Jan 21, 2021 | Latest News
A second major study has failed to find any evidence that food products or packaging are transmission routes for Covid-19. The study was conducted by Drs Joanne Kingsbury and Rob Lake at ESR on behalf of the New Zealand Food Safety Science & Research Centre...
Dec 10, 2020 | Latest News
The Commerce Commission has released a paper outlining the preliminary issues it may explore and the proposed scope for its market study into the grocery sector. It says it expects the issues it will focus on will evolve as their understanding of the sector develops,...
Dec 9, 2020 | Katherine Rich Comments
Wow – what a year that’s coming to an end! Usually at this time we’re saying, ‘let’s put that one behind us, have a decent break and start afresh next year’, and be relatively sure that will happen. But this year I’m afraid it’s not going to be that simple. There are...
Dec 4, 2020 | Submissions
Reducing the impact of plastic on our environment – moving away from hard-to-recycle and single-use items – to Ministry for the Environment...
Nov 30, 2020 | Submissions
Code Revision, Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – to FSANZ Submission
Nov 25, 2020 | Katherine Rich Comments
Before the election, the Labour Party said it would get the Commerce Commission to undertake a market study into grocery pricing. Jacinda Ardern said there is “some evidence to suggest competition problems exist in these markets”. Though the Food & Grocery...
Nov 18, 2020 | News, Submissions
Review of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991: Scoping prepare for public consultation – to Population Health Division, Australian Government Department of Health...
Oct 21, 2020 | Katherine Rich Comments
With the supply chain challenges of the March and April Covid-19 lockdown and the Auckland Alert Level 3 border problems successfully behind them, suppliers of food and groceries are now able to turn their full attention to another issue – rebuilding their businesses...
