New Zealand Food Safety: changes for importers of frozen berries
New Zealand Food Safety has published a revised Food Notice for importers and food imported for sale in the country. This notice will come into force on 1 August 2024 and have an 18-month transition period, ending on 31 January 2026.
The revised Notice:
- Changes the imported food category of frozen berries from Increased Regulatory Interest (IRI) food to High Regulatory Interest (HRI) food.
- Changes the scope of the frozen berry category, with clearance required only for ready-to-eat frozen berries and specified frozen berry products. Frozen berries intended for further processing will not require food safety clearance.
- Lists the berries that are included under these rules and clarifies the products that are excluded.
- Introduces a new food safety clearance pathway for frozen berries, by providing evidence of third-party certificates of overseas manufacturers certified to a GFSI-recognised standard.
- Allows food safety clearance of canned bovine meat products from the EU or UK with evidence of an EU or UK identification mark.
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