Food and grocery businesses inside the Auckland Alert Level Boundary can now register online for travel permits to continue their work in and outside the area. The Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment has developed an online register that allows businesses...
A second major study has failed to find any evidence 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 (NZFSSRC)....
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,...
FGC established a Sustainability Committee in July 2019. It consists of seven sub-committees that tackle all issues of sustainability as they relate to the food and grocery sector. About 90 FGC members are involved in these sub-committees. The Sustainability Committee...
Review of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991: Scoping prepare for public consultation – to Population Health Division, Australian Government Department of Health Submission
The Food & Grocery Council has launched a petition asking Parliament to support a Grocery Code of Conduct in New Zealand. Chief Executive Katherine Rich says she hopes the Commerce Commission’s market study into supermarkets will help pave the way for the...
