New Zealand guards against imported agricultural pests

New Zealand continues to be vigilant with imported foods that may damage their agricultural industry:

Bus driver fined NZ$4,500 for smuggling seeds and cigarettes

Auckland woman sentenced to intensive supervision for 12 months and 100 hours' community work for smuggling succulents and endangered cacti into New Zealand

And brown marmorated stink bugs continue to be a problem in both New Zealand and Australia. (Editor’s note: they are a pest on my two citrus shrubs and yes they do stink)

Maximum residue limits

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) today released its annual call for comment on proposed changes to Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for some agricultural and veterinary chemicals in food.

FSANZ Notifications and amendments

New applications: Application A1222 – Steviol glycosides from Yarrowia lipolytca:

Approval and notifications:

A1191 – Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (471) as a surface coating

A1202 – Food derived from insect-resistant and herbicide-tolerant corn line DP23211

Source: FSANZ media centre