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New Zealand hosts Codex Committee
Risk management in the production of meat and poultry was the topic under discussion at a major international committee hosted by the New Zealand Food Safety Authority in Wellington earlier this month.

Use of antibiotics as veterinary medicines changing
Statistics collected by the New Zealand Food Safety Authority for the 2001 calendar year show that the use of antibiotics as veterinary medicines is changing, with what appears to be a move away from those that are deemed important to human medicine.

Interpretation a fine art 
The measure of a successful interpreting and translation team at an international conference is that no-one notices they're there, according to Patrick Delhaye, Managing Director of Language Professionals Limited.

They're following our Food Standards Code … where? 
The Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code, which became fully operational on December 20, 2002 is currying favour with the Indian Government.

Conference too good to miss
Thinking of coming to the NZFSA Conference next month?. You better get in quick, places are filling up fast.

New Zealand-EU Vet Agreement signed off 
The long awaited New Zealand/EU Veterinary Agreement has finally been signed off.

Submissions close for Total Diet Survey
Testing baked and fried foods for the presence of acrylamide is just one of the requests in submissions to the proposed 2003/04 New Zealand Total Diet Survey.

Beef Measles explained
An outbreak of C. bovis (beef measles) on a North Island farm has highlighted the need for more information on this rare condition.

Shift of focus for well respected vet 
Respected veterinarian Dr Stuart MacDiarmid has been appointed Principal Advisor, Zoonoses and Animal Health within the Programme Development Group at NZFSA.

Meet Our People- Paul Dansted, Senior Advisor, (Technical Policy), ACVM Group 
It's not hard to imagine a man with such a mischievous grin blowing things up and Paul Dansted's face positively lights up when he tells of his exploits.

Dairy consults on proposed changes
Over 150 members of the dairy industry - representing exporters, manufacturers, supply chain teams, engineers and quality and compliance staff - attended the NZFSA Dairy team's recent workshops on the proposed changes to dairy legislation.