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Food Regulations 2015

Made under the Food Act 2014 (NZ)
The Food Regulations 2015 (NZ) is the principal subordinate legislation made under the Food Act 2014. It sets out requirements for food safety programmes, food control plans, risk-based measures, registration, fees, trac...
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Additional contents required in food control plans

Oct 2026
Part 1 of the Food Regulations 2015 deals with the contents and evaluation of food control plans, including additional contents that food co...
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Cleaning, sanitising and pest control procedures

Oct 2026
Operators must have cleaning and sanitising procedures that are enough to enable food to be safe and suitable, and must clean and sanitise i...
Medium
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Competency and training of food business staff

Oct 2026
Operators must ensure any staff member or visitor who carries out a task that could adversely affect food safety or suitability has the comp...
Medium
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Design, construction and location of food business places

Oct 2026
Operators must ensure the design, construction and location of the place of food business enable food to be safe and suitable.
Medium
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Evaluation and endorsement of custom food control plans

Oct 2026
Only a recognised person or recognised agency whose specified functions include evaluation may evaluate a custom food control plan.
Medium
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Facilities, equipment and essential services

Oct 2026
Operators must ensure facilities, equipment and essential services are designed, built and located to enable food to be safe and suitable, a...
Medium
1 citation

Food Tracing and Recall Requirements

Sep 2026
Food Regulations 2015 requires food operators to have tracing and recall systems. The Food Amendment Regulations 2021 made substantive amend...
High
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3 Sep 2026 · Amended

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