Pursuant to section 164 of the Animal Products Act 1999, notice is given of the issue on 20 April 2020 of amendments to the Animal Products Notice: Specifications for National Microbiological Database Programme, which came into force on 20 April 2020.

This Animal Products Notice amends Parts 1 to Part 4 of the Animal Products (National Microbiological Database Specifications) Notice, issued on 26 February 2018, by inserting the following Parts 1 to Part 4.

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, Charles Fergusson Building, 34–38 Bowen Street, PO Box 2526, Wellington 6011.

The notice can also be viewed on the MPI website: http://www.mpi.govt.nz/.

Dated this 21st day of April 2020.

ALLAN KINSELLA, Director Assurance, New Zealand Food Safety, Ministry for Primary Industries (Acting under delegated authority).