Portfolio: Food Safety

Campylobacter strategy showing signs of success

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:50:05 +1300

Kate Wilkinson | Food Safety

The number of New Zealanders getting sick from campylobacter has taken a dive following a concerted effort to combat the bug in chicken meat, Food Safety Minister Kate Wilkinson said today. The New Z...

Minister launches Foodsafe Week

beehive.govt.nz — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:21:01 +1300

Kate Wilkinson | Food Safety

Minister for Food Safety Kate Wilkinson took the opportunity to display a clean pair of hands at Belfast School today. The Minister joined pupils at the Christchurch school for the launch of Foodsafe ...

New Zealand and China sign scholarship arrangement

beehive.govt.nz — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:15:11 +1300

Kate Wilkinson | Food Safety

Chinese officials will learn from New Zealand's world-class food safety regime through a new scholarship arrangement, Food Safety Minister Kate Wilkinson announced today.Ms Wilkinson and the Chinese G...

Food safety minister to Australia and China

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:12:31 +1300

Kate Wilkinson | Immigration

Food Safety Minister Kate Wilkinson leaves New Zealand today for a week of meetings with Australian and Chinese counterparts. In Brisbane tomorrow she will represent the government at the biannual Aus...

Outdated Food Act to be replaced

beehive.govt.nz — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:55:28 +1200

Kate Wilkinson | Food Safety

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. "The F...

Raw milk cheeses get the green light

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:46:32 +1200

Kate Wilkinson | Food Safety

Cheesemakers will be allowed to craft a range of raw or unpasteurised milk products for sale in domestic and international markets under new standards to be introduced in October, says Minister for Fo...

Government defers folic acid fortification

beehive.govt.nz — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:20:55 +1200

Kate Wilkinson | Food Safety

Mandatory fortification of folic acid in bread will be deferred until May 2012, with the focus now on introducing a targeted voluntary programme, Minister for Food Safety Kate Wilkinson announced toda...

Public submissions on folic acid open Wednesday

beehive.govt.nz — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:38:13 +1200

Kate Wilkinson | Food Safety

A discussion document proposing that the mandatory fortification of folic acid in bread be deferred until May 2012 will be released on Wednesday, says Minister for Food Safety Kate Wilkinson. “I am...

Bakers’ frustration understandable

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:59:56 +1200

Kate Wilkinson | Food Safety

The Government sympathises with the New Zealand Association of Bakers' frustration over Labour's legacy of mandatory fortification of bread with folic acid, says Minister for Food Safety Kate Wilkinso...

Govt confirms EFSA findings on A1 milk

beehive.govt.nz — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:09:43 +1200

Kate Wilkinson | Food Safety

The Government will not convene a group of experts to discuss the European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA) review of the science of A1 milk, Minister for Food Safety Kate Wilkinson announced today. Th...

Wineries get choice for export testing

beehive.govt.nz — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:29:52 +1200

Kate Wilkinson | Food Safety

New Zealand wineries can now have wine destined for Europe tested by laboratories closer to home instead of being sent to Auckland for analysis, Minister for Food Safety Kate Wilkinson announced today...

Marae food safety guide to be released

beehive.govt.nz — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:21:04 +1200

Kate Wilkinson | Food Safety

A new food safety guide designed for marae cooks will be officially launched at Turangawaewae Marae in Ngaruawahia tomorrow. The New Zealand Food Safety Authority guide, named Te Kai Manawa Ora, provi...

Wilkinson to visit Canberra

beehive.govt.nz — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:34:59 +1300

Kate Wilkinson | Labour

Minister Kate Wilkinson will meet Australian Ministers and senior government officials when she visits Canberra this week. High on the agenda for the visit is a meeting with Senator Jan McLucas on Thu...

Imported ingredient contaminated with melamine found in NZ

beehive.govt.nz — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 09:25:18 +1300

Kate Wilkinson | Food Safety

Melamine has been detected in an imported ingredient used to fortify food with iron in New Zealand, but consumers are not at any risk, says Minister for Food Safety Kate Wilkinson. The contaminated p...

Minister receives food safety briefing

beehive.govt.nz — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:30:24 +1300

Kate Wilkinson | Food Safety

Food Safety Minister Kate Wilkinson today released the Briefing for the Incoming Minister from the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA). "The briefing identifies a number of issues currently b...