The Fresh Produce Safety Centre (FPSC) has recently released the Fundamental Guidelines for Fresh Produce Food Safety version 5, 2025 – a refreshed, science-based framework to help the fresh produce industry manage food safety risks from production through to post-harvest handling.  Developed thr...

New Zealand Food Safety (MPI) recently published a new webpage to help raise consumer awareness about the risks of buying food online and how to shop safely. The webpage provides practical tips and guidance on: Buying food online is convenient, but not all sellers follow the same rules. This resourc...

On 13 August 2025, changes to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code were gazetted to mandate energy labelling on packaged alcoholic beverages. What's changing? What’s not changing? Clarification on Sugar Claims In addition, Standard 1.2.7 has been updated to clarify that nut...

New Zealand Food Safety has published amendments to the SSS Template Food Control Plan: A new specialist card ‘Making Biltong’ has been added, and minor changes were made to some of the cards in the Simply Safe & Suitable Template Food Control Plan, and the associated Food Notice. If your b...

A new pathway for assessing My Food Plans prior to registration by New Zealand Food Safety (MPI) has been announced, and is effective as of 1st August 2025. There are two application pathways to register a Custom FCP with MPI: From 1 August 2025, applicants of new My Food Plan FCPs can choose either...

New Zealand Food Safety have recently launched a new Food Importer Information pack. The information pack aims to help importers navigate the import process and provides an easy-to-follow checklist. The Food Importer information pack can be found on the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) website....

This year, to coincide with World Food Safety Day on 7th June 2025, New Zealand Food Safety have updated and reissued a booklet of simple tips for avoiding foodborne illness in the home. From the store to your table, the 'Food safety at home' booklet is packed with science-based food-safety advice. ...

Animal-based meat production has evolved over thousands of years to meet the demand for safe and affordable sources of protein. Cell-based food production, which is the field of growing animal agricultural products directly from cell cultures, has been explored as an alleged sustainable alternative ...

The 2024 Food Industry Guide to Allergen Management and Labelling for Australia and New Zealand is a partnership document of the Australian Food and Grocery Council and the Allergen Bureau. The Guide describes industry best practice for the management of allergens, allergen labelling, and allergen c...

After almost 23 years of operating Assured Audits New Zealand Ltd, there are some major changes on the horizon. As part of our continued commitment to providing you with the highest quality services, we are pleased to announce that Assured Audits New Zealand Ltd (AANZ) will be merging with Quality A...