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, Charles Fergusson Building, 34–38 Bowen Street, Pipitea, 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 8th day of July 2021,

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