Congrats 👏 to Vicki and Arana from Ngā Hāpu o Te Rāwhiti, Ngāti Kuta rāua Ko Patukeha, our NZ Biosecurity Supreme Award Winners! This dynamic duo are a true embodiment of biosecurity champions in Te Tai Tokerau.

Read about their amazing mahi, here: bit.ly/49Ogl2k

Congratulations 👏 to our New Zealand Biosecurity Awards Winners! The winners exemplify outstanding contributions to biosecurity in New Zealand.

Check all the amazing winners and their biosecurity efforts, here: bit.ly/49Ogl2k

Severe Weather Watches and Warnings issued 🟠🟡🌧💨
Full details at bit.ly/AllWarnings
otagocdem Canterbury CDEMGroup Nelson Tasman CDEM

MPI is closely monitoring the upcoming weather event 🌧 If you have animals – pets 🐱 or livestock 🐮– you can find information about keeping them safe in an emergency, here: bit.ly/3pHuhct

📞Call 0800 RURAL HELP (0800 787 254) or go to bit.ly/2uy93S6

🟡Severe Weather Update🟠

Starting tonight, a major weather system brings rain to Aotearoa NZ for the next few days, starting in the west

Watches and Orange Warnings are out for Heavy Rain and Strong winds - these may be upgraded in the days ahead
bit.ly/AllWarnings

Prolife Foods is recalling specific batches of various Value Pack and Refill Pack products containing peanuts. The concern is that they contain levels of aflatoxins above the allowable level in New Zealand.

Full details on batches affected: bit.ly/3xwRRfL

Matakana Smokehouse is recalling a specific batch of two of its salmon products due to the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes:
* Citrus Gravlax (variable sizes) - Use By 10-04-24
* Kaffir Gravlax (variable sizes) - Use By 10-04-24

Full details 👉 bit.ly/3xbWzzz

Got anything to declare before you arrive in New Zealand? You can now do this online before you get here. Jump online and complete your NZTD.

Are you looking to import new plant 🌱 varieties into NZ? Do these plants require Level 3B PEQ?

An additional PEQ facility which will be open for new imports in September 2024. To apply or for more info, visit: bit.ly/3Tyjg8r

Lim and Bothers Import & Export Co and Asian Savour World are recalling specific batches of Cau Tre Rice Paper Seafood Spring Roll 480g and Cau Tre Pastry Seafood Spring Roll 500g due to the possible presence of an undeclared allergen (egg).

Full info 👉 bit.ly/4crD3PI

Congratulations to our 15 new quarantine officers who graduated 👏 last week in Auckland. They’ve joined the 95 new quarantine officers we welcomed last year, bolstering our frontline efforts to keep harmful pests and diseases out of the country.

If you're heading down to the Northland Field Days in Dargaville this weekend, come say hi 👋 to our team at the MPI Food and Fibre Hub. The Hub will be hive of activity and the team can connect you with resources, advice, funding opportunities and rural services available.

The rules for declaring allergens in food have now changed. All food labels must comply with the new rules. Food packaged and labelled before 25 Feb may be sold for a further 2 years. For details on how the new rules apply in your food business, read 👉 bit.ly/3lwS0qD

The battle to contain exotic caulerpa seaweed received a $5m boost today to accelerate the development of removal techniques. A trial is under way at Omakiwi Cove in the Bay of Islands where there is a significant area of exotic caulerpa.

More info 👇 bit.ly/3T8YtJW

New Zealand Food Safety is supporting the Pet Food Manufacturers Association Conference 2024. Visit our stand for infomation on compliance, ACVM regulations, export regulations, labelling requirements, class determinations and market access. More info 👇 bit.ly/3T5wCdz

New Zealand Food Safety is supporting Venerdi Limited in its recall of various bread products as the products may contain foreign matter (plastic). The affected products are sold throughout New Zealand.

Full details on the recalled products 👉 bit.ly/3wo1o8B

Germs that can make kids sick love growing in lunches that sit all day in the sun. NZFS has released new posters for classrooms, to teach students how they can keep their lunches safe. Teachers can order the free posters 👉 bit.ly/48t7ilX. (Search ‘love your lunches’).

New Zealand Food Safety has reduced the public health warning for lobster caught in the East Cape region. Lobster caught north of Tolaga Bay to Hicks Bay may still have elevated levels of paralytic shellfish toxins.

Full details 👉 bit.ly/313AnYy

The rules for declaring allergens in food are changing this month. From 25 February all food labels must comply with the new rules. Food packaged and labelled before 25 Feb may be sold for a further 2 years. Read full details on how it affects you, here 👉 bit.ly/3lwS0qD

Waimata Cheese is recalling a batch of Camembert and Brie due to the possible presence of E.Coli. Products with batch # 8367 and a best-before date of 28/02/24 are affected: Waimata Cheese Camembert, Longbush Camembert and Longbush Brie. Full details 👉 bit.ly/3ujQltG.