Pursuant to section 26 of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (“Act”), the Environmental Protection Authority hereby determines that

Lactobacillus crustorum

Lactobacillus curvatus

Lactobacillus hilgardii

Lactobacillus paralimentarius

Lactobacillus pontis

Lactobacillus rossiae

Lactobacillus sanfranciscensis

Leuconostoc lactis

Pediococcus acidilactici

Pediococcus parvulus

are not new organisms for the purpose of the Act.

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of May 2017.

Dr NICK ROSKRUGE, Chair, Decision-making Committee of the Authority.