Distribution date: 31 July 2009 | Final date for Comment: 26 April 2025

Presently, "authority to import" micro-organisms, is given without a specific Import Health Standard (IHS), by the issuing of a permit to import. Section 22 of the Biosecurity Act states that such considerations should be based on an IHS. In addition, MAF Biosecurity New Zealand policy is that IHS's should be based on a risk analysis and no risk analysis had been done for this range of goods. This IHS is based on the Import Risk Analysis: Non-viable Biological Products, Micro-organisms and other Viable cells into New Zealand (December 2005) and have been externally consulted in December 2006. This IHS was not issued after completion because Facility Standards needed to developed or updated before it could be issued. These facility changes have now been finalised. Before it was recommended for issue, it was updated to align with current procedures for the issuing of permits for micro-organisms and other IHS's. This IHS therefore does not suggest any major changes to the current procedures for the import of micro-organisms.

Products Covered: Micro-organisms

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 31 July 2009 | Final date for Comment: 26 April 2025

Presently, "authority to import" cell cultures, is given without a specific Import Health Standard (IHS), by the issuing of a permit to import. Section 22 of the Biosecurity Act states that such considerations should be based on an IHS. In addition, MAF Biosecurity New Zealand policy is that IHS's should be based on a risk analysis and no risk analysis had been done for this range of goods. This IHS is based on the Import Risk Analysis: Non-viable Biological Products, Micro-organisms and other Viable cells into New Zealand (December 2005) and have been externally consulted in December 2006. This IHS was not issued after completion because Facility Standards needed to developed or updated before it could be issued. These facility changes have now been finalised. Before it was recommended for issue, it was updated to align with current procedures for the issuing of permits for cell cultures and other IHS's. This IHS therefore does not suggest any major changes to the current procedures for the import of cell cultures.

Products Covered: Cell cultures

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 31 July 2009 | Final date for Comment: 26 April 2025

Presently, "authority to import" biological products, is given without a specific Import Health Standard (IHS), by the issuing of a permit to import. Section 22 of the Biosecurity Act states that such considerations should be based on an IHS. In addition, MAF Biosecurity New Zealand policy is that IHS's should be based on a risk analysis and no risk analysis had been done for this range of goods. This IHS is based on the Import Risk Analysis: Non-viable Biological Products, Micro-organisms and other Viable cells into New Zealand (December 2005) and have been externally consulted in December 2006. This IHS was not issued after completion because Facility Standards needed to developed or updated before it could be issued. These facility changes have now been finalised. Before it was recommended for issue, it was updated to align with current procedures for the issuing of permits for biological products and other IHS's. This IHS therefore does not suggest any major changes to the current procedures for the import of biological products.

Products Covered: Biological products

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 04 August 2009 | Final date for Comment: 03 October 2009

The MOPH Notification No. 61 (B.E. 2524 (1981)) regarding chemical properties of drinking water on item 3.2 (s) shall be repealed and replaced by this provision: "(s) the content of Fluoride computed as Fluorine not exceeding 0.7 mg per 1 litre of Drinking Water". Producer and importer having registered this type of food shall submit its correction within ninety (90) days upon the effective date of this notification.

Products Covered: Drinking water in sealed container (ICS Code 67.040)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 05 August 2009 | Final date for Comment: 26 April 2025

The notified document approves the technical regulation regarding the manufacturing, quality control, trading and the usage of antimicrobial drugs in animals.

Products Covered: Veterinarian antimicrobial drugs

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 05 August 2009 | Final date for Comment: 26 April 2025

The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EEC/341 (dated 28 April 2009) has been adopted as "Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 of 24 July 2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the increased level of official controls on imports of certain feed and food of non-animal origin and amending Decision 2006/504/EC" [OJ L194, 25 July 2009, pp.11-21].

Products Covered:

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 10 August 2009 | Final date for Comment: 09 October 2009

Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Imidacloprid, Tefuryltrione, EPN, Oxaziclomefone and Pretilachlor.

Products Covered: ・ Meat and edible meat offal (HS Codes 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 02.07, 02.08 and 02.09); ・ Fish and crustaceans (HS Codes 03.02, 03.03, 03.04, 03.06 and 03.07); ・ Dairy, eggs and honey (HS Codes 04.07 and 04.08); ・ Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS Codes 07.01, 07.02, 07.03, 07.04, 07.05, 07.06, 07.07, 07.08, 07.09, 07.10, 07.12, 07.13 and 07.14); ・ Edible fruits and nuts, peel of citrus/melons (HS Codes 08.01, 08.02, 08.03, 08.04, 08.05, 08.06, 08.07, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10, 08.11, 08.13 and 08.14); ・ Coffee, tea, mate and spices (HS Codes 09.01, 09.02, 09.03, 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 09.07, 09.08, 09.09 and 09.10); ・ Cereals (HS Codes 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.05, 10.06, 10.07 and 10.08); ・ Milling industry products (HS Code 11.01); ・ Oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes 12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.08, 12.10, 12.11 and 12.12); and ・ Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder (HS Code 23.02).

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 12 August 2009 | Final date for Comment: 26 April 2025

Import Directive for Highly Processed Products: The Import Directive for Highly Processed Products contains import conditions to reduce risks of contamination of non risk materials with the disease agent of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). Specifically, the requirements for bovine hide derived products in the revision have been streamlined and are now combined for both human consumption products and animal uses (non livestock feeds). Requirements for bovine hide derived gelatine or collagen will be for veterinary certification that the product is hide derived, visible neural contamination has been removed by one of several methods (including washing, scraping, trimming or vacuuming) and the product was manufactured using an alkalinization step. This has been based on extensive joint Health Canada and CFIA scientific advice and is compliant with OIE and WHO guidelines. The changes to the Highly Processed Products Directive were put in place to reflect Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Health Canada legislative and policy requirements for removal of specified risk material (SRM) from all cattle at slaughter. SRM refers to any of the skull, brain, trigeminal ganglia, eyes, tonsils, spinal cord and dorsal root ganglia of cattle aged 30 months or older; and the distal ileum of cattle of all ages. All removed SRM are to be diverted away from the products for human consumption and animal food supply. The requirement to remove all SRM from cattle does not apply to products originating from a country that is designated as having negligible risk of BSE.

Products Covered: Highly Processed Products of bovine origin such as Gelatin (ICS Codes 65.020, 67.040)

Regulation Type: Revision to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 18 August 2009 | Final date for Comment: 04 September 2009

Proposed restriction on the use of Agricultural remedy, containing Chlorpyrifos, as an active agent in household, home garden and domestic use. The restriction on packaging is stated as well.

Products Covered: Chemical formulation – Organic Agricultural Remedy (HS: 29, ICS: 65.100.10) National Tariff Heading: Organic chemicals ;

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 18 August 2009 | Final date for Comment: 26 April 2025

Products Covered: Animal or vegetable fertilizers, whether or not mixed together or chemically treated; fertilizers produced by the mixing or chemical treatment of animal or vegetable products (HS:  3101)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification