18 September, 2008
Traditional Kiwi sausage sizzles, fundraisers, club functions, church fairs and school galas will not be affected by proposed rules that will require commercial food or catering businesses to put food safety management plans (called Food Control Plans) in place, Food Safety Minister Lianne Dalziel confirmed today.
Read full release >>18 September, 2008
Speech by Food Safety Minister Lianne Dalziel to NZFSA’s Annual Conference
Read full speech >>18 September, 2008
Consumer protection is number one priority for New Zealand Food Authority says Food Safety Minister Lianne Dalziel
Read full release >>5 August, 2008
Food safety Minister Lianne Daziel is assuring clubs and organisations who do not sell food on a commercial scale that they will not be subject to the new food control plans
Read full release >>21 July, 2008
Food Safety Minister Lianne Dalziel today launched the off-the-peg Food Control Plan to provide an easy-to-follow food safety system for food service and catering businesses.
Read full release >>8 July, 2008
Former Labour list MP Dianne Yates has been appointed to the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) Board for four years.
Read full release >>12 June, 2008
A strategy put in place by New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) and Poultry Industry Association New Zealand (PIANZ) to combat New Zealand's unacceptably high rates of notified campylobacteriosis appears to be paying off, Food Safety Minister Lianne Dalziel said today
Read full release >>29 May, 2008
Food Safety Minister Lianne Dalziel has welcomed today's announcement by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) that it has published the terms of reference for its review of the science behind the A1/A2 milk debate.
Read full release >>29 April, 2008
Food Safety Minister Lianne Dalziel releases an independent report by an international expert on the risk management framework for New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA)
Read full release >>21 March, 2008
13 March, 2008
Food Safety Minister Lianne Dalziel says the government will direct the New Zealand Food Safety Authority and Ministry of Health to proactively educate consumers on the possible risks of infants consuming soy-based infant formulas
Read full release >>5 March, 2008
Food Safety Minister Lianne Dalziel is very satisfied with the progress the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is making with a preliminary review of A1/A2 milk.
Read full release >>19 February, 2008
Food Safety Minister Lianne Dalziel today announced that the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is to carry out a comprehensive review of existing scientific research on the safety of A1 milk.
Read full release >>6 February, 2008
Food Safety Minister Lianne Dalziel welcomes delegates from around the world to the Codex Committee on Milk and Milk Products, a commodity committee that deals with the promulgation of international food standards for milk and products derived from milk.
Read full speech >>25 January, 2008
Food Safety Minister Lianne Dalziel visits Melton Estate Vineyard to announce new measures that will help keep the lid on compliance costs for very small wineries.
Read full release >>14 November, 2007
New Food Safety Minister Lianne Dalziel visits Timaru food processors
Read full release >>6 November, 2007
New Food Safety Minister Lianne Dalziel visits Fonterra's Whareroa site to introduce national Food Safety Week from 12th-18th November.
Read full speech >>6 November, 2007
During a visit to Fonterra's Whareroa site, Food Safety Minister Lianne Dalziel highlights the important role consumers play in preventing foodborne illnesses.
Read full release >>5 September, 2007
Cheese aficionados will find this speech of great interest...
Read full release >>2 July, 2007
Food Safety Minister Annette King welcomes the arrival of the New Zealand Food Safety Authority as a stand-alone government department.
Read full release >>2 July, 2007
The New Zealand Food Safety Authority celebrates its fifth birthday and achieves a new status as a stand-alone government department.
Read full speech >>22 June, 2007
New Zealand and Australia make joint decision to go ahead with mandatory fortification of bread with folic acid.
Read full release >>19 March, 2007
New Zealand now exports shellfish products to more than 60 countries, earning more than $250 million annually
Read full speech >>7 February, 2007
Folic acid advocate recognised in Sydney
Read full release >>20 December, 2006
New Zealand Food Safety Authority executive director Andrew McKenzie is stepping down from his role in July next year, says Food safety Minister Annette King.
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