Mar 19, 2024 | Grocery Supply Code, Latest News, News
The Commerce Commission Grocery Team has released the below update, which you can read here or below. The regulations came into effect on 31 August 2023. Physical stores must comply by 31 August 2024 and online stores must comply by 31 August 2025 at the latest. These...
Mar 19, 2024 | Latest News, News
The Commerce Commission has provided an update on the application from Foodstuffs North Island Limited and Foodstuffs South Island Limited seeking clearance to merge. The Commission has decided that there are issues that require further investigation (although it has...
Mar 11, 2024 | Food Safety, Latest News, News, Packaging
New requirements for the labelling of allergens in food are now in place. These requirements were developed through FSANZ Proposal P1044 – Plain English Allergen Labelling. The new requirements include that allergen information is to be declared: in a specific format...
Feb 29, 2024 | Grocery Supply Code, Latest News, News
The Commerce Commission has published the Grocery Supply Code: Checklist for Suppliers which is available to download here and is available on the Commerce Commission website at https://comcom.govt.nz/regulated-industries/grocery/. This is important guidance from the...
Feb 21, 2024 | Latest News, Submissions
Earlier this week we lodged NZFGC’s submission on the Foodstuffs Merger Proposal with the Commerce Commission, and they have now published the submission on the Commerce Commission website. Our members’ views and feedback are of critical importance. The...
Feb 20, 2024 | Export, Latest News
MFAT: Implications of shipping disruptions in the Red Sea – February 2024 SUMMARY Houthi attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea are currently disrupting goods trade between Europe and New Zealand, leading to many shipping companies now avoiding transit...
Feb 15, 2024 | Grocery Supply Code, Latest News
Below is the latest information from the Grocery Commissioner, you can read the full newsletter below. If you’re in the process of being offered a Grocery Supply Agreement it’s important to read, as the Commission are developing a Grocery Supply Code...
Feb 8, 2024 | Grocery Supply Code, Latest News
A new anonymous “whistleblower” tool launched by the Grocery Commissioner is designed to lift the lid on practices and conduct that may be hampering competition in the $25 billion sector. Grocery Commissioner, Pierre van Heerden, says the tool, which uses the WhistleB...
Feb 5, 2024 | Latest News, Packaging
The Packaging Recyclability Evaluation Portal (PREP) is now being updated to reflect the standardisation of materials collected and excluded via household kerbside recycling. This update is in line with the NZ Ministry for Environment’s recently released Gazette...
Jan 18, 2024 | Latest News
The Commerce Commission has published their Statement of Preliminary Issues on Foodstuffs North Island and Foodstuffs South Island merger application. The Statement of Preliminary Issues outlines the key competition issues that the Commerce Commission considers...