NZ Food Safety calls for comment on ACVM Guidance Document

New Zealand Food Safety has called for public comment on the proposed revision of the ACVM Guidance Document: Chemistry and Manufacturing Information for Agricultural Chemicals.

The document explains the chemistry and manufacturing information that should accompany an application to register or vary a registration of an agricultural chemical trade name product under the ACVM Act. The draft includes clarifications and more detail in a number of sections since the guidance was last updated in June 2010.

The first draft of this document underwent public consultation in 2020 and all feedback was considered. Three sections with large changes (product formulation, product specifications, validation) underwent further targeted consultation with four interested parties in May 2022. Based on this feedback, a number of changes have been made to the draft document, requiring a second round of public consultation on the revised draft.

Submissions close at 5 pm on 24 November 2023 and can be emailed to ACVM.Consultation@mpi.govt.nz.

New Zealand Food Safety is seeking feedback on the following questions:

• Do you support or oppose any of the proposed updates included in the draft Guidance Document: Chemistry and Manufacturing Information for Agricultural Chemicals? For each update you have commented on, let us know why you support or oppose.
• On balance, do you support or oppose the draft Guidance Document: Chemistry and Manufacturing Information for Agricultural Chemicals itself?

To view the revised document, click here.

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