointment and role of Auditors and Food Act Officers 11

4.1 Auditors 11

4.2 Food Act Officer 12

5 Information for Territorial Authorities 12

6 Cost recovery 14

7 Legislation 16

7.1 Relationship with Domestic Food Review 17

8 Next Steps 17

Appendix 1: Draft Contents Page of an OTP FCP 19

Appendix 2: Regulator Roles and Responsibilities 20

1 Introduction

The purpose of this information paper is to provide details of the Voluntary Implementation Programme to implement aspects of the Domestic Food Review given the prospect that the Food Bill may not be enacted by December 2008. A change in timing of the new Food Bill will see Food Control Plans introduced and registered as Food Safety Programmes on a voluntary basis for some sectors of the food industry in mid-2008.