New Zealand Food Safety Authority

Pesticides and veterinary medicines agreement

Monday, 24 July 2006, 11:33 am | New Zealand Food Safety Authority

A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) and the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) and will see both organisations working more closely together. More >>

Campylobacter problems not easily resolved

Friday, 14 July 2006, 3:59 pm | New Zealand Food Safety Authority

Concerns raised recently about levels of campylobacter are not new for the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA). The problem has been taxing our science, standard setting and communication programmes for some time. More >>

Action already taken on oyster imports

Friday, 14 July 2006, 3:40 pm | New Zealand Food Safety Authority

The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) welcomes the report by the Auckland Regional Public Health Service into an outbreak of norovirus gastroenteritis associated with Korean oysters eaten during a function at Eden Park on 17 June. More >>

Campylobacter problems not easily resolved

Friday, 14 July 2006, 3:06 pm | New Zealand Food Safety Authority

Concerns raised recently about levels of campylobacter are not new for the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA). The problem has been taxing our science, standard setting and communication programmes for some time. More >>

Action already taken on oyster imports

Friday, 14 July 2006, 1:31 pm | New Zealand Food Safety Authority

The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) welcomes the report by the Auckland Regional Public Health Service into an outbreak of norovirus gastroenteritis associated with Korean oysters eaten during a function at Eden Park on 17 June. More >>

Options in fight against Campylobacter

Monday, 10 July 2006, 3:56 pm | New Zealand Food Safety Authority

There is no single, silver bullet answer to protecting consumers and lowering the rate of human illness associated with Campylobacter, says the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA). More >>

Korean oysters consumed raw may cause illness

Thursday, 6 July 2006, 3:10 pm | New Zealand Food Safety Authority

The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) is reminding people not to consume uncooked oysters imported from Korea. All bags of frozen Korean oysters are clearly labelled as requiring to be cooked before consuming. This product is known to sometimes ... More >>

Korean oysters consumed raw may cause illness

Thursday, 6 July 2006, 3:05 pm | New Zealand Food Safety Authority

The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) is reminding people not to consume uncooked oysters imported from Korea. All bags of frozen Korean oysters are clearly labelled as requiring to be cooked before consuming. This product is known to sometimes ... More >>

Concern at increase in campylobacter infection

Monday, 3 July 2006, 3:15 pm | New Zealand Food Safety Authority

The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) is concerned about the continuing increase in cases of human campylobacter infection, highlighted in the latest monthly surveillance report from the Institute of Environmental Science and Research. More >>

NZFSA at Fieldays

Tuesday, 13 June 2006, 11:10 am | New Zealand Food Safety Authority

The Business of Breeding is the theme at this year's Mystery Creek Fieldays, 14-17 June, and the New Zealand Food Safety Authority will be there to offer help and advice on how you can prevent your food from becoming a breeding ground for bugs. More >>

Food safety in an emergency

Monday, 12 June 2006, 5:01 pm | New Zealand Food Safety Authority

Being prepared for a disaster is crucial if you live in New Zealand. We are at the mercy of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and, possibly, tsunamis. With winter on our doorsteps, extreme weather can cause floods and storms. More >>

No ban on New Zealand meat

Tuesday, 23 May 2006, 11:33 am | New Zealand Food Safety Authority

Media reports last week, from an overseas news agency, that the Ukraine had banned imports of New Zealand meat are incorrect, say the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA). More >>

NZFSA sets up new allergen working group

Friday, 12 May 2006, 11:20 am | New Zealand Food Safety Authority

An internal working group of food safety experts at the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) is to examine in more detail issues surrounding allergens and their labelling, and the best ways of informing and educating the public and industry on how to manage ... More >>

NZFSA considers final Food Review submissions

Friday, 5 May 2006, 2:55 pm | New Zealand Food Safety Authority

The views and considerations of hundreds of people are currently under review as the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) analyses the public submissions received during the final consultation stage of the Domestic Food Review (DFR). More >>

Apricot kernels can be a risk to human health

Monday, 1 May 2006, 12:37 am | New Zealand Food Safety Authority

The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) today reminds New Zealand consumers that apricot kernels, sometimes marketed as a health food, can be a risk to human health. More >>

NZFSA Discovers Non-Compliant Result

Wednesday, 5 April 2006, 3:08 pm | New Zealand Food Safety Authority

The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) has identified a further non-compliant result not picked up prior to reporting results of last year's Food Residues Surveillance Programme. More >>

Charges laid over endosulfan contamination

Wednesday, 29 March 2006, 1:28 pm | New Zealand Food Safety Authority

The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) has laid 10 charges against the Northland farmer responsible for the recent contamination of meat with the pesticide endosulfan. More >>

NZ Food Safety Authroity: Folic Acid Advice

Wednesday, 29 March 2006, 9:19 am | New Zealand Food Safety Authority

The New Zealand Food Safety Authority today reiterated its advice to women who are planning to have a baby, or who are in the early stages of pregnancy, to take a folic acid supplement. More >>

NZ to host international food standards meeting

Monday, 20 March 2006, 10:44 am | New Zealand Food Safety Authority

New Zealand is to chair a committee meeting of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), an international body of the United Nations responsible for setting the food safety and quality standards that are benchmarks for global trade. More >>

Food safety experts support hepatitis comments

Tuesday, 17 January 2006, 2:41 pm | New Zealand Food Safety Authority

Both the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) and New Zealand Foodsafe Partnership support reported comments by Canterbury Medical Officer of Health Mel Brieseman that poor hand hygiene among many New Zealanders is a major cause of preventable illness. More >>

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