Documents – Reform of New Zealand food regulations
Below are links to the documents from the food safety Industry eLibrary relating to the Reform of New Zealand food regulations.
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Manuals & guidelines
Applying HACCP to the OTP FCP clip ons of traditional sushi and Chinese style duck
Publication type: Manuals & guidelinesExplains how HACCP has been applied to the Off The Peg Food Control Plan clip ons for traditional sushi and Chinese style roast duck.
Applying HACCP to the OTP FCP template for jam making
Publication type: Manuals & guidelinesExplains how HACCP has been applied to the Off The Peg Food Control Plan clip ons for jam making.
Food control plan: Food service and catering
Publication type: Multi-part documentsOff-the-peg Food Control Plan that provides food service and catering businesses with a set of procedures and records that can be tailored to your business. ...
Guidelines on how to use the Hazard Database (50 KB PDF)
Publication type: Manuals & guidelinesExplains how to use the Hazard Database. It sets out how you can search for a food type, or a hazard.
Technical guidance and background: Applying HACCP to the Food Service and Catering off-the-peg Food Control Plan
Publication type: Manuals & guidelinesExplains how HACCP has been applied to the Off The Peg Food Control Plan.
Policy
Domestic Food Review - Discussion Paper 1 - Introduction and Context (256 KB PDF)
Publication type: PolicyThis paper sets the scene for the context of the review and outlines the background and rationale for the review. The paper describes the current controls and ...
Domestic Food Review - Discussion Paper 2 - Regulatory Roles, Responsibilities and Structures (271 KB PDF)
Publication type: PolicyThis paper outlines roles of the three key regulating groups in the current domestic food regulatory regime. It discusses the difficulties with the present fra...
Domestic Food Review - Discussion Paper 3 - Food Control Plans (216 KB PDF)
Publication type: PolicyThis paper discusses the proposed tool of choice for future food regulation in New Zealand, Food Control Plans. It introduces the concept that Good Operating P...
Domestic Food Review - Discussion Paper 4 - Implementation of Food Control Plans (235 KB PDF)
Publication type: PolicyThe processes involved in implementing Food Control Plans are pulled together in this paper encompassing Food Control Plan design and development; evaluation (...
Domestic Food Review - Discussion Paper 5 - Principles and Possible Methods for a Cost Recovery Framework (188 KB PDF)
Publication type: PolicyThis Paper proposes the principles to apply in cost recovery arrangements and the methods that could be applied. It has been developed by MPI in conjunction wi...
Domestic Food Review - Discussion Paper 6 - Compliance and Sanctions, Criteria and tools for the future (87 KB PDF)
Publication type: PolicyThis Paper proposes assessment criteria, with underlying policy principles, to help achieve a nationally consistent approach to compliance and sanctions across...
Domestic Food Review - Discussion Paper 7 - Criteria and Processes for Various Approvals (54 KB PDF)
Publication type: PolicyThis Paper examines the need for legislation to enable the regulator to approve compounds, documents, equipment, persons, premises and systems used in connecti...
Domestic Food Review - Discussion Paper 8 - Position Paper (2006) (595 KB PDF)
Publication type: PolicyThis is Paper 8 in a Review of government involvement in the domestic food sector. This Paper provides a comprehensive package of proposals for the future food...
Domestic Food Review - Discussion Paper 9 - Transition Policy and Related Implementation (2006) (1 MB PDF)
Publication type: PolicyThe New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) (now MPI) has reviewed government involvement in the New Zealand food sector, and the Government has decided to e...
Domestic Food Review - Discussion Papers 1-5 - Summary of Submissions (259 KB PDF)
Publication type: PolicyThis document is a summary of submissions made on the first five papers of the Domestic Food Review. It contains an executive summary of the key issues raised ...
Domestic Food Review - Discussion Papers 6-7 - Summary of Submissions (158 KB PDF)
Publication type: PolicyThis document is a summary of submissions made on Papers 6 and 7 of the Domestic Food Review. It contains an executive summary of the key issues raised by subm...
Domestic Food Review - Policy and Related Implementation Position Paper (364 KB PDF)
Publication type: PolicySets out the transition policy that will apply to move to a new food regulatory regime and addresses submissions on a discussion document.
Domestic Food Review - Transition and implementation
Publication type: Multi-part documentsDiscussion Paper - NZFSA (now MPI) Discussion Document; No.12/09
Regulatory Reform Review - Decision to revise the Food Bill (2 MB PDF)
Publication type: PolicyOutlines the findings of the regulatory review and options to improve business certainty and reduce compliance costs.
Regulatory Impact Statements
Regulatory Impact Statement 2009 - A reformed food regulatory regime (Attachment Two) (264 KB PDF)
Publication type: Regulatory Impact StatementsThis summary, from August 2009 before the new Bill was drafted, outlines the reasoning for the proposed Bill, the provisions it would include and how it differ...
Regulatory Impact and Compliance Cost Statement
Publication type: Regulatory Impact StatementsStatement of the nature and magnitude of the problem and the need for government action
Two page summary on a revised Food Bill to provide business certainty and reduce business compliance costs (34 KB PDF)
Publication type: Regulatory Impact StatementsThis document, developed in 2006 and updated in June 2008, gives an overview of how the proposed Food Bill would impact on compliance costs for food businesses...
Reports & Strategy
'Clustering' by territorial authorities (1 MB PDF)
Publication type: Reports & strategyThis report presented a summary of literature about territorial authorities (TAs) working together in New Zealand.
Domestic Food Review - Survey of Territorial Authorities (140 KB PDF)
Publication type: Reports & strategyBaseline information on food premises and how Territorial Authorities implement their responsibilities. 2004
Education and training in the food sector survey report (770 KB PDF)
Publication type: Reports & strategyShows that nearly 80% of individuals surveyed reported receiving some food safety training and less than 10% of organisations reported offering no training.
Food Sector Risk Ranking and Prioritisation Models: The methods (425 KB PDF)
Publication type: Reports & strategySets out the risk ranking and prioritisation models NZFSA has developed for food control plans, part of the Domestic Food Review.
Prototype off-the-peg food service trial (453 KB PDF)
Publication type: Reports & strategyOutlines actions taken to address issues raised from the trial. Participants liked the format, the useful hygiene guidance and as a training tool.
Public Health Unit Profile - A survey of Public Health Units on their delivery of food safety and quality services (Draft) (185 KB PDF)
Publication type: Reports & strategyTo complete a picture of food legislation administration in NZ it was decided to do this survey to outline how PHUs deliver Food Safety and Quality service.
Terms of Reference - Domestic Food Review (55 KB PDF)
Publication type: Reports & strategyA review of the New Zealand regulatory programme.
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