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food standards

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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Chicken welfare standards in NZ – Expert Q&A

Chicken welfare standards in NZ – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 01 August 201811 February 2019

Acceptable living standards for meat chickens in New Zealand have been called into question following the emergence of a graphic […]

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Folic acid in bread: the saga

In the News  |  Published: 21 July 200923 July 2009

The debate about whether to make the addition of folic acid mandatory in all New Zealand bread (barring organic breads) […]

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