NEW ZEALAND: Introduction of food control plans revised - (New Zealand Food Safety Authority)
December 17, 2007 – 4:46 pmA change in timing in the development of the new Food Bill will see Food Control Plans introduced on a voluntary basis for some sectors of the food industry in mid-2008.
In October 2006 Government agreed that a new Food Bill should be written and development of the legislation has been underway since that time.
“Timelines for such a complex piece of legislation are always uncertain,” says Carole Inkster, the New Zealand Food Safety Authority’s (NZFSA) Policy Director. “As the Food Bill will not be introduced to Parliament in time for a mid 2008 start we are working to find ways to implement components of the system voluntarily under current legislation. This approach has received a positive response from groups we have discussed it with. We are keen to maintain the momentum built up over the last four years.”
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