MPI Food Science supports food exports from New Zealand by providing evidence that NZ food safety requirements are equivalent to those in destination markets.
One of the ways in which MPI facilitates exports of New Zealand food is by making agreements with destination countries about food safety requirements for exported foods. Destination markets set requirements which producers and manufacturers must meet if they export to that market. Sometimes these overseas market access requirements (OMARs) do take account of New Zealand’s production processes or food safety requirements. Before accepting overseas market access requirements (OMARs), MPI identifies and challenges any scientifically unjustified OMARs, especially if they would add unnecessary production, processing and compliance costs to industry.……
