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MAF has been closely monitoring the situation in Japan following the 11 March earthquake to ensure food imports from Japan to New Zealand are safe and suitable.

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The expertise of Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) principal toxicology adviser John Reeve has been recognised with his appointment to an international scientific review committee that determines the toxicity of a range of elements commonly found in our food supply.

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A new Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) survey has shown no human health implications from antimicrobial resistance in New Zealand food-producing animals and fresh produce.

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CHRISTCHURCH — The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) is reminding food businesses in Christchurch that water used in coffee machines needs to be pre-boiled due to Monday's quakes.

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MAF has been closely monitoring the European outbreak of Escherichia coli (E.

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MAF is monitoring the outbreak of Escherichia coli in Europe closely.

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An ongoing MAF investigation into Kiaora New Zealand, marketers of Heitiki infant formula, has cleared the company of food safety and export regulations concerns.

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MAF has been closely monitoring the emergency situation in Japan following the destructive 11 March earthquake to ensure food imports from Japan to New Zealand are safe and suitable.

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The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) is actively monitoring the emergency situation in Japan, and in particular the safety of food imports from Japan to New Zealand.

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New Zealand imports very little food from Japan.

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CHRISTCHURCH — The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) is reminding food businesses in Christchurch that the city-wide boil water notice also applies to coffee machines.

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An outstanding camembert fought off fierce competition to take out the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) sponsored Champion New Cheese Award at the Cuisine NZ Champions of Cheese Awards.

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CHRISTCHURCH — MAF (Food Safety) has issued this advice to protect people from foodborne illnesses in the wake of Tuesday's earthquake. For further emergency information go to http://canterburyearthquake.org.nz/ (External website)

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A new study commissioned by MAF has put the economic cost of the major foodborne infections in New Zealand last year at $162 million – almost twice the figure calculated five years ago.

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The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) will relaunch its industry-focused website on 27 January.

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AUCKLAND CITY — A New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) operation to check the sourcing of chicken sold in Auckland restaurants and takeaway bars has produced pleasing results.

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KAIAPOI — Whitebaiters continue to fish Canterbury rivers contaminated with sewage despite being warned by the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) and the Police.

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The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) plans to run a trial on several sheep processing chains.

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CANTERBURY — The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) has issued this advice to protect consumer from foodborne illnesses in the wake of this morning’s South Island earthquake.

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The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) is throwing its weight behind this year’s Māori Language Week, which is dedicated to Te Mahi Kai – The Language of Food.

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Results from a New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) study looking at chemical residues in fresh, unwashed produce has found no health or food safety concerns.

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The world’s big guns of food safety will be in Auckland for two days in September for the New Zealand Food Safety Authority’s 2010 conference.

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People all around the world have enjoyed caffeine in various forms for centuries.

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The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) is confirming its advice to parents and caregivers that energy drinks and energy shots containing caffeine are not for children and young teenagers, following completion of a risk profile on caffeine.

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New Zealanders spend far too much time in the bathroom from food poisoning, and they blame the wrong person, according to new consumer research commissioned by the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA).

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Fresh Zone Fruit Mince Pies 6Pk.

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The way New Zealand works to keep our seafood safe to eat by the world’s consumers has been showcased during a high-level Chinese delegation’s two-week visit with the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA).

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The New Zealand Food Safety Authority has released the latest findings from its Imported Food Monitoring Programme.

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The Government has announced a proposal to amalgamate the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), in a move that recognises that New Zealand’s animal, plant and food based economy needs a new cohesive approach, with a single risk management framework covering human, animal and plant life and health and associated risks to the environment.

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With the full set of results from this year’s Total Diet Study in hand, the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) says the average Kiwi diet poses no safety concerns from chemical residues or contaminants.

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Ideally, sick people should avoid preparing food for others, but when this isn’t possible there are steps you can take to reduce the risk of spreading infection.

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A recall is underway for a cookbook containing recipes for pregnant women made with ingredients the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) considers could be harmful in pregnancy.

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A New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) toxicologist is working with a group of experts from around the world to set an internationally-accepted limit for melamine in foods that will harmonise global efforts to detect any deliberate adulteration in the future.

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Important changes have been made for the regulation of food-type dietary supplements.

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New Zealand’s reputation as the land of milk and cheese was reinforced when an international milk and milk products standard setting body met here and successfully wrapped up 16 years of work.

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The safety of babies’ bottles made of polycarbonate plastic with the ingredient Bisphenol A (BPA) has been in the news again.

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The New Zealand Food Safety Authority is today hosting a meeting of 60 dairy producing nations in Auckland to develop international standards to keep milk products flowing, a subject close to New Zealand’s heart as exporter of a third of the world’s dairy trade.

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If you choose to add salt to your food, make sure it’s the iodised variety.

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A well-known cheese advertisement in New Zealand tells us that “good things take time”.

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Results from three New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) studies reaffirm the safety of New Zealand food.

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Chinese senior food safety officials have just left the country after a two-week food safety study programme with the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA).

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“There’s a peacock in my back yard – can I eat it for Christmas dinner?” This was just one of the quirky enquiries to the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA)’s free consumer helpline (0800 693 721) over the past year.

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Today’s thinking around food safety very much focuses on operator responsibility and the notion that supplying or serving safe food is good for business.

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As temperatures climb this summer the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) predicts cases of foodborne illness will too.

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NZFSA advises importers that the Texas Department of State Health Services has found high levels of lead in certain imported dried plum products.

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CHRISTCHURCH — Your story Nutritionist calls for NZ food watchdog system (14 Oct) omits to mention two important facts.

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After more than five years of consultation, trials and policy development, it is all go on the Food Bill.

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The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) has embarked on a new project as part of efforts to keep down levels of antibiotic resistant bacteria in the human food chain.

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New Zealand consumers have no need to worry about chemical residues in their diet, further test results from the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) show.

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The Government will undertake a complete overhaul of the Food Act 1981 to make it more relevant to New Zealand businesses and consumers, Minister for Food Safety Kate Wilkinson announced today.

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Television New Zealand’s ‘Close Up’ exposé of a supplier allegedly selling horse meat intended for cats and dogs to people to eat highlighted an illegal practice that carries health risks for people.

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With the dairy season in full swing the New Zealand Food Safety Authority is highlighting the dangers of drinking unpasteurised or raw milk.

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Food safety on both sides of the Tasman will be boosted by the renewal of an agreement signed by the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) and the New South Wales Food Authority (NSWFA).

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WAIMATE — Sending bobby calves containing a prohibited drug to the works has earned a Waimate dairy farm company a record-breaking $6,000 fine in a case brought by the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA).

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Energy shots are small volume liquid products containing caffeine, vitamins and other bio-active substances (including taurine, guarana, glucuronolactone).

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Tests on locally produced food show the average New Zealand diet presents no chemical residue food safety concerns.

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A Pukekohe man who illegally imported and sold counterfeit agricultural chemicals has been fined $119,000 in a landmark case brought by the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA).

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The publication of two British studies which found no significant differences in the health effects or nutritional value of organic and conventional foods has produced the predictable flurry of heated media and blog commentary.

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A survey of residues on New Zealand-grown celery and spinach has produced mixed results with six out of 48 samples showing residues above the permitted level.

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AUCKLAND — An Otahuhu ethnic food store has become the 500th business to adopt the New Zealand Food Safety Authority’s (NZFSA) new food safety system.

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To continue my theme of the need for improved scientific literacy in some of the media and the general public, I’d like to draw your attention to an interesting website.

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Stronger scientific links between New Zealand and Britain will result from the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) signing an agreement with its British counterpart.

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An Auckland woman whose company slaughtered thousands of poultry in what a judge described as stomach-turning conditions has been fined more than $23,000 in a case brought by the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA).

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Visitors to this year’s Mystery Creek Fieldays will be asked to help solve food safety crimes at the New Zealand Food Safety Authority’s (NZFSA) stand.

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People who are sick with winter colds and flu’s should take special care when preparing food for others, the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) advises.

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The successful prosecution of two farmers who sent bobby calves for slaughter that tested positive for veterinary medicine residues is a reminder that farmers must follow instructions for dosage rates and withholding times on product labels.

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GISBORNE — A Gisborne restaurateur whose poor food safety practices caused more than 50 Christmas Day diners to fall ill has had his appeal thrown out.

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With the duck shooting season starting on May 1, the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) is reminding hunters how to keep their game safe to eat.

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WELLINGTON — Easter is a traditional time for baking, delicious family meals and special treats.

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The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) is investigating how black nightshade berries got into some bags of frozen vegetables.

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WHANGAMATA — A Whangamata beekeeper who admitted selling honeycomb that poisoned 22 people last Easter has been ordered to pay more than $3000 in reparation to victims in a case brought by the New Zealand Food Safety Authority.

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More countries will use a paperless system to clear goods at the border now the United Nations has released an international electronic certification standard built on work by the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) and the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service.

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Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and Hindi food operators now have access to a free food safety management plan in their own languages.

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LEVIN — An egg and poultry processor from Levin has been fined more than $16,000 for operating without a registered risk management programme despite multiple warnings from the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA).

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When the back to school bell starts to ring this week, children will pour into classrooms armed with backpacks, workbooks – and stuffed lunchboxes.

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Christmas is nearly here and it is likely that turkey or chicken will be on the menu in many Kiwi homes.

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Sixty-four councils (of 73 total) across New Zealand have given the green light to the New Zealand Food Safety Authority’s (NZFSA) voluntary programme for managing food safety.

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The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) says that total sales of prescription veterinary medicines containing antibiotics in the 2006/07 year have decreased to levels similar to the 2002/03 year, and are down 11.9% on 2005/06 sales.

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Four more products are being withdrawn from sale by the New Zealand importers after tests found the products contained levels of melamine above the threshold for investigation and likely to be the result of economic adulteration., says the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA).

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SOUTHLAND — The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) is warning people not to consume Happy Valley Dairies milk produced on or after 15 October 2008 because it may contain high levels of E.

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Soap is a top weapon in the war against infectious diseases – that’s the key message of Global Handwashing Day, today.

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The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) has updated its table of foods tested for melamine presence.

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New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) has conducted a series of tests for melamine in a range of New Zealand dairy products, with none indicating deliberate melamine adulteration, says Dr Geoff Allen, NZFSA Director (Compliance & Investigation).

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The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) has published a revised version of its most popular booklet, 'Food safety in pregnancy'.

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The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) has further formalised its risk management response approach which details response options for melamine in infant formula, food ingredients and whole foods, says Dr Geoff Allen, NZFSA Director (Compliance & Investigation).

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 The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) has today been working with other international food safety and health authorities to determine the level of melamine in food that will present negligible risks to public health.

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As a result of the milk contamination scandal in China, there has been a global focus on testing for the presence of melamine in food.

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The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) is warning people not to consume imported milk-based sweets known as White Rabbit Creamy Candies.

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The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) has now released further test results of infant formula sold on the New Zealand market and has received initial results on four icecream products.

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These are the results from tests of infant formula sold on the New Zealand market.

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New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) today announced the first 72 results from tests of infant formula sold on the New Zealand market had now been received from the laboratory and none of the product tested showed any contamination with melamine.

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Since it was launched in August, over 2000 copies of a Food Control Plan (FCP) especially written for restaurants, cafes and catering businesses have been distributed.

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Weight Watchers Australia wishes to advise customers that they are conducting a voluntary consumer level recall of Rich Toffee Bars sold in Weight Watchers Meeting locations and over the internet due to an important product safety issue.

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ALEXANDRA — Serving up a pie containing a metal sliver has proved costly for a Wanaka bakery in a case brought by the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA).

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The New Zealand Food Safety Authority is proposing a framework that would allow a wider variety of raw milk products to be sold and produced in New Zealand.

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New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) has ensured the withdrawal of a rice product imported into New Zealand that has tested positive for trace quantities of the unauthorised genetically modified (GM) rice variety, Bt63.

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Two of New Zealand Food Safety Authority's long-serving staff have been honoured for their commitment to food.

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Further testing by New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) on chemical residue levels in New Zealand grown capsicum, strawberries, lettuce, mushrooms and courgettes has produced pleasing results.

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AUCKLAND — An illegal poultry farm in Papakura has been shut down in a joint operation between the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA), the Police, Environment Waikato, Franklin District Council and Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.

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Wheeler NZ Limited are recalling one batch of their Pacific Ocean Mackerel in Tomato Sauce after discovering animal contamination in one can of this product.

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