The New Zealand Advertising Standards Authority (NZASA) has forced New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra to amend its website after complaints about five “misleading” health claims for its dairy products.
Fonterra has been forced to make changes to its website, after the New Zealand Advertising Standards Authority concluded that the dairy exporter had milked several nutritional claims.
Eurofins Scientific has extended its presence in the expanding Asia Pacific region through the acquisition of New Zealand Laboratory Services (NZ Labs).
The Ministry for Primary Industries is reporting the discovery of a new group of orange roughy, and a southern blue whiting population that is at a historic high.
Longfin eels are managed by the Ministry for Primary Industries under the Quota Management System (QMS), recognised as a world-leading system for sustainable management. It provides for use while ensuring long-term sustainability.
New Zealand’s food safety body, MAF, has denied that proposed meat inspection reforms are a cost-cutting exercise, but rather designed to bring the country more into line with international standards, while maintaining or improving food safety.
New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has called for submissions on its latest consultation paper set to decide between mandatory implementation of folic acid fortification or a continued voluntary policy.
As a result of a collaboration with Tetra Pak (and other stakeholders including Coca Cola, BP and Visy Recycling), a recent public-place recycling system, LoveNZ, has expanded to include cartons and cups.
Dairy giant Fonterra is operating within the rules when it sets the price it pays to farmers for their raw milk, the New Zealand Commerce Commission has confirmed.
New Zealand’s pork industry has said a recent High Court judgment has exposed the country to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) virus.
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has issued a warning to consumers and food businesses not to use or sell two direct mail order products labelled, Tempeh Starter Yeast and Super Starter Yeast.
The Maritime Union has welcomed the Government’s announcement that foreign charter fishing vessels working in New Zealand waters will have to be reflagged under the New Zealand flag.
