Pursuant to section 164 of the Animal Products Act 1999, notice is given of the issue on 15 April 2021 of amendments to the Animal Products Notice: Specifications for National Microbiological Database Programme, which comes into force on 5 July 2021.

This Animal Products Notice amends, and consolidates all amendments to, the Animal Products (National Microbiological Database Specifications) Notice made up to the commencement of this notice.

A copy of this notice may be inspected free of charge or purchased at a reasonable cost, at the office of the Ministry for Primary Industries, Charles Fergusson Building, 34–38 Bowen Street, PO Box 2526, Wellington 6011.

The notice can also be viewed on the MPI website: http://www.mpi.govt.nz/.

Dated this 15th day of April 2021.

ALLAN KINSELLA, Director Assurance, New Zealand Food Safety, Ministry for Primary Industries (acting under delegated authority).