New Zealand Food Safety is supporting the Tip Top Ice Cream Company in a recall of a specific batch of its 6-pack Jelly Tip ice-cream due to the possible presence of Bacillus cereus. "The concern with ...

Recalled on 15 July 2026 by Jinhua Trading Limited.

A Marlborough aquaculture company that illegally moved nearly 80 tonnes of live green-lipped mussels and over 6,700 individual pacific oysters from a containment zone, has been fined $24,000. A ...

About this consultation The National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC) consulted on proposed changes to how sheep and beef cattle are farmed in New Zealand. NAWAC reviewed the existing code of ...

Every day, aircraft fly to New Zealand bringing cargo and passengers. But the aircraft themselves can bring unwanted pests and diseases to New Zealand. MPI's role is to help aircraft operators and ...

Correction December 2024 Table 35 the number of Groper – Hapuku/Bass in Table 35 should be 11 989 (as in Table 36), and not 1665 (which is the number for Groper – Bass). Correction November 2024 Row ...

Update – 1 September 2026 New closing date confirmed and details of community meeting announced Fisheries New Zealand announced on 10 August that this consultation would be extended (from the previous ...

Ministry for Primary Industries can set out clear rules to protect the welfare of animals. This is done under the Animal Welfare Act. Find out about related law changes and consultations.

If you want to bring cats or dogs to NZ, find out what to do, what to expect, costs, and how to apply. There are biosecurity requirements to prevent the spread of harmful pests and diseases.

New Zealand Food Safety is supporting food importer Goodfood Group Limited in its recall of Food Snob and Mon Ami brand French Brie and Camembert cheeses due to the possible presence of Listeria ...

A food control plan (FCP) sets out what steps a business making or selling higher-risk foods needs to take to make safe food. You use it to identify risks and show how they're being managed. It means ...

We have staff on the ground over the weekend carrying out checks in some areas of Wellington’s south coast and Wairarapa. We have had no further detections of H5 bird flu [since the second detection ...