Food Act (No. 45 of 1981).

Sujet

Alimentation et nutrition

Mot clé

Inspection Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Emballage/étiquetage Toxicité/empoisonnement Boissons Vente Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires

Aire géographique

Asie et Pacifique, Australie et Nouvelle-Zélande, Océanie, Pacifique Sud

Résumé

This piece of basic legislation relates to food quality and safety conditions and requirements for the sale of food. It is divided into four following Parts: Application and administration of Act (I); Sales and advertisements (II); Enforcement (III); Miscellaneous provisions (IV). "Food'' means food or drink for human beings and includes (a) any ingredient or nutrient or other constituent of any food or drink, whether that ingredient or nutrient or other constituent is consumed or represented for consumption by human beings by itself or when used in the preparation of or mixed with or added to any food or drink; and (b) anything that is or is intended to be mixed with or added to any food or drink; and (c) chewing gum, and any ingredient of chewing gum, and anything that is or is intended to be mixed with or added to chewing gum (sect. 2). The Minister of Health may appoint advisory and technical committees, analysts and officers (sect. 6). Part III on enforcement sets out, inter alia, the powers of officers and inspectors, the seizure and destruction of putrified food, analysis procedures as well as a strict liability provision in prosecutions for the selling of food contrary to this Act or its regulations (sect. 30). Officers appointed under this Act have the additional power to examine customs entries (sect. 38). Further regulation is possible (sect. 42), and the Minister may exercise the power to "recall food" which is unfit for human consumption, etc. (sect. 40).

Texte intégral

Anglais

Site web

www.legislation.govt.nz

Références - Législation

Amendé par

Environmental Protection Authority Act 2011 (No. 14 of 2011).

Législation | Nouvelle-Zélande | 2011 (2021)

Mot clé: Institution, Changement de climat, Gouvernance, Peuples autochtones, Planification environnementale, Politique/planification

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Abrogé par

Food Act 2014 (No. 32 of 2014).

Législation | Nouvelle-Zélande | 2014 (2018)

Mot clé: Législation de base, Inspection, Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives, Toxicité/empoisonnement, Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires, Classement/déclassement, Normes, Viticulture/pratiques vinicoles, Certification, Fraude, Emballage/étiquetage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX