Pursuant to section 168(5) of the Animal Products Act 1999, notice is given that amendments to the following material incorporated by reference in the Animal Products Notice: Specifications for Laboratories (“notice”) take effect on the date of publication of this notice:

• MPI Consolidated List of Tests for Animal Products: meat, poultry, honey, seafood, dairy, live animals and germplasm.

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

This notice can also be viewed on the website: https://www.mpi.govt.nz/law-and-policy/approved-organisations-and-people/animal-products-act-recognised-agencies-and-persons/recognised-laboratory-programme/.

Dated this 17th day of December 2018.

PAUL DANSTED, Director Food Regulation, Regulation and Assurance and New Zealand Food Safety, Ministry for Primary Industries (acting under delegated authority).