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Food Act 2014

Preliminary provisions - Introduction

4: Purpose

You could also call this:

"The Purpose of the Food Act 2014 is to keep food safe for you to eat in New Zealand."

The purpose of the Food Act 2014 is to change and update the laws about how people buy and sell food. You will see that it aims to make sure food is safe to eat and suitable to be sold. It also wants to make sure people trust the system that keeps food safe in New Zealand.

The Act tries to reduce health risks by managing them and protecting people's health. It does this by setting rules for food businesses to follow, so they know what to expect.

The Food Act 2014 requires people who sell food to make sure it is safe and suitable for you to eat.

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Part 1Preliminary provisions
Introduction

4Purpose

  1. The purpose of this Act is to—

  2. restate and reform the law relating to how persons trade in food; and
    1. achieve the safety and suitability of food for sale; and
      1. maintain confidence in New Zealand’s food safety regime; and
        1. provide for risk-based measures that—
          1. minimise and manage risks to public health; and
            1. protect and promote public health; and
            2. provide certainty for food businesses in relation to how the requirements of this Act will affect their activities; and
              1. require persons who trade in food to take responsibility for the safety and suitability of that food.