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Departmental
Notice Title

Notice Under the Food Act 2014 (Notice No. MPI 1390)

Pursuant to section 408 of the Food Act 2014, notice is given of the issue on 21 September 2021 of the Food Notice: Food for Export – Exemptions from Domestic Compositional Requirements No. 11 2021 which came into force on 21 September 2021 (“Notice”).

This Food Notice amends, and consolidates all amendments to, the Food Notice: Food for Export – Exemptions from Domestic Compositional Requirements No. 10 2021 – 15 June 2021 made up to the commencement of this notice.

Notice is also given under clause 8(1)(d) of Schedule 6 of the Food Act 2014 that, under sections 444 and 445, the Codex Standard for Follow-up Formula (CODEX STAN 156-1987) is incorporated by reference as a standard work of reference into the Notice.

A copy of the Notice and the Codex Standard for Follow-up Formula 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, Pipitea, PO Box 2526, Wellington.

The Notice can also be viewed on the MPI website: https://www.mpi.govt.nz/food-safety/food-act-2014/requirements/ and the Codex Standard for Follow-up Formula is freely available on-line and can be accessed at: http://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/sh-proxy/jp/?lnk=1&url=https%253A%252F%252Fworkspace.fao.org%252Fsites%252Fcodex%252FStandards%252FCXS%2B156-1987%252FCXS_156e.pdf.

Dated this 27th day of September 2021.

SHARON WAGENER, Manager Food & Live Animal Assurance, New Zealand Food Safety, Ministry for Primary Industries.