New Zealand Food Safety

New Zealand Food Safety

Haumaru Kai Aotearoa
Agency overview
Jurisdiction	New Zealand
Minister responsible	Andrew Hoggard, Minister for Food Safety
Parent agency	Ministry for Primary Industries
Website	www.mpi.govt.nz/haumaru-kai-aotearoa-nz-food-safety/

New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS), or Haumaru Kai Aotearoa, is the New Zealand government body responsible for food safety, and is the controlling authority for imports and exports of food and food-related products. In April 2012 it was merged into the Ministry for Primary Industries.

The NZFSA administered legislation covering:

• food for sale in New Zealand
• primary processing of animal products and official assurances related to their export
• exports of plant products and the controls surrounding registration, and
• use of agricultural compounds and veterinary medicines.

In July 2007 the NZFSA was separated from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to form a new Public Service Department.^[1] On 1 July 2010, the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) was amalgamated back into the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.^[2]