Food Bay of Plenty & Tauranga Chamber of Commerce

Admin — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 01:03:00 +0000

Kate Wilkinson | Food Safety

I am delighted to have the opportunity to talk to you this evening and thank you for organising such an interesting day. The Bay of Plenty is well known as a major producer of food - kiwifruit, avocado and also wine. You are indeed a “foodie” region – with 80% of the national kiwifruit canopy area here and nearly 70% of the avocado export growers. ...

Food Bill to make food safer – not restrict small traders

Beehive — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:42:00 +0000

Kate Wilkinson | Food Safety

Food Safety Minister Kate Wilkinson says opponents of the Government’s draft Food Bill are scaremongering about its impacts. "Much of what they claim is untrue and causing many people unnecessary concern," Ms Wilkinson says. “The Bill is designed to simplify 30-year-old food safety regulations and ultimately aims to reduce our high level of food-borne illness and corresponding economic cost. It’s estimated food-borne illness caused a $162 million loss to the New Zealand economy in 2010." ...

Portfolio: Food Safety

Food Bay of Plenty & Tauranga Chamber of Commerce

Food Bill to make food safer – not restrict small traders