Food poisoning associated with consumption of raw mussels
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries Date: 21 Jun 2019 Media contact: MPI media team New Zealand Food Safety is urging people to ensure they cook raw mussels thoroughly after an increase in cases of food poisoning associated with commercially grown New Zealand mussels. Over the past 6 weeks, there has been an increase in cases […]
Read More →Review of the Campylobacter regulatory limits for meat chickens
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries Closing Date: 01 Aug 2019 Contact: Animal products team Have your say There are 3 regulatory limits for Campylobacter established in the Poultry National Microbiological Database Programme, which are specified in the Animal Products (Specifications for National Microbiological Database Programme) Notice 2018. We’re reviewing these regulatory limits for Campylobacter that […]
Read More →M. bovis Programme to continue screening bulk tank milk
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries Date: 18 Jun 2019 Media contact: MPI media team The Mycoplasma bovis Programme, in consultation with industry, has decided to continue screening bulk tank milk, with a few modifications to the regime that will improve our ability to identify infected farms and support the eradication of Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis). […]
Read More →Proposed fishing catch limits released for public feedback
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries Date: 18 Jun 2019 Media contact: MPI media team Fisheries New Zealand wants public feedback on proposals to change catch limits for 20 fish stocks around the country. The proposals are part of a rolling set of annual reviews to ensure sustainability for current and future generations, says fisheries management […]
Read More →University of Otago scientist receives award to improve conditions for research pigeons
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries Date: 17 Jun 2019 Media contact: MPI media team A University of Otago psychology and neuroscience researcher has received an award to improve the welfare of animals used in research, testing and teaching. Dr Damian Scarf receives the inaugural $50,000 Aotearoa New Zealand 3Rs award research grant, coordinated by the […]
Read More →Public health warning – Marine biotoxin in shellfish in Nydia Bay
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) today issued a public health warning advising the public not to collect or consume shellfish harvested from Nydia Bay in Pelorus Sound, Marlborough. Routine tests on shellfish samples taken from this region have shown levels of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) toxins above the safe […]
Read More →Draft Risk Management Programme (RMP) Template for Harvesting, Candling or Packing Eggs
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries Closing Date: 19 Jul 2019 Contact: Animal products team Background to consultation The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is seeking feedback on the revised Risk Management Programme (RMP) Template for Harvesting, Candling or Packing Eggs. The aim of this review is to update to current legislative requirements in the template […]
Read More →Guideline for assessing welfare performance of traps updated
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries Date: 14 Jun 2019 Media contact: MPI media team The National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC) has revised its guideline for assessing the animal welfare performance of restraining and kill traps for vertebrate pest control. The guideline allows traps to be tested in a standardised way and encourages the continuing […]
Read More →Phishing email pretending to be from MPI
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries Date: 13 Jun 2019 Media contact: MPI media team The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is aware of a phishing email pretending to come from MPI. It has the subject line ‘Ministry for Primary Industries’. The link in the email will take you to a website that will try to trick […]
Read More →9Wire now open for applications
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries Date: 13 Jun 2019 Media contact: MPI media release The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has partnered with WWF-NZ (the World Wildlife Fund, New Zealand), and other organisations, to co-found 9Wire – a brand-new programme aimed at unearthing and backing New Zealand’s great environmental innovations. Applications are open now, and […]
Read More →Fruit fly in Auckland – situation update 7 June 2019
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries On the ground efforts to manage the recent fruit fly detections in the Northcote area continue, with the possibility of some controls remaining in place throughout the winter months. Over the past month, operational activity has stepped up to include placing bait on fruit trees to attract and kill adult […]
Read More →Proposals to Amend the Maximum Residue Levels for Agricultural Compounds Food Notice December 2018
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries Closing Date: 06 Aug 2019 Contact: ACVM team Background to MRLs Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) are the maximum legal levels for residues of agricultural compounds in food for sale in New Zealand. As new products and uses are registered, new MRLs are set and existing MRLs are adjusted as needed […]
Read More →Caring for livestock in wild winter weather
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries Date: 04 Jun 2019 Media contact: MPI media team With winter now starting to bite, the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is reminding pastoral livestock farmers of their animal welfare responsibilities, whether animals are kept at home or sent off-farm to graze. “This time of year can be challenging for […]
Read More →Te Uru Rākau opens second round of Forestry Scholarships
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries Date: 04 Jun 2019 Media contact: MPI media team Applications have opened for the second round of Te Uru Rākau’s (Forestry New Zealand) Ngā Karahipi Uru Rākau scholarships. The scholarships provide $8,000 a year to Māori and female students enrolling in either a Bachelor of Forestry Science or Bachelor of […]
Read More →Managing winter stock movements during M. bovis
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries Date: 28 May 2019 Media contact: MPI media team ‘Moving Day’ is this Saturday (1 June), signalling the season when many sharemilkers are on the move, and farmers are shifting stock to winter grazing pasture. With the presence of Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis) in New Zealand, farmers should make sure […]
Read More →Phishing email scam alert
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries Date: 23 May 2019 Media contact: MPI media team MPI is aware of a phishing email sent to some of our customers pretending to come from MPI. It has the subject line “Re: Notices to All MPI Registerd (sic) Exporters”. The external sender is mibaby95[@]aol[.]com. It is asking people to […]
Read More →Mycoplasma bovis diagnostics research call for proposals now live
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries Date: 21 May 2019 Media contact: MPI media team The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), together with DairyNZ and Beef + Lamb NZ, is calling for proposals for the diagnostics research outlined in the Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis) Science Plan. Accelerating the eradication of M. bovis from New Zealand is […]
Read More →Regulatory approval of new innovative trawl technology for inshore fisheries
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries Date: 21 May 2019 Media contact: MPI media team Fisheries New Zealand has approved the use of the Precision Seafood Harvesting (PSH) Modular Harvest System (MHS) in North Island inshore fisheries for snapper, tarakihi, trevally, red gurnard, and John Dory with specific conditions. Stuart Anderson, director fisheries management at Fisheries […]
Read More →Court action likely after men take more than 3,500 pipi from Bay of Plenty harbour
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries Date: 20 May 2019 Media contact: MPI media team Two men are likely to face court action after being found in possession of 3,526 pipi taken from the Ohiwa Harbour near Kutarere in the Bay of Plenty. Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) spokesman Richard Ratapu says the men were caught […]
Read More →Public invited to have their say on access to the outdoors
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries Date: 17 May 2019 Media contact: MPI media team New Zealanders with an interest in the outdoors are being invited to have their say on legislation that helps them access nature throughout the country. The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is reviewing the Walking Access Act 2008 and today began […]
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