MIL-OSI New Zealand: Public health warning – Marine biotoxin in shellfish in Nydia Bay
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) today issued a public health warning advising the public not to collect or consume shellfish harvested from Nydia Bay in Pelorus Sound, Marlborough. Routine tests on shellfish samples taken from this region have shown levels of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) toxins above the safe […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Draft Risk Management Programme (RMP) Template for Harvesting, Candling or Packing Eggs
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries Closing Date: 19 Jul 2019 Contact: Animal products team Background to consultation The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is seeking feedback on the revised Risk Management Programme (RMP) Template for Harvesting, Candling or Packing Eggs. The aim of this review is to update to current legislative requirements in the template […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Guideline for assessing welfare performance of traps updated
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries Date: 14 Jun 2019 Media contact: MPI media team The National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC) has revised its guideline for assessing the animal welfare performance of restraining and kill traps for vertebrate pest control. The guideline allows traps to be tested in a standardised way and encourages the continuing […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Phishing email pretending to be from MPI
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries Date: 13 Jun 2019 Media contact: MPI media team The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is aware of a phishing email pretending to come from MPI. It has the subject line ‘Ministry for Primary Industries’. The link in the email will take you to a website that will try to trick […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: 9Wire now open for applications
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries Date: 13 Jun 2019 Media contact: MPI media release The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has partnered with WWF-NZ (the World Wildlife Fund, New Zealand), and other organisations, to co-found 9Wire – a brand-new programme aimed at unearthing and backing New Zealand’s great environmental innovations. Applications are open now, and […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Fruit fly in Auckland – situation update 7 June 2019
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries On the ground efforts to manage the recent fruit fly detections in the Northcote area continue, with the possibility of some controls remaining in place throughout the winter months. Over the past month, operational activity has stepped up to include placing bait on fruit trees to attract and kill adult […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Proposals to Amend the Maximum Residue Levels for Agricultural Compounds Food Notice December 2018
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries Closing Date: 06 Aug 2019 Contact: ACVM team Background to MRLs Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) are the maximum legal levels for residues of agricultural compounds in food for sale in New Zealand. As new products and uses are registered, new MRLs are set and existing MRLs are adjusted as needed […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Caring for livestock in wild winter weather
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries Date: 04 Jun 2019 Media contact: MPI media team With winter now starting to bite, the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is reminding pastoral livestock farmers of their animal welfare responsibilities, whether animals are kept at home or sent off-farm to graze. “This time of year can be challenging for […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Te Uru Rākau opens second round of Forestry Scholarships
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries Date: 04 Jun 2019 Media contact: MPI media team Applications have opened for the second round of Te Uru Rākau’s (Forestry New Zealand) Ngā Karahipi Uru Rākau scholarships. The scholarships provide $8,000 a year to Māori and female students enrolling in either a Bachelor of Forestry Science or Bachelor of […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Phishing email scam alert
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries Date: 23 May 2019 Media contact: MPI media team MPI is aware of a phishing email sent to some of our customers pretending to come from MPI. It has the subject line “Re: Notices to All MPI Registerd (sic) Exporters”. The external sender is mibaby95[@]aol[.]com. It is asking people to […]
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