Pursuant to section 164 of the Animal Products Act 1999, notice is given of the issue on 7 August 2017 of the Animal Products Notice: Specifications for Laboratories, which came into force on 8 August 2017.

A copy of this notice may be inspected free of charge, or purchased at a reasonable cost, at the office of the Ministry for Primary Industries, 25 The Terrace (PO Box 2526), Wellington.

The notice can also be viewed on the MPI food safety website: www.foodsafety.govt.nz.

Dated this 7th day of August 2017.

PAUL DANSTED, Director, Animal and Animal Products, Regulation and Assurance, Ministry for Primary Industries (acting under delegated authority).