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New Zealand intends to formulate import hygiene standards for ruminant meat products

 
On September 20, 2021, the New Zealand Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) issued an advisory document, to formulate import hygiene standards for ruminant meat products. The following are main contents:

(1) The inspection by the MPI is required to obtain customs clearance, and the required documents must be submitted through the Trade Single Window (TSW) portal;

(2) The veterinary service department of the exporting country can ensure that ruminant meat products can meet animal health requirements and have a monitoring plan;

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(3) Slaughterhouses and processing plants should obtain approval from the exporting country, pre- and post-slaughter inspections, establishment of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) plans;

(4) Packaging and transportation are sealed, hygienic storage, and pollution-free, and the packaging and veterinary health certificate must indicate the relevant identification symbols;

(5) Submit materials to apply for a permit on the relevant website;

(6) The documents that must be attached to the goods include English veterinary health certificates and content requirements, and import licenses;

(7) There is a transition period of 6 months from the date of publication.

The feedback period for the consultation document ends on November 19, 2021.

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