Deputy Director-General's column
This web column provides background and insight into the decisions MPI makes and offers general comment on issues relevant to food safety. We hope to provide a greater understanding of the science that has underpinned our decision making at MPI, why we have reached the conclusions we have, and any risks involved.
Deputy Director-General Standards
Carol Barnao
These articles may be reprinted freely with attribution to MPI.
2013
- Working to prevent antibiotic resistance from food
- Thinking big to double exports
- MPI helps keep foodborne diseases in check worldwide
- Ensuring food is what it claims to be
- New health claims rules good news for producers and consumers
2012
- Independent support for international buyers
- Voluntary fortification of bread with folic acid to remain the standard
- Cracking down on infant formula exports
- The science of food chemical risk analysis
- Limiting Listeria a food safety priority
- Raw pig meat imports meet MPI standards
- Good results from acrylamide testing
- Minimising risk of contaminated food
- Intervention pays dividends
- Bakers’ new ingredient gives rise to better iodine intakes
- Common understanding of food safety
- Innovation is key to economic prosperity
- Total Diet Study a vote of confidence for the average Kiwi diet
- Knowledge is a powerful food safety tool
2011
- Food Bill Facts
- Knowledge is a powerful food safety tool
- Help to limit Listeria proves a drawcard
- Study finds responsible use of antibiotics
- Staying in touch with people
- Trading on New Zealand's good reputation
- Consumer Salt Survey
- Less is more
- What's in a name?
- Campylobacter success story something to crow about
2010
- Vital vitamins
- Food has big chemical safety margins
- Recalls - the last line of defence
- Knowledge is powerful
- Food safety is a joint effort
- The coffee chemical
- A new approach to New Zealand's animal, plant and food based economy
- New rules distinguish between 'food' and 'medicine'
- The risk of BPA decisions made by public opinion
- Carving out new rules for halal meat
- Small steps towards accepting food safety 'comparability'
2009
- Allergies - taking responsibility for the food we serve
- Atypical scrapie/Nor 98
- Horses for courses
- Organic or conventional - our food has to be safe
- Tackling the weird and wacky
- Scientific 'lens' for govt decisions welcomed
- What's in a name? North American influenza or 'swine flu'
- Consultation produces better rules
- Country of Origin Labelling
- How we made our decisions on melamine
- Meat hygiene reform
- Old food law gets makeover
- Collaboration boosts food safety across borders
- NZ's food supply still very low in chemical and contaminant residue
- Mandatory use of iodised salt in bread to start soon
- NZFSA targets the prevalence of Listeria in food
- Working together to curb the rates of listeriosis
- NZFSA has Salmonella in its sights
- More variety on the cheese board
- Scientific proof
- 'Mutual acceptance' of food control programmes between countries
- NZFSA set to tackle Salmonella
- Milk reviews affirm safety
- New additions to Campylobacter strategy
- Good Operating Practice - guidance ready to pilot
2008
- The melamine lesson
- Meeting New Zealanders' demands for food safety
- Wild food safety
- Report highlights possible risks of ready-to-eat produce
- Improving traceability
- Food Control Plan
- Dealing with iodine deficiency
- Developing the Food Bill
- Lowering the level of Campylobacter contamination
- National Foodsafe Week
