A leading New Zealand seafood industry trade group is praising an agreement between the country’s Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Taxes on soft drinks and foods high in saturated fat and subsidies for fruits and vegetables could improve diets and overall health, according to a new review from New Zealand researchers.
Kiwiberry marketer Freshmax NZ Ltd is currently working in partnership with Plant & Food Research scientists to develop a supply chain to Asian and European markets.
Extreme global weather will contribute to a rise in dairy prices in the first six months of 2013, according to Theo Spierings, Fonterra’s chief executive.
Fonterra has announced a revised pay-out forecast range for the 2012/13 season of NZ$5.50 per kilogram of milk solids – an increase of 25 cents on the previous forecast.
Sixteen thousand and two hundred strawberry sundaes made up from over 10,500 punnets of strawberries and 3200 litres of ice cream will be sold around the country throughout November to raise funds for hospice services.
Fonterra has welcomed a series of amendments to the New Zealand Raw Milk Regulations that will support domestic dairy product competition and ensure an “entrance pathway” into the farm gate milk market.
The majority of New Zealand’s fisheries are performing well — 83.2 percent of fish stocks healthy, according to new report from the Ministry for Primary Industries.
Scientists in New Zealand are developing a method to identify the geographical source of milk powder products – a potential answer to the problem of counterfeit ‘Made in New Zealand’ infant formula products.
