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food safety

Proposed increase to glyphosate limits – Expert Reaction

Proposed increase to glyphosate limits – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 21 May 2025

NZ Food Safety has proposed changing the residue limits allowed in food for several agricultural compounds. The proposed amendments change or […]

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New food standards for lab-grown meat – Expert Reaction

New food standards for lab-grown meat – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 12 December 202412 December 2024

Food regulators want to streamline how they assess the growing range of lab-grown foods, starting with cell-cultured quail meat. Instead of going through […]

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Needles found in Australian strawberries – Expert Reaction

Needles found in Australian strawberries – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 18 September 201818 September 2018

Two of New Zealand’s major supermarket chains have halted the distribution of strawberries from Australia after sewing needles were found in Queensland-grown […]

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Warning labels for chicken? – In the News

Warning labels for chicken? – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 17 April 201813 February 2019

University of Otago researchers are calling for safety labels on raw poultry products because New Zealand has one of the […]

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Regulator asks how food editing by new genetic techniques should be treated – Expert Reaction

Regulator asks how food editing by new genetic techniques should be treated – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 15 February 201808 February 2019

Planning for future GM foods coming down the line, the food safety regulator, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is […]

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Nanoparticles in baby formula – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 03 July 201703 August 2018

Experts say an environmental lobby group is misconstruing scientific evidence about the presence of nanoparticles in baby formula. The Sydney […]

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Nanotechnology in food reports – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 02 June 201603 May 2017

Nanomaterials currently used in food additives and packaging do not appear to pose a health risk but we will need […]

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Fukushima and NZ: Five years later – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 10 March 201603 May 2017

Five years on from the Fukushima meltdown, the SMC asks if we have seen any effects in New Zealand. And […]

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Berries and Hepatitis A – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 03 December 201504 December 2015

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) Director General has issued a statement warning of a potential Hepatitis A risk associated with […]

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Berries contaminated with hepatitis A – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 17 February 201517 February 2015

An outbreak of hepatitis A in Australia has been linked to imported frozen berries from China. ABC News reports that […]

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