The Food Act 1981 was an Act of Parliament in New Zealand. It is administered by the Ministry for Primary Industries.
| Food Act 1981 | |
|---|---|
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| New Zealand Parliament | |
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| Assented to | 14 October 1981 |
| Amended by | |
| Food Amendment Act 1996 Food Amendment Act 2002 | |
| Repealed by | |
| Food Act 2014 | |
| Status: Repealed | |
The Food Act 2014 replaced the Food Act progressively over three years from when it came into force in 2016.[2]
Provisions
editWhereas previous food legislation in New Zealand had primarily focused on the purity of foods, the Food Act 1981 was a consumer protection law focused on the regulation of food sales, advertising, hygiene, and safety standards.[3] It was the principal act governing food safety in the country until its repeal and replacement by the Food Act 2014, which came into full effect on 28 February 2019.[4]
Alongside the Food Hygiene Regulations 1974 and the Health Act 1956, it mandated that the manufacturing, packaging, processing, and sale of food occur in registered food premises.[5]
Under the provisions of the Food Act 1981, Governor General of New Zealand David Beattie presided over an Order in Council to introduce the Dietary Supplements Regulations 1985, as a way to regulate dietary supplements.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Food Act 1981 No 45 (as at 01 October 2012), Public Act – New Zealand Legislation". New Zealand Government. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ "Overview – Food Act 2014". Ministry for Primary Industries. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ a b Harris, Peter J.; Shaw, Ian C. (1 November 2018). "Solving New Zealand's Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) product crisis: A risk-based proposal". Canterbury Law Review. 24: 35–60. doi:10.3316/agispt.20190501009759.
- ^ "Non-Tariff Measures in Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, and the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Findings". Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia – ERIA (in Indonesian). Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ Guthrie, John; Guthrie, Anna; Lawson, Rob; Cameron, Alan (1 July 2006). Vignali, Claudio (ed.). "Farmers' markets: the small business counter‐revolution in food production and retailing". British Food Journal. 108 (7): 560–573. doi:10.1108/00070700610676370. ISSN 0007-070X.
External links
edit- Text of the Act
- Food Act 1981 at the Ministry for Primary Industries
