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Consumers’ Right to Know (Country of Origin of Food) Act 2018 (2018 No 52).

Country/Territory
New Zealand
Document type
Legislation
Date
2018 (2020)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Access-to-information Consumer protection Fruits/edible nuts Food quality control/food safety Packaging/labelling Meat Public health Traceability/product tracing Processing/handling Fish products
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

The purpose of this Act is to provide for a simple mandatory system in New Zealand that provides consumers with accurate information about the country or place of origin of certain foods to enable informed decisions about purchasing the food.

Full text
English
Website
www.legislation.govt.nz

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Consumer Information Standards (Origin of Food) Regulations 2021 (LI 2021/97).

Legislation | New Zealand | 2021 (2021)

Keyword: Access-to-information, Consumer protection, Fruits/edible nuts, Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Meat, Public health, Traceability/product tracing, Processing/handling, Fish products

Source: FAO, FAOLEX