Changes to imported food requirements

New Zealand Food Safety has issued the new Food Notice: Requirements for Registered Importers and Imported Food for Sale 2026.  

Food Notice: Requirements for Registered Food Importers and Imported Food for Sale 2026 (issued 1 May 2026 and effective from 1 February 2027) [PDF, 849 KB]

This Notice comes into effect on 1 February 2027. It includes the updated import requirements for: 

• dried spices,
• milk and dairy products, 
• bivalve molluscan shellfish (BMS) and BMS products, 
• and tahini and sesame paste products.