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Animal Products Act 1999

Animal product standards

44: Regulations may prescribe animal product standards

You could also call this:

"Rules can be made to keep animal products safe for you to use."

The Governor-General can make rules to ensure animal products are safe for you to use. These rules are called standards and they apply to products made or processed in New Zealand for sale or export. The standards help keep you safe by making sure the products are fit for their intended purpose.

When the Minister is deciding whether to recommend making these standards, they think about your health and safety. They also consider how the standards might affect trade and whether they are consistent with international standards. The Minister can look at other important matters as well.

The rules made under this section are a type of law called secondary legislation, which has its own publication requirements, as outlined in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. These standards can cover many things, such as what animal products are made of and how they are made. They can also cover how products are packed, stored, and handled to keep you safe.

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Part 4Animal product standards

44Regulations may prescribe animal product standards

  1. The Governor-General may, by Order in Council made on the recommendation of the Minister, make regulations prescribing standards that must be complied with to ensure that animal products produced or processed for reward or trade or for export from New Zealand are fit for their intended purpose.

  2. Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), standards may be prescribed for the purposes of, or in relation to, all or any of the following matters:

  3. the fitness for intended purpose of animal products:
    1. the composition of animal material or products, including any limitations or requirements in relation to ingredients or additives:
      1. the imposition of limitations or requirements in relation to hazards, wholesomeness, microbiological or chemical status, or the occurrence of other substances in animal material or products:
        1. the production, processing, and preparation of animal material or products:
          1. the genetic modification of animal material or products or ingredients or additives:
            1. the examining, sampling, and testing of animal material or products, or associated things, to determine their composition or status or fitness for intended purpose or suitability for their intended use:
              1. the packing, storage, and handling of animal material or products, or associated things:
                1. materials, substances, containers, appliances, and equipment used, or intended for use, in relation to animal material or products or associated things:
                  1. the carriage and delivery of animal material or products, or associated things:
                    1. the identification and labelling of animal material or products or associated things:
                      1. the keeping of records and provision of returns and information:
                        1. other matters relevant to the management of risk factors.

                          1. Repealed

                          2. Repealed

                          3. Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), a class of animal material or product, person or business, activity, or matter may be defined by reference to the premises or place, area, or locality in which the relevant animal material or product or matter or thing, is produced, processed, or otherwise dealt with, or occurs.

                          4. Repealed

                          5. In determining whether to make a recommendation under this section, the Minister is to have regard to—

                          6. the need to protect the health of consumers and users of animal products:
                            1. the desirability of facilitating market access:
                              1. the desirability of maintaining consistency between New Zealand animal product standards and any relevant standards, requirements, or recommended practices that apply or are accepted internationally:
                                1. such other matters as the Minister considers relevant.

                                  1. Regulations under this section are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

                                  2. Repealed
                                  Notes
                                  • Section 44(1): replaced, on , by section 96(1) of the Food Safety Law Reform Act 2018 (2018 No 3).
                                  • Section 44(3): repealed, on , by section 96(2) of the Food Safety Law Reform Act 2018 (2018 No 3).
                                  • Section 44(4): repealed, on , by section 96(2) of the Food Safety Law Reform Act 2018 (2018 No 3).
                                  • Section 44(6): repealed, on , by section 96(2) of the Food Safety Law Reform Act 2018 (2018 No 3).
                                  • Section 44(7): amended, on , by section 96(3) of the Food Safety Law Reform Act 2018 (2018 No 3).
                                  • Section 44(8): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
                                  • Section 44(8): repealed, on , by section 96(4) of the Food Safety Law Reform Act 2018 (2018 No 3).