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Food Focus November 2007

NZFSA phone list

Remember NZFSA’s telephone numbers changed earlier this year, including the main switchboard number(04 894 2500) and fax number (04 894 2501). Keep this guide handy for easy reference

APPROVALS AND ACVM GROUP

Develops, implements and reviews standards relating to agricultural compounds and veterinary medicines and maximum residue limits. Also responsible for all approvals under the Animal Products Act, the Food Act, the Wine Act and the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act, as well as associated systems and processes.

Director

Debbie Morris, 04 894 2541

Assistant Director, Approvals (all approvals under NZFSA legislation)

John Bongiovanni, 04 894 2618

Setting of MRLs, ACVM and Approvals Standards

Warren Hughes, 04 894 2560

Approvals (RMPs, WSMPs, etc) under the Animal Products and Wine Acts (including dairy approvals)

Peter Fairless, 04 894 2624

Technical assessment of veterinary medicine and plant compound approvals

Neil Kennington, 04 894 2555

Approvals queries and complaints, class determinations, import approvals under the ACVM and Food Act

Maree Zinzley, 04 894 2564

Approvals (FSPs) under the Food Act and import arrangements for food

Stephen Bell, 04 894 2588

Development, review and implementation of performance monitoring and verification for the Approvals and ACVM group (eg GMP, PAR, Traders)

Trish Whitaker, 04 894 2562

COMMUNICATIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP

Ensures that NZFSA communicates and consults effectively with all stakeholders and meets their needs for timely, accurate and relevant information.

Director

Sandra Daly, 04 894 2503

Media liaison, internal/external corporate communications

Gary Bowering, 04 894 2532

Publications

Diane Robinson, 04 894 2528

Special Projects

Philippa Ross-James, 04 894 2552

Consumer helpline, school/consumer resources

Niamh Murphy, 0800 693 721

Information management

Ashley Mudford, 04 894 2605

COMPLIANCE AND INVESTIGATION GROUP

Ensures that standards are enforced and provides evidence to demonstrate that actual conformance with standards meets regulatory accountabilities, provides justification for export market assurances and undertakes investigations and prosecutions where necessary.

Director

Geoff Allen, 04 894 2518

All enquiries

Steven Pask, 04 894 2513

JOINT FOOD STANDARDS GROUP

Provides expert technical advice, input and coordination of whole of government comments on the work for New Zealand by Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ), mainly relating to labelling and composition, and to areas within NZFSA concerning implementation of the joint Food Standards Code and relevant New Zealand regulations

Director

Carole Inkster, 04 894 2505

Health claims, fortification, international regulations, nutrition, dietetics, Codex

Jenny Reid, 04 894 2582

Food composition, Food Standards Code, additives, processing aids

John van den Beuken, 04 894 2581

FSANZ applications and proposals; Australia New Zealand Food Regulation Ministerial Council

Clare Chandler, 04 894 2650

Health claims, Food Standards Code, food additives, contaminants

Janet Goodman, 04 894 2575

Food and drug interface, functional foods, dietary supplements, folic acid and folate, food for special medical purposes, allergens

Ursula Egan, 04 894 2753

Fortification, health claims, nutrition

Phillippa Hawthorne, 04 894 2514

Nutrition, dietetics, infant feeding, iodine, allergens

Charlotte Channer, 04 894 2579

Food labelling, Codex, allergens

Rochelle Finlay, 04 894 2418

EXPORT STANDARDS GROUP

Develops, implements, evaluates and reviews export standards for food and food-related products. Also administers relevant export components of the Animal Products and Wine Acts, manages export programmes not covered by legislation and all official assurances given for New Zealand food and food-related exports.

Director

Carol Barnao, 04 894 2652

Regulated programmes for contaminants and residues

Mike Clear, 04 894 2619

Laboratory Approval Scheme (meat, poultry and seafood), National Microbiological Database (meat and poultry), E. coli O157: H7 microbiology programme (meat)

Gail Mustor, 04 894 2620

Export standards, dairy IMA regulatory programme, dairy product registration certificates

Ann Hayman, 04 894 2674

Export standards – meat, seafood, honey, official assurance programme

Greg Zemke-Smith, 04 894 2592

Farm dairy programme, National Chemical Contaminants Programme

Tony Rumney, 04 894 2658

Dairy export verification

Diane Burchell, 04 894 2546

Official assurances/certification: dairy, IMA, organics

Vaughan Porter, 09 909 6216

E-Cert development for animal products including dairy

Drasko Pavlovic, 09 909 6201

Pesticide maximum residue limits, pesticide use on exported plant crops, international pesticide regulation and Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues

David Lunn, 04 894 2654

Export systems and standards, plant products and processed foods (excluding animal products), organics

Kay Shapland, 04 894 2655

Market Access Director

Tony Zohrab, 04 894 2600

Middle East, Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore)

Peter Gollan, 04 894 2614

America, Canada and Mexico

John Lee, 029 894 2611 or 09 428 0621

European Union, wider Europe and Commonwealth Independent Societies

Phil Ward, 07 552 0965 or 029 894 2424

North Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong) Australia, Pacific Islands (including French Territories)

Neil McLeod, 04 894 2613

Africa, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Maldives, British Indian Ocean Territory Caribbean and South America

Antonia Aloe, 04 894 2657

Publications and country listings

Sandra Greenall, 06 351 7928

NEW ZEALAND STANDARDS GROUP

Develops, implements, evaluates and reviews safety and suitability standards for production, processing, importation, transportation, storage and sale of food and food-related products.

Director

Carol Barnao

Food service, retail sale and imports

Robyn Scully, 04 894 2548

Production and processing, technical standards and systems

Sian Reynolds, 04 894 2622

General enquiries

Moira Jones, 04 894 2612

POLICY GROUP

Provides policy advice and legal support for NZFSA’s functions and activities, including the review, development, reform, implementation and evaluation of legislation.

Director and Domestic Food Review issues

Carole Inkster, 04 894 2505

Codex International Standards, WTO SPS issues, OECD issues related to food safety

Raj Rajasekar, 04 894 2576

Food-related legislation

Bruce Burdon, 04 894 2571

SCIENCE GROUP

Provides scientific inputs into NZFSA standards for food and food-related products, including risk assessments.

Director

Steve Hathaway, 06 867 1144

Public health

Donald Campbell, 04 894 2649

Microbiology

Roger Cook, 04 894 2523

Veterinary public health

Bob Jackman, 06 862 6807

Risk assessment

Lisa Oakley, 04 894 2544

Peter van der Logt, 03 527 8036

Petra Mullner, 04 894 2684

Epidemiology

Terry Ryan, 04 894 2432

Chemistry

Paul Dansted, 04 894 2536

Toxicology

John Reeve, 04 894 2533

Food safety

Catherine Seamer, 04 894 2648

Science contracts

Andrew Pavitt, 04 894 2413

VERIFICATION AGENCY

Verifies that food safety programmes are adhered to at premises where meat, seafood and other animal products are processed. Veterinarians inspect animals, ensure animal welfare protocols are followed and provide export certification to the products.

Director

Steve Gilbert, 04 894 2520

Technical Manager

Chris Mawson, 04 894 2617

Certification

Gill Rodley, 04 894 2683

REGIONAL OFFICES:

Auckland

Peter Brown, 029 909 3711

Waikato

Stephen Thomas, 029 957 8332

Bay of Plenty

Lynne Clay, 029 927 5705

Hawkes Bay

Brendan Vale, 029 974 8807

Wanganui/Taranaki

Murray Clay, 029 894 5025

Wellington/Marlborough

Brian Roughan, 029 943 1029

Canterbury

Sandra Costley, 029 943 1792

South Canterbury/Otago

Mark Neilson, 029 951 4703

Southland

Rodney Walker, 029 943 4510